Narcy (rapper)
Iraqi-Canadian journalist and musician
Yassin Alsalman, (Arabic: ياسين السلمان), better known by his stage name Narcy (formerly The Narcicyst), is an Iraqi-Canadian rapper, author, university instructor and actor. He currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the founder of Wearethemedium and the co-founder of Montreal’s Old Port cultural hub Maktaba Bookshop, alongside Sundus Abdul-Hadi.
Biography
Alsalman's parents are originally from Basra, Iraq, but emigrated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the 1970s. Yassin was born in Dubai in 1982. In 1987, at the age of five, he and his family moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Yassin spent much of his youth moving back and forth between Canada and the UAE, spending his high school years receiving an education in Dubai.
Career
Music
In 2000 Yassin moved back to Montreal and started working on his music production in a local recording studio. He has released ten albums and EPs as a solo artist and collaborated with Mashrou' Leila, A Tribe Called Red, Yasiin Bey.
Released in November 2024, NARCY's newest project, To Be An (Arab) (TBA(A)), explores identity, storytelling, and medium.
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