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Hasan Salaam (born January 12, 1981) is a rapper born in New York City and raised in New Jersey., his lyrics touch on such subjects as "post-colonial exploitation of African (hip-hop) culture", "the African diaspora". Salaam organizes food and clothing drives in Jersey City on the third Sunday of each month.〔 ==Biography== Salaam started rapping at the age of 10. After seeing a preview for the movie Malcolm X in 1992 he read the Autobiography of Malcolm X, which inspired him.〔 (''Original article found in image http://myspace-453.vo.llnwd.net/01373/35/43/1373663453_l.jpg'')〕 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.〔 Together with Hicoup, Rugged N Raw, Impaq and Badsportt he is a member of the group 5th Column. Salaam featured on the UK Hip hop group Mecca2Medina's ''Truthseekers'' album in 2006.〔Mumisa, Michael (2006) "(Sacred Tunes )", ''Al-Ahram Weekly'', 17–23 August 2006, Issue No. 808〕 Salaam is a deeply spiritual MC who has been described as having "the powerful delivery of Chuck D, the racial love of Mos Def, the instructional attitude of Krs-One, and the anger of Immortal Technique."〔Jones, Todd E. (2005) "(Lost In A Revolutionary Paradise )", ''MVRemix'', September 2005〕 Salaam's third album proper, ''Children of God'', was released in 2008, featuring guest appearances from Lord Jamar, Masta Ace and Salaam’s 5th Column crew.〔Quinlan, Thomas (2008) "( 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hasan Salaam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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