Audible Treats Audio Stream: Musab "Hat and Shoes"

05.30.2007

(Brooklyn, NY May 30, 2007)

The Song:

Self-described as "Mack Music at its best," Musab's latest track "Hat and Shoes" gives listeners a special sneak peak into the daily life of Minnesota Slicks, the Southside Mack.  All the facets of Musab's dynamic personality are represented here, including the genius IQ level, the modern-day working pimp, and the fashion expert who loves to shop, to name a few. With its laid-back guitar and beat accented by punches of percussive piano and airy flute lines, "Hat and Shoes" has a live, lounge-act feel. His tone is relaxed yet self-assured, and the chorus is sung in almost a whisper.  As Musab points out, he's not even rapping - he's "pimp slurring." This is music for the arrogant, the confident, and the high self-esteemed. 

The Background:

Musab (formerly known as Beyond) has had a remarkable rap career integral to the surprising rise of Minneapolis Hip-Hop. His album entitled Comparison was the first release of indie hip-hop label giant, Rhymesayers Entertainment. He contributed to Atmosphere's classic first release, Overcast (1998), then teamed up with Atmosphere, I Self Divine of Micronauts, Gene Poole of Full Circle, and producer Ant to form the super-group The Dynospectrum. His solo album, Respect the Life (2002) introduced the world to Minnesota Slicks, the Southside mack. Musab recently changed label homes from Rhymesayers to rap pioneers Hieroglyphics, who will release the autobiographic album Slick's Box. Born in Minneapolis, MN, to a fifteen-year-old mother deep in the game and raised by an assortment of women who were all affiliated with pimps, Musab is literally a pimp-by-blood. "Pimping ain't all wearing Louis Vuitton, explains Musab, "It's also about paying your girl's dentist bills and college tuition. It's a dirty game and a strenuous lifestyle.  It's nothing to glorify.'  Musab's frustration with hip-hop co-opting and misrepresenting his professional lifestyle inspired the more personal approach taken on Slick's Box and gives tracks such as the club-banger "Baaang" a refreshing twist of reality. 

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