one of the founding members of conscious Arab hip hop the narcissist another day
Arab hip hop the narcissist another day
Arab hip hop the narcissist another day spent bent out of shape had to find a
spent bent out of shape had to find a
spent bent out of shape had to find a way out now mom like a lover’s case hot
way out now mom like a lover’s case hot
way out now mom like a lover’s case hot it under pain she can’t sing out loud
it under pain she can’t sing out loud
it under pain she can’t sing out loud one of the founding members of conscious
one of the founding members of conscious
one of the founding members of conscious era narcissist just a proud head hop up
era narcissist just a proud head hop up
era narcissist just a proud head hop up in hays clouds get your mind Jack he’ll
in hays clouds get your mind Jack he’ll
in hays clouds get your mind Jack he’ll make it with a page i take a trip and
make it with a page i take a trip and
make it with a page i take a trip and stay crammed I mean listen on the past
stay crammed I mean listen on the past
stay crammed I mean listen on the past they get fast like you chuck in like a
they get fast like you chuck in like a
they get fast like you chuck in like a dream sounds one of the founding members
dream sounds one of the founding members
dream sounds one of the founding members of conscious earth and Apollo narcissist
of conscious earth and Apollo narcissist
of conscious earth and Apollo narcissist is a rising star on the international
is a rising star on the international
is a rising star on the international hip-hop scene hi welcome to
hip-hop scene hi welcome to
hip-hop scene hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today
watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today
watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today i have the opportunity of sitting down
i have the opportunity of sitting down
i have the opportunity of sitting down with him to find out more about his
with him to find out more about his
with him to find out more about his musical career ambitions and outlook
musical career ambitions and outlook
musical career ambitions and outlook what led you to discover you’re like the
what led you to discover you’re like the
what led you to discover you’re like the poet inside of you my grandfather my
poet inside of you my grandfather my
poet inside of you my grandfather my mother’s father was a poet so I used to
mother’s father was a poet so I used to
mother’s father was a poet so I used to I used to see him every now and then in
I used to see him every now and then in
I used to see him every now and then in my life when I was younger and he would
my life when I was younger and he would
my life when I was younger and he would read me these poems that he wrote when
read me these poems that he wrote when
read me these poems that he wrote when he was living in it out and I guess
he was living in it out and I guess
he was living in it out and I guess that’s where it came from initially i
that’s where it came from initially i
that’s where it came from initially i found that channel through my
found that channel through my
found that channel through my grandfather it was a big inspiration to
grandfather it was a big inspiration to
grandfather it was a big inspiration to me then when you discovered that you had
me then when you discovered that you had
me then when you discovered that you had something to say like politically or
something to say like politically or
something to say like politically or otherwise is that when you started
otherwise is that when you started
otherwise is that when you started writing i started writing a long time
writing i started writing a long time
writing i started writing a long time before that I used to write a lot more
before that I used to write a lot more
before that I used to write a lot more personal stuff when I was younger like
personal stuff when I was younger like
personal stuff when I was younger like when I was a teenager you know but when
when I was a teenager you know but when
when I was a teenager you know but when I came out here and you know after
I came out here and you know after
I came out here and you know after September Elevens happen and everything
September Elevens happen and everything
September Elevens happen and everything we became politicized people you know
we became politicized people you know
we became politicized people you know like everywhere we went we had some sort
like everywhere we went we had some sort
like everywhere we went we had some sort of political connotation attached to us
of political connotation attached to us
of political connotation attached to us because of where we’re from so that
because of where we’re from so that
because of where we’re from so that definitely channeled through my music
definitely channeled through my music
definitely channeled through my music mostly because I felt like that was the
mostly because I felt like that was the
mostly because I felt like that was the best way to hit up as many people with
best way to hit up as many people with
best way to hit up as many people with our experience as possible you know in
our experience as possible you know in
our experience as possible you know in one shot why hip hop particularly to
one shot why hip hop particularly to
one shot why hip hop particularly to express yourself I mean hip hop was
express yourself I mean hip hop was
express yourself I mean hip hop was something I picked up when I was like
something I picked up when I was like
something I picked up when I was like eight or nine listening to and just
eight or nine listening to and just
eight or nine listening to and just interested me as a subculture like you
interested me as a subculture like you
interested me as a subculture like you know or as just a movement of
know or as just a movement of
know or as just a movement of empowerment if you will in society
empowerment if you will in society
empowerment if you will in society because I saw it like breakdancing and
because I saw it like breakdancing and
because I saw it like breakdancing and they’re all these elements that were put
they’re all these elements that were put
they’re all these elements that were put together into the one movement
together into the one movement
together into the one movement more of a lifestyle than anything you
more of a lifestyle than anything you
more of a lifestyle than anything you know like people always say we eat
know like people always say we eat
know like people always say we eat hip-hop we drink hip-hop we live hip hop
hip-hop we drink hip-hop we live hip hop
hip-hop we drink hip-hop we live hip hop so I get sued for this charge it became
so I get sued for this charge it became
so I get sued for this charge it became part of my life and then we came out
part of my life and then we came out
part of my life and then we came out here and my best friend no fee and his
here and my best friend no fee and his
here and my best friend no fee and his brother started making beats and I was
brother started making beats and I was
brother started making beats and I was writing so I just came together
writing so I just came together
writing so I just came together naturally to make music you know you’ve
naturally to make music you know you’ve
naturally to make music you know you’ve played in North America you’ve played in
played in North America you’ve played in
played in North America you’ve played in the Middle East what are some of your
the Middle East what are some of your
the Middle East what are some of your most memorable moments one of the best
most memorable moments one of the best
most memorable moments one of the best shows I did was in Amman Jordan with my
shows I did was in Amman Jordan with my
shows I did was in Amman Jordan with my boys Omar efendim ragtop and eccentric
boys Omar efendim ragtop and eccentric
boys Omar efendim ragtop and eccentric have a group called the Arab summit with
have a group called the Arab summit with
have a group called the Arab summit with them which is us for Arab em season we
them which is us for Arab em season we
them which is us for Arab em season we make beats as well I did a project for
make beats as well I did a project for
make beats as well I did a project for my thesis with them on Arab identity in
my thesis with them on Arab identity in
my thesis with them on Arab identity in hip-hop and we did a show in Jordan at
hip-hop and we did a show in Jordan at
hip-hop and we did a show in Jordan at the top of a mountain where you can see
the top of a mountain where you can see
the top of a mountain where you can see the whole city and there was like a
the whole city and there was like a
the whole city and there was like a thousand and thousand five hundred
thousand and thousand five hundred
thousand and thousand five hundred people there so that being able to go
people there so that being able to go
people there so that being able to go back home home and you know perform for
back home home and you know perform for
back home home and you know perform for our people and get a positive response
our people and get a positive response
our people and get a positive response especially in that location was a
especially in that location was a
especially in that location was a beautiful experience do you have any
beautiful experience do you have any
beautiful experience do you have any specific future plans I’m hoping to put
specific future plans I’m hoping to put
specific future plans I’m hoping to put out an album with my boy Adam sampler
out an album with my boy Adam sampler
out an album with my boy Adam sampler who’s he’s Jewish and being that I’m
who’s he’s Jewish and being that I’m
who’s he’s Jewish and being that I’m Muslim we put it put out and Taylor
Muslim we put it put out and Taylor
Muslim we put it put out and Taylor called AB David the sense of Camp David
called AB David the sense of Camp David
called AB David the sense of Camp David where we discuss issues on what’s going
where we discuss issues on what’s going
where we discuss issues on what’s going on between so that’s the next thing
on between so that’s the next thing
on between so that’s the next thing that’s up you were one of the founding
that’s up you were one of the founding
that’s up you were one of the founding members of Euphrates now you’re sort of
members of Euphrates now you’re sort of
members of Euphrates now you’re sort of back with nomadic massive you said that
back with nomadic massive you said that
back with nomadic massive you said that it kind of opened your heart back to
it kind of opened your heart back to
it kind of opened your heart back to music music is a beautiful thing it’s a
music music is a beautiful thing it’s a
music music is a beautiful thing it’s a beautiful language so I’m I’m grateful
beautiful language so I’m I’m grateful
beautiful language so I’m I’m grateful that I’m able to do it ended luck
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