The Narcicyst

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The Narcicyst
Birth name Yassin Alsalman
Born (1982-05-26) May 26, 1982 (age 42)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Origin Basra, Iraq
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2000–present
Associated acts Nomadic Massive
Website www.narcy.net

Yassin Alsalman, better known by his stage name The Narcicyst (or Narcy), is an Iraqi-Canadian journalist and Hip Hop MC. He currently resides in Montreal, Canada.

Biography

Alsalman's parents are originally from Basra, Iraq but emigrated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the 1970s.[1] Yassin was born in Dubai in 1982. In 1987, at the age of five, he and his family moved to Montreal, Canada.[2] Yassin spent much of his youth moving back and forth between Canada and the UAE, spending his high school years receiving an education in Dubai. In 2000 Yassin moved back to Montreal and started working on his music production in a local recording studio.[3]

As an actor, he appeared in the movie City of Life which revolves around life in Dubai in 2009. In the movie, he played the role of Khalfan, a conflicted yet loyal Emirati teenager caught in a class struggle with his best friends. He has also starred in short Gemini nominated series Verte, a musical short on the green line in Montreals ' Metro system. He also is known to act in his music videos, both as Jamal in self-written RISE as well as Jassem in his latest release Makoo, off World War Free Now!

In 2011 Alsalman taught a course at Concordia University, in conjunction with Marc Peters, titled: "Hip Hop: Past, Present, and Future.".[4] He is now the professor of the course since 2013, as well as being a creator of "The Art of Cool" and "Beats, Rhymes and Life" in the FFAR department at Concordia University.

Most recently, he spearheaded a collective of artists Called WeAreTheMedium, an international hybrid of transmedia artists who deal with identity, politics and expression both collectively and individually.

Discography

Albums

Euphrates "A Bend In The River (2003)" "Stereotypes Incorporated (2004)"

The Narcicyst

  • Fear of an Arab Planet
  • The Narcicyst
  • Mr. Asthmatic

"Warchestra" (A Sundus Abdul Hadi Album in Collaboration with The Narcicyst)

Narcy Leap Of Faith EP (2013) El Nargisee Project (2014) - All Arabic project We Are The Medium EP (2014)

  • World War Free Now (2015)[5]

Movies:

'City Of Life' 'Verte' 'PHATWA' 'RISE' 'Makoo'

Video Game Voice Overs:

Civilization 5 - King Darius The Secret World - Black Pharaoh Zombies

Singles

  • #Jan25 (2011) – Produced by Sami Matar, this song features Syrian MC Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst, Freeway, Amir Sulaiman & Ayah.[6] The hashtag is an ode to Twitter, which has been credited by many as playing an influential role in the Egyptian revolution.
  • Fly Over Egypt (2012)[7]
  • Leap of Faith (EP, 2012) [8]

Publications

  • Diatribes of a Dying Tribe. Write or Wrong/Paranoid Arab Boy, 2011. OCLC 727946616.[9]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. He was a part of Iraqi Canadian Trio Euphrates, but later moved on to be a solo artist as of 2005.
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  5. ↑ Narcy - World War Free Now CD. Recovered June 5, 2015.
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  8. ↑ Free Download: The Narcicyst – Leap Of Faith EP. Recovered April 2, 2014.
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External links

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