Mohammad Dangerfield | en

Mohammad Dangerfield has been bumping through your speakers a lot over the last few years, you just didn’t know it yet. Rugged N Raw & Hasan Salaam, both accomplished solo artists, have teamed up after ripping up countless stages together to bring you their latest album.

Rugged N Raw has solidified himself as one of the best up and coming artists around. He separates himself from the rest of the pack with his ability to perform in all environments and venues, even if he is the only hip-hop feature, using his universally relatable lyrics and an unmatched stage presence. He has garnered press from Entertainment Weekly and performed at the 2009 Rocksteady main stage event. He was a finalist at the 2008 Discmakers/Billboard Independent Music World Series, finalist for the America's Next Urban Superstar award at the 2009 Urban Music Awards & featured at the 2008 Baltimore Music Conference. The hit single "I'm Broke And Proud" f/Hasan Salaam was aired on FUSE Network, Video Music Box (Hosted by Ralph McDaniels), and received written press in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post and New York Magazine. He was also featured on Cipha Sounds' Morning show on Eminem's Shade 45 channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. The latest album "Truth Serum" was rated as a top 10 indie release of 2008 on quite a few sites, including KevinNottingham.com & RapReviews.com and went on a successful 14 city tour in the fall. Rugged N Raw has shared the stage with the likes of Rakim, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Sean Price, DJ Premier of Gang Starr, Consequence, Canibus, Jeru The Damaja, Brand Nubian, Roxanne Shante, U-God of Wu-Tang Clan, Serius Jones, Grandmaster Caz, DMC, C Rayz Walz, Poison Pen and Cormega.

Hasan Salaam's music paints vivid pictures of the commonalities that bind us: struggle, love, and pain. It's this ability, to touch people at their core, which has garnered Hasan a loyal fan base all over the world. He is the winner of 2 Underground Music Awards, and his following has generated over a million plays on Myspace and Youtube alone. Hasan has performed live on national TV stations such as NBC, FUSE, CSPAN and PBS. He's been featured in numerous major media publications such as The Source Magazine (twice), The Village Voice and The Washington Post. Hasan Salaam dropped his debut album Paradise Lost in '05 and won two Underground Music Awards, one for "Best Live Performance" and the other "Song of the Year" for the albums 1st single "Blaxploitation". In '08 he released his second solo album "Children Of God" to critical acclaim, it featured the singles "15 Minutes" & "Angel Dust" featuring and produced by Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian. The album also featured guest spots from Masta Ace, Maya Azucena and Rugged N Raw. Hasan has rocked shows with Dead Prez, Common, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, The Rza, The Gza, Slick Rick, Lord Jamar, Sadat X, Smif N Wesson, Immortal Technique, Pharoahe Monch & Naughty By Nature & Digital Underground to name a few. In '07, he was on the "Red Gone Wild Tour" with Redman, Kidz in the Hall, AKIR, Bashir & DJ GI Joe. In November 2010, he went on a 3 week tour to West Africa, stopping in Senegal and was the 1st ever MC from America to perform in Guinea-Bissau. Hasan also toured the world from the USA, to Africa and Europe giving lectures on Black Music and Struggle in a workshop series titled "From The Spirituals to Hip-Hop".

Mohammad Dangerfield (Rugged N Raw & Hasan Salaam) have many accomplishments as individuals, and since teaming up, have continued the momentum. In 2010, they have been covering a lot of ground, embarking on a three week March tour in the UK as well as performing at the Urban Letters Festival in Berlin. In April 2010, they took their talents to Colorado and did a week tour in Denver, Ft. Collins, Greeley and Boulder. They have also ventured to Burlington, Richmond, Washington DC and Baltimore. In August 2010, they released an EP through Viper Records and HipHopDX called $Free.99, as well as a slew of videos that drew the attention of many hiphop websites, namely 2DopeBoyz & KevinNottingham. The self-titled album will be released in February 2011, with appearances by Immortal Technique, Poison Pen, Kendal Good, Swave Sevah, DJ Static and more. Despite all the activity, this is merely the beginning. .