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H.A.K Bio
Husain Abdullah Karim professionally known as H.A.K is a man of many talents. Before he ever laid down a song the California born emcee was knocking down quarterbacks on the gridiron. Karim earned academic and athletic all-conference honors from the Atlantic-10 (University of New Hampshire) as a linebacker. Though he received several looks from NFL Scouts he decided to follow his heart and turn all his energy to his true love music.
Raised among six siblings by his strong single parent mom, H.A.K. learned at an early age that nothing comes easy. He moved a lot as a kid, and has called California, New York, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts home at different points in his life. It was in Virginia that the music bug bit him and he started singing and rapping at local venues.
His passion for music did not dissipate as he moved around and eventually landed in the Northeast. Residing in Durham, NH - not exactly a hip-hop hotbed- was a detriment for H.A.K but it did not deter him from trying. He says he exhausted every possible recording option on UNHs campus before he met his current producer Francisco Santos of Superior Media Group in nearby Somersworth. Their musical relationship blossomed from that point on, providing Karim with an outlet to grow as an artist.
In 2010 H.A.K took his passion to the next level with the founding of Beast Grind Records and now in 2011 the self proclaimed Mission Mans dream has come to fruition in the form of his first solo album titled The Mission. Fully aware of the power of the internet Beast Grind Records leaked four videos supporting the project including clips for the iced out anthem Global Warming, Checkmate, the title track The Mission and the intensely personal Follow the Signs.
Unlike most rap records that the general public hears, The Mission is a well rounded album that serves as a compilation of H.A.Ks life. There are club records, motivational records and swag records but what truly sets the album apart are the moments when he lets his guard down and shares his life story through song. On the aforementioned Follow the Signs H.A.K raps about things he rarely discusses with his closest friends like growing up without a father and the loss of his beloved sister. My younger sister passed away when I was very young and to this day I still talk about her. I feel that she is my guardian angel, explains H.A.K. The song is really about me making sure shes never forgotten. He also bares an angel tattoo in her memory.
It is very rare for an individual to take the path less traveled and realize their dream but that is exactly what H.A.K is doing and it is paying off. I could have been pretty good at a number of things in life but if Im more passionate about music than anything else why wouldnt I do it 100%", he says? At first people acted like I was crazy when I began this, but now its seems everybody is paying attention.
H.A.K (Checkmate)
INTO THE FIRE ft. Bud'z
THE MISSION
GLOBAL WARMING ft. Kflem & Muji
BABY GIRL ft. Felicia
MR. BIG DEAL
HAVE SOME FUN
HATER ft. Dino & Bud'z
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
LAST CALL ft. Dj Dolo & The Bridge
THE MAN
3/22/11
"The Mission" Album Released; Hardcopies are still available for order here at HusainMusic.com. Click the Moontoast Impulse online music store for instant digital download purchases. More distribution info to come!
3.15.11
"Global Warming" music video released!
"The Mission"(3/22/11) album pre-orders now available.
3.11.11
H.A.K announces pre-orders!!
Pre-orders of "The Mission" album have now begun online through PayPal at HusainMusic.com. The pre-order
process is fast and easy, simply click the "Buy Now" button and follow the instructions (No PayPal account necessary for purchase). Those who pre-order the album will be shipped a hardcopy of "The Mission" prior to it's release date of March, 22nd 2011; the price is $10 with no additional fees, tax, or shipping costs.
2.15.11
H.A.K's Album track "Follow the Signs" released today and can be seen right here at HusainMusic.com! According to H.A.K, this is probably his personal favorite song on "The MIssion" Album. Stay tuned as the "Global Warming" music video release coming soon, and of course the debut album arrives March, 22nd 2011.
1.31.11
H.A.K's video shoot for album track "Global Warming" was a huge success! Stay tuned for more information as the final product will be released soon under Beast Grind Records.
1.13.11
H.A.K 's "The Mission" (Video) now released! Check it out here now at Husainmusic.com. Beast Grind Records has aslo announced the 1/29/11 video shoot for album track "Global Warming", for more info visit the H.A.K fan page by clicking the facebook icon above. Be on the lookout for the full album which is also titled "The Mission", expected to arrive March, 2011!
1.4.2011
H.A.K "CHECKMATE" VIDEO NOW RELEASED!!!
Beast Grind Records' very own H.A.K: is scheduled to release the first track and music video, "CheckMate" from his debut album "The Mission" on January 4th 2011."The Mission" album is expected to be released early 2011 : stay tuned!
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