Narcy (rapper)

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

Narcy
Birth nameYassin Alsalman
Also known asThe Narcicyst
Born (1982-05-26) May 26, 1982
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
OriginBasra, Iraq
GenresAlternative hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2000–present
Associated actsNomadic Massive, Yasiin Bey, A Tribe Called Red, Marcel Cartier
Websitewww.wearethemedium.com/narcy

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, Quebec, 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 Montreal's 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!. He also voiced the playable character of Darius I, who speaks Aramaic, in the video game Sid Meier's Civilization V.

In 2011 Alsalman taught a course at Concordia University, in conjunction with Marc Peters, titled: "Hip Hop: Past, Present, and Future".[4]

Discography

Albums

Euphrates

  • A Bend In The River (2003)
  • Stereotypes Incorporated (2004)

The Narcicyst

  • Fear of an Arab Planet (2007)
  • The Narcicyst (2009)
  • Mr. Asthmatic (2010)
  • Warchestra (2010) (a Sundus Abdul Hadi album in collaboration with The Narcicyst)

Narcy

  • Leap Of Faith EP (2013)
  • El Nargisee Project (2014) - All Arabic project
  • WeAreTheMedium EP (2014)
  • World War Free Now! (2015)[5]
  • SPACETIME (2018)
  • Love & Chaos (SpaceTime Vol 2) (2020)[6]

Singles
  • "#Jan25" (2011) – Produced by Sami Matar, this song features Syrian MC Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst, Freeway, Amir Sulaiman & Ayah.[7] 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)[8]
  • "Leap of Faith" (EP, 2012) [9]
  • "Fake News" (2017)
  • "Chobi Bryant" (2017)
  • "Time" (2018)
  • "Space" (2018)
  • "Superhero" (2018)
  • "Thoughts and Prayers" (2018)

Filmography

Film

Voice Over

Publications
  • Diatribes of a Dying Tribe. Write or Wrong/Paranoid Arab Boy, 2011. OCLC 727946616.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Arab Hip Hop and Revolution: The Narcicyst on Music, Politics, and the Art of Resistance".
  2. "Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth-- Yassin Al Salman aka the Narcicyst".
  3. "Arab Hip Hop and Revolution: The Narcicyst on Music (as of late 2016, he is known as "Narcy"), Politics, and the Art of Resistance". He was a part of Iraqi Canadian Trio Euphrates, but later moved on to be a solo artist as of 2005.
  4. "The Power of Hip Hop In Today's World". Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  5. Narcy - World War Free Now CD.
  6. Erik Leijon: Montreal's Narcy Lives in the Now on New Album 'Love & Chaos', May 25, 2020, accessed on May 29, 2020.
  7. "#Jan25 (single track)".
  8. "Fly over Egypt (single track)".
  9. Free Download: The Narcicyst – Leap Of Faith EP. Recovered April 2, 2014.
  10. "The Book- The Narcicyst".
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