Audible Treats Video Stream: Musab "Baaang"
10.15.2007
Critical praise for Musab:
“Slicks Box is more like the perfect box of chocolates, in which each and every treat is delicious and free of grotesque fillings. Open this one up, and you'll want to hear every track straight through." - Las Vegas CityLife
"...I find Musab to be a more gifted MC than, say, Kanye West." - ByronCrawford.com
"Slicks Box is a breath of fresh air for not just hip-hop, but what has become a stale scenario in an underground hip hop scene that seems to be resting on it's laurels." - MusicEmissions.com
The Video:
"Baaang" - that's the sound heard when something very big hits the ground. In this case, Musab lands with the video for his underground smash "Baaang." The concept is simple: a big personality dropping huge, earth-shaking rhymes. For the video, Musab returns to his hometown of Minneapolis and is joined by his family as well as his beatsmith King Karnov. Those who haven't heard the track (and its infamous Toto sample) should brace themselves for some heavy rap hits. Everyone else can watch and enjoy. If you haven't already, check out the album "Slick's Box," out now on Hiero Imperium.
"Baang" Video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ghbNrM8LBf4
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.
Please contact Michelle if interested in talking with Musab.
"Kool Aid (Gettoe Juice" MP3:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Musab/Musab-Kool_Aid_(Gettoe_Juice).mp3
"Hat and Shoes" MP3:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Musab/Musab-Hat_and_Shoes.mp3
"Baang" MP3:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Musab/Musab-Baaang.mp3
Musab YouTube Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDdKAniqlQ
Musab Official Site:
http://www.musabmusic.com/
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Musab/
Musab's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/musabmackmusic
Musab's iMeem page:
http://minnesotaslicks.imeem.com/
Musab's Label:
http://www.hieroglyphics.com/
