Eslam Jawaad

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Wissam Khodur (Arabic: وسام خضر‎), better known as Eslam Jawaad (Arabic: اسلام جواد‎), is a rapper of Lebanese-Syrian origin. His debut album, The Mammoth Tusk, was released in 2009.

Jawaad is father of three children and currently resides in Dubai. He has always expressed an interest in the business side of the industry and has been active as a booking agent, a tour manager and more recently as an executive producer. As well as organizing and arranging some recordings for Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" in Damascus, Syria, He is currently co-executive producing the new Wu Tang album produced by Cilvaringz and is set to include all the original Clan members, including the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.

His song "Pivot Widdit" was used in the to Dubai film City of Life, and "Siasa" in Rendition.

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BBC Reviews

  1. The Mammoth Tusk 2009

    Review of The Mammoth Tusk

    Reviewed by Louis Pattison

    Playing up his backstory with smart rhymes and a showman's flourish.

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