Rhythm and Rhyme Story Time

Here are excerpts about underground emcees Hasan Salaam and Rugged N' Raw:
Born and raised in New Jersey, Hasan Salaam has been telling it like it is with his music. He has been writing lyrics since age 11. After being exposed to the movie and book on the life of Malcolm X, he was inspired to convert to Islam. Salaam stated on his Myspace page that he’s not in the rap game for the sake of making millions. He’s doing it for the sake of one simple concept: love.

Rugged N’ Raw (or RNR) … the name says it all. Like Salaam, RNR has been described as a rhythmic story teller. His lyrics, stage presence and appearance become in sync and it is obvious that he enjoys having fun in doing what he loves. Nobody likes being broke, but RNR was able to turn lemons into lemonade with his most popular video, “Broke and Proud,” featuring Hasan Salaam.

To read the rest of the article, check it out at inCOLOR Magazine.

Photos courtesy of Myspace and Hip Hop Linguistics.