Sab the Artist

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sab the Artist | image = Sab The Artist.JPG | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Musab Saad | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|09|23}} | alias = Beyond, Musab, SAB, Minnesota Slicks, General Woundwart | origin = | instrument = | genre = Hip hop, pop, R&B | occupation = Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer | years_active = 1996–present | label = Rhymesayers Entertainment Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings | website = {{URL|sabmusic.bandcamp.com}} }} '''Musab Saad''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/04/rhymesayers-finest-independent-hip-hop-label-world|title=Rhymesayers – the finest independent hip-hop label in the world?|work=The Guardian|first=Rob|last=Boffard|date=February 4, 2014}}</ref> (born September 23, 1975) better known by his stage name '''Sab the Artist''', '''Musab''', or '''Beyond''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.thecurrent.org/2013/05/h2-local-highlights-musabs-revival-ep/|title=H2 Local highlights Musab's 'Revival' EP|work=The Current|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|first=Kevin|last=Beacham|date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>[http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2010/11/11/music/fear_and_lounging/iq_39819624.txt Las Vegas City Life]</ref>

==Career== Known first by the moniker Beyond and later as Musab, Sab the Artist was a member of the Headshots crew before he, along with Slug (Sean Daley), Ant (Anthony Davis) and Siddiq (Brent Sayers), founded indie hip hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment.<ref name=cmj>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/feature/label-profile-rhymesayers/|title=Label Profile: Rhymesayers – Evidence, J-Bird and Atmosphere's Slug talk Rhymesayers|work=CMJ|date=August 25, 2011|first=Elissa|last=Stolman}}</ref> In 1996, Beyond had the label's very first release ''Comparison''.<ref name=cmj/> In 1999, he released ''Be-Sides''.<ref name=allmusic>Brown, Marisa. "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/musab-mn0000933958/biography Musab: Biography]", AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2013.</ref> Dynospectrum's self-titled debut album was also released that year.<ref name=allmusic/> In 2002, ''Respect the Life'', his first studio album as Musab, was released on Rhymesayers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2012/10/sab_the_artist_interview.php|title=Sab the Artist on Respect the Life's 10th anniversary|work=City Pages|first=Chaz|last=Kangas|date=October 16, 2012}}</ref>

The 2007 album ''Slicks Box'' was Sab's first official project not released by Rhymesayers, instead coming on Oakland-based Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphoppress.com/2007/05/musab_switches_.html |title=Musab Switches To Hiero Imperium From Rhymesayers Entertainment To Release His New Album Entitled Slick's Box |publisher=Hip Hop Press |date=May 6, 2007 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.841/title.musab-the-slicks-box|title=Musab – The Slicks Box|work=HipHopDX|first=Andres|last=Vasquez|date=August 31, 2007}}</ref>

Long known as a hip hop artist, Sab's recent projects—including his 2010 EP ''Sab the Artist'' and the full-length album ''H.G.H. (Heaven, Girls, Hell)'' he worked with Ultra Chorus of Minneapolis—are instead a fusion of "Hip Hop, Pop, R&B, and Electronic sounds".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhymesayers.com/musab |title=Rhymesayers Entertainment :: Musab |publisher=Rhymesayers.com |date=October 29, 2002 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== * ''Comparison'' (1996) (as Beyond) * ''Dynospectrum'' (1999) (with Dynospectrum as General Woundwart) * ''Be-Sides'' (1999) (as Beyond) * ''Respect the Life'' (2002) (as Musab) * ''Slicks Box'' (2007) (as Sab the Artist) * ''Love Is in the Air'' (2011) (as Sab the Artist) * ''HGH (Heaven, Girls, Hell)'' (2012) (as Sab the Artist with Ultra Chorus) *Deconstruction (2020) (as MInk with Ink Well)

===EPs=== * ''Actin' Rich'' (1999) (as Musab) * ''Sab the Artist EP'' (2010) * The Awful Truth (2012) (as Musab with Abstract Rude)

===Guest appearances=== * Atmosphere – "Current Status" and "Adjust" from ''Overcast!'' (1997) * Atmosphere - "Dungeons and Dragons" (1999) from "Headshots: Se7en" * The Planets – "Global" from ''The Opening'' (2002) * Atmosphere – "Flesh (Remix)" (2002) * Atmosphere – "Southsiders Remix" (2014) * Atmosphere – "Earring" from ''Mi Vida Local'' (2018) * Atmosphere – "Dearly Bloved" from ''Whenever'' (2019) * Atmosphere - "Strung" from ''Word?'' (2021)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|www.rhymesayers.com/musab|Musab}} – Rhymesayers Entertainment * {{Discogs artist|Musab|Musab}} * {{Discogs artist|Beyond (4)|Beyond}}

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