About A.O.K.

Omar “A.O.K.” Mouallem is an Edmonton emcee who got his start in the rural town of High Prairie, Alberta, and sharpened his skills in the Vancouver hip-hop scene.

For over a decade, A.O.K. has been rapping. Switching monikers over the years (Poppa Smurf, circa 1999; Justice?, circa 2002), he has landed on A.O.K. (Assault of Knowledge) because, like his music, it is a double entendre. His music both light and heavy, satirical and serious, smooth and raw.

The Edmonton-based concept artist works around his interests in politics, women, love, religion, science, and hip-hop itself. His debut retail album If You Don’t Buy This CD the Terrorists Win dropped in June 2008.

Aside from music, Omar works as a writer and journalist. He has worked for Exclaim!, Vue Weekly, 24 hours and others. He’s currently Associate Editor of Avenue magazine in Edmonton. He has also worked as a filmmaker and film editor.

He enjoys cinema, live hip-hop, peanut brittle, David Cross, semantics, writing in third person, cats and stomach aches that can be cured by defecating.