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Spinz
Birth nameScott William Lykins
Also known as$cotty Westwood
GenresHip hop,
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer-songwriter, producer
Years active1992-present
LabelsBogish Brand Entertainment
Websitespinzonline.net

Spinz,[1] better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond,[2] is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Career

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Spinz is a member of the Battleaxe Warriors crew before he, along with Slug (Sean Daley), Ant (Anthony Davis) and Siddiq (Brent Sayers), founded indie hip hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment.[4] In 1996, Beyond had the label's very first release Comparison.[4] In 1999, he released Be-Sides.[5] Dynospectrum's self-titled debut album was also released that year.[5] In 2002, Respect the Life, his first studio album as Musab, was released on Rhymesayers.[6]

The 2007 album Life, Love and the Low End was Sab's first official project not released by Rhymesayers, instead coming on Oakland-based Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.[7][8]

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 is currently working with Ultra Chorus of Minneapolis, MN are instead a fusion of "Hip Hop, Pop, R&B, and Electronic sounds".[9]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Tha' World Wasn't Ready (2004) (with High Life Kingz)
  • Proz & Conz (2006)
  • Life, Love and the Low End (2007)
  • This Is What It Feels Like (2009)
  • 1992 (2013)
  • Windmillz (2017)

EPs

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  • Experimental Hip Hop EP (2003) (with Dirt Farmers)
  • 8 Dayz A Week (2015)


Guest appearances

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  • Atmosphere - "Current Status" and "Adjust" from Overcast! (1997)
  • The Planets - "Global" from The Opening (2002)
  • Atmosphere - "Flesh (Remix)" (2002)
  • Atmosphere - "Southsiders Remix" (2014)

References

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  1. ^ Boffard, Rob (February 4, 2014). "Rhymesayers – the finest independent hip-hop label in the world?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Beacham, Kevin (May 14, 2013). "H2 Local highlights Musab's 'Revival' EP". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio.
  3. ^ Las Vegas City Life
  4. ^ a b Stolman, Elissa (August 25, 2011). "Label Profile: Rhymesayers - Evidence, J-Bird and Atmosphere's Slug talk Rhymesayers". CMJ.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Marisa. "Musab: Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  6. ^ Kangas, Chaz (October 16, 2012). "Sab the Artist on Respect the Life's 10th anniversary". City Pages.
  7. ^ "Musab Switches To Hiero Imperium From Rhymesayers Entertainment To Release His New Album Entitled Slick's Box". Hip Hop Press. 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  8. ^ Vasquez, Andres (August 31, 2007). "Musab - The Slicks Box". HipHopDX.
  9. ^ "Rhymesayers Entertainment :: Musab". Rhymesayers.com. 2002-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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