ArtistInfo

Malikah

*1986 FR
Hip-Hop/Rap
A.k.a. Lix (6)

Lynn aka MC Lix (6) aka Malikah (2) was born in Marseille, France in 1986. Half Lebanese, half Algerian and raised in Beirut, Lebanon under the shadow of war, Malikah first hit the Lebanese hip hop scene at the tender age of 16, showing early signs of success, working with EMI Arabia in 2003 after winning a hip hop competition and appearing on the Lebanese television show - Zaven. Malikah raps in Arabic and English and has honed her skills as an RnB and dance vocalist over the last 5 years. She regularly performs in Lebanon and has gone afar afield as America and Canada to spit her rhymes. Malikah has worked with most of Lebanon's hip hop producer and rapper talent and has actively collaborated with named local talent - Beirut Biloma, Cheb Mami, Hasna and عكس السير (Aks'ser). She is featured on the upcoming debut album release of DJ Lethal Skillz called 'New World Disorder,' and is a member of the 961 Underground family - which includes RGB, and Siska - both members of the old school Lebanese hip hop group Kitaa3 Beirut and MC Moe. Malikah also features prominently in the 961 underground documentary produced by Phonomefodz. In 2006, Malikah hooked up with her main producer, Mighty Thor, based out of the Bronx, NYC, officially joining the The House of Representatives [T.H.O.R.] crew [includes Mighty Thor, Boulevard, J-Ma, and Bravo] that same year. 2007 was a good year for Malikah, having been chosen by MTV Arabia as one of the two best emcees in Lebanon for their flagship program, "Hip Hop Na/Our Hip Hop." 2008 saw Malikah teaming up with DJ Lethal Skillz as co-producer of Malikah's first album featuring a track with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg and produced by Fredwreck Nassar, a track that was also featured on MTV Arabia's HIPHOPNA compilation. Currently she's busy writing rhymes for the ascension of Malikah into the larger hip hop register. Malikah, described by Lynn as "the rough serious hardcore Arabic woman who raps about politics, religion and social issues" is balanced by her alter-ego MC Lix who she describes as "the feminine sexy lady who is more commercial." Lix is helpin Malikah out in whatever way she can - and vice versa.