Hasan Salaam

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Hasan Salaam


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Background = solo_singer
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Alias = Hasan Salaam
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Origin = New Jersey, US
Instrument = Rapping, Beatboxing,MPC 2000xl
Voice_type = Deep, Soulful
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Hip hop producer
Years_active = 2003-Present
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Associated_acts = 5th Column
URL = http://www.hasansalaammusic.com/
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Hasan Salaam (1981) is an MC, rapper and New Jersey native. Being a black Muslim whose father is caucasian and mother is Blackcite web
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work = RealTALKLA.com
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accessdate = 2008-01-08 ] , his lyrics touch on subjects such as the 'post-colonial exploitation of African (hip-hop) culture', 'the African diaspora', 'the true Islamic jihad'. Besides his music he organizes food and clothing drives in Jersey City every third Sunday of the month.

Biography

Salaam started rapping at the age of 10 [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-01-08 ] . After seeing a preview for the movie Malcolm X in 1992 Hasan Salaam read the Autobiography of Malcolm X, this inspired himcite web
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work = No. 203
publisher = The Source Magazine
date=May,2007
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In 2003 he took first place at the Battle Dome Championships for beat making.

In 2005 he won an award for Best Live Performance and Best Underground Song of the Year for the song "Blaxploitation" from his debut album Paradise Lost at the third Annual Underground Music Awards.cite web
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Together with Hicoup, Rugged N Raw, Impaq and Badsportt he is responsible for the group 5th Column crew. [cite web
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title = Hasan Salaam Interview
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Discography

*5th Column Mixtape Vol.II (2003)
*Paradise Lost (2004)
*The Reavers Terra Firma (2005)
*Tales of the Lost Tribe: Hidden Jewels (2006)
*Children of God (2008)

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