Arabia Rizek
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Birth name | Hassan Muhammad |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | May 29, 1957
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1977–2013 |
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Hassan Muhammad (born May 29, 1957), also known as Arabia Rizek, is an Egyptian-American DJ, rapper, and producer. He is one of the founders of breakbeat DJing. His first single "Push Me Up" (1981) reached number 48 on the U.S. pop albums chart.
Rizek was born in Cairo, Egypt, he moved to the South Bronx, New York, with his family in 1968
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Egyptian musicians
- American DJs
- Arab-American rappers
- Egyptian rappers
- Rappers from New York (state)
- American electronic musicians
- American hip hop musicians
- Musicians from the Bronx
- People from Cairo
- American activists
- American dance musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American musicians