Musab Saad, (born September 23, 1975) better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond, is an American recording artist,

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, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from

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, Minnesota. He is currently based in

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, Nevada.

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

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(Sean Daley),

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(Anthony Davis) and Siddiq (Brent Sayers), founded indie hip hop label

Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad ( Sab th ...

. In 1996, Beyond had the label's very first release ''Comparison''. In 1999, he released ''Be-Sides''.Brown, Marisa.
Musab: Biography
,

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. Retrieved September 21, 2013. Dynospectrum's self-titled debut album was also released that year. In 2002, ''Respect the Life'', his first studio album as Musab, was released on Rhymesayers. The 2007 album '' Slicks Box'' was Sab's first official project not released by Rhymesayers, instead coming on Oakland-based

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. 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".

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

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)

Guest appearances

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– "Current Status" and "Adjust" from ''

Overcast! ''Overcast!'' is the debut studio album by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on August 5, 1997, on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It is the only Atmosphere album to feature MC Spawn trading verses with Slug. Before the album's releas ...

'' (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 - "Strung" from ''Word?'' (2021)

References

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