User:Seeker74/Mickey Boston
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Mickey Boston
Mickey Boston
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mickey Boston
| image =
| caption = Mickey Boston onstage in 2010.
| image_size = 250px
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Waqqas A. Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|5|12}}
| origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| genre = Canadian hip hop, Rap
| occupation = Rapper, songwriter,photographer
| years_active = 2004-present
| label = Fonkey Munky Records
| associated_acts = Weyes, Journeymen(band), Conn-Shawnery, K6A, Nomadic Massive
}}
Waqqas A. Khan
{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/02/03/torn-genes/ |title=Montreal Mirror |publisher=montrealmirror.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-02}} (born May 12, 1983), better known by his stage name Mickey Boston, ({{IPA|en|ˈmaɪkiː.ˈbɔːs.tɵn}}), is a Canadian, Muslim rapper and photographer based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is often referred to as the "Madman of Hip-Hop", and is best known for his distinctive, eloquent and conscious style of rapping. {{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/05/19/liftoff/ |title=Mirror |publisher=MontrealMirror.com |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2011-03-02}}
Life and career
Khan was born in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy, Montreal, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mickey_Boston|title=Muslim Hip Hop |publisher=Muslimhiphop.com |date=2006-03-22 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}
At the age of 6, he and his family moved to Jackson Heights, Queens.{{cite web |url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mickey_Boston|title=Muslim Hip Hop |publisher=Muslimhiphop.com |date=2006-03-22 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}
He eventually returned to Canada to attend Highschool, residing in the neighbourhood of Saint-Henri, Montreal.
He started to rap at 13, when he was invited to host a radio show at CKUT, 90.3FM (Radio McGill) and soon after started producing, at the age of 14{{cite web |url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Stories/20._Mickey_Boston_Interview |title=Muslim Hip Hop |publisher=Muslimhiphop.com |date=2006-03-22 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}.
Holds a BA and a MA in Literature.{{cite web |url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Stories/20._Mickey_Boston_Interview |title=Muslim Hip Hop |publisher=Muslimhiphop.com |date=2006-03-22 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}
In 2011, Mickey Boston joined together with Weyes to form the Journeymen. The two artists are currently working on projects including an upcoming eponymous EP.{{cite web|last=MacSkeez|first=Geezer |url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/03/10/cake-breaker/ |title= Mirror|publisher=montrealmirror.com |date=2011-09-22 |accessdate=2011-09-30}}
Discography
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mickeyboston.com}}
- [http://www.myspace/mickeyboston Mickey Boston's MySpace]
- [http://www.youtube.com/user/MickeyBostonHiphop Mickey Boston's YouTube channel]
- [http://www.soundcloud.com/mickeyboston Mickey Boston's Sound Cloud page]
- [http://www.journeymen.ca Journeymen website]
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:Category:Canadian hip hop musicians
:Category:Lists of people from Quebec
:Category:Musicians from Montreal