{"id":13627,"date":"2015-07-01T08:09:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T15:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/?p=13627"},"modified":"2015-07-01T08:14:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T15:14:28","slug":"6-outlandish-songs-that-ill-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/6-outlandish-songs-that-ill-never-forget\/540809","title":{"rendered":"6 &#8216;Outlandish&#8217; Songs That I&#8217;ll Never Forget!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13628\" src=\"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/outlandish.jpg\" alt=\"outlandish\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/outlandish.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/outlandish-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/outlandish-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlandish<\/strong> played a major role in my upbringing. I was a youngin&#8217; listening to Outlandish with my family &amp; friends, \u00a0pretty much any where I wanted to just because they were that ONE\u00a0rap crew that did not curse their hearts out on every song! Over the years, there were a number of Outlandish songs that stuck to me. Till today, when I hear those particular songs, it rushes certain memories and thoughts in my head&#8230; Here are the top 6 Outlandish songs that I will always hold close to me.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, this list needs to be more than just 6 songs. There are way too many Outlandish hits over the past 15-20 years that they have been active. What are some of YOUR favorite Outlandish songs?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Aicha<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I remember the first time I heard Aicha, which was one of the first songs I heard from\u00a0<strong>Outlandish<\/strong>. I was really feeling it, it made me want to explore the rest of their work and I was introduced a unique blend of culture and talent woven together with hip hop. This was a song that showcased the talents of Isam Bachiri who is the vocalist\/singer of the group. The music video was beautifully made as well and became in instant classic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f0nFTdKlKLw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Kom Igen\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kom igen<\/strong> was a song O<strong>utlandish<\/strong> did that featured verses from different artists rapping in different languages. Everyone came correct and bodied their verses but the one who stood out for me personally was <strong>Waqas Ali.<\/strong> Waqas&#8217;s verse in Urdu was probably the first REAL desi hip hop verse ever recorded. Just look up the lyrics and find the translation. Son set the bar high. Really High.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4acVX7oX_k\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Beyond Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Beyond Words<\/strong> was a song the team did talking about important moments of their lives from performing hajj to becoming a father. The song was tied together with one of the most beautifully produced instrumentals I&#8217;ve ever heard on a hip hop track. Like every Outlandish song, this song had meaning and a touching journey that allowed the listener to feel like they were a part of.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrtjDaCwuD4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Look Into My Eyes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Look into my eyes<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Banned in the US &amp; Israel, but NOT banned on YOUTUBE (Thank you, sweet justice!) &#8211; it&#8217;s a song that inspired me and so many others like myself to think outside the box and go beyond to come up with a heart wrenching story of truth about those who struggle and don&#8217;t let the negativity bring them down. I remember the first time I heard the song and felt chills because of how real the story and message of the song was.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DkwxMYiyd_M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. El Moro<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>El Moro was raw classic hip hop song Outlandish did and what stood out to me was the Arabian singer they had at the end. The beat was so dope with a middle eastern feel mixed with some tight drums. Easily one of my favorite classic songs by the group.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0R_tvy4_XaY\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Guantanamo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Can we really talk about Outlandish without talking about this song &#8211; Guantanamo? I don&#8217;t think so. This song had me jumpin&#8217; around my room all through 4th grade to 8th grade! And check out <strong>Waqas Ali<\/strong> with a cricket bat, watching cricket in the music video &#8211; that simple scene stood out for me, and made me proud to see a Desi on TV reppin&#8217; our people hard!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nSWt0CqMYDg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Exclusive Release on July 3rd, 2015\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>And, what&#8217;s more exciting is that <strong>Waqas Ali<\/strong> from Outlandish is about to drop an exclusive joint on Friday &#8211; <strong>July 3rd<\/strong>! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13632\" src=\"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/waqaspromo4.jpg\" alt=\"waqaspromo4\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/waqaspromo4.jpg 953w, https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/waqaspromo4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/waqaspromo4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outlandish played a major role in my upbringing. I was a youngin&#8217; listening to Outlandish with my family &amp; friends, \u00a0pretty much any where I wanted to just because they were that ONE\u00a0rap crew that did not curse their hearts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":13628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6375],"tags":[1643,7933],"class_list":["post-13627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop-news","tag-outlandish","tag-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}