Askari X

Biography

Askari X, aka Ansar El Muhammed and Ricky Murdock, is a hip-hop artist from Oakland, California. He has 3 albums and is on many compilation albums and as a guest on several albums. He is famous for coining the term RBG. Stic.man and M-1 of Dead Prez talk about Askari X often in music and credit him as one of their main musical influences.

Askari X is known for black power messages combined with spiritual Islamic themes. His lyrics have a message similar to Fred Hampton, Bobby Hutton, Marcus Garvey, Huey P. Newton, and Malcolm X, including the Black Panther mentality and political manifesto of Malcolm X: “by any means necessary.” His sound is characterized by slow powerful drum beats and a flow similar to Tupac. His message is similar to rap artists Dead Prez, X-Clan, Immortal Technique, Public Enemy, and Steve B.I.K.O.

Askari X espouses a mixture of ideologies, one being that of a revolutionary, who uses carnal weapons and guns to obtain freedom, along the lines of the Black Panthers and the African People’s Socialist Party. The other being that of s/c Black Islam (Teachings of thee Nation of Islam) as taught by Ansar El Muhammad, Thee Select One, thee ALLAH Master J, which is foundated on the teachings of Thee Messenger, Thee Glorious Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, which strictly forbids the use of or even possession of guns or carnal weapons of any sort. Askari X also mixes in various levels glorifying the Thug culture, slang, even drug use at times, all with an intent of capturing the imagination of African American youth with audio imagery similar to the conditions they grow up in. As any movie script writer, director, or producer, Askari X without double standard could be innocent of any negative influence his songs may have on those who listen to his songs.

Askari X stands out from other revolutionary underground hip-hop artists with his powerful, blunt, and direct message in support of the black liberation struggle and for being one of the first artists of the RBG movement. Taking anti-racism to a militant level, Askari X supports a revolution against violent racism that matches the notorious aggression of the white supremacist movement. His genre could be identified as a conscious rap artist.

Discography
	Askari X – Ward Of The State	Righteous Records	1992
	Askari X – Message To The Black Man	Slow Motion Records	1996
	Askari X – The Return Of Askari X (a.k.a Rickey Murdock)	Success Entertainment	2000
Guest Appearances
	Gotta Go The Delinquents - Outta Control	Dank Or Die Records	1995
	Kill No Killers Off Da Hook - Off Da Hook	Loud Records	1996
	Brotha Moe - You Reap What You Sow	Trigga Lock	1996
	Street Soldier Herm - Solo Album	Black Power Productions	1998
	Thinking Bout Home The Delinquents - Bosses Will Be Bosses	Dank Or Die Records	1999
	Get That Paper T.W.D.Y. - Lead The Way	Thump Records	2000
	Confessions Allie Baba – 3 Wishes	City Slicken’ It Entertainment	2001
	5-0 The Delinquents – The Audio Biography Vol. 1	Dank Or Die Records	2001
	Still No Killers 2Wice Presents Off Da Hook 2001	Gold Grille Entertainment	2001
	World Wide Drama Nutt-So – The Movie	Outlawz Records	2002
	Back N The Dayz The Delinquents – The Purple Project: Mix CD Vol. 2	Dank Or Die Records	2003
	Ride Wit Me The Delinquents – Town Business Part I	Hieroglyphics Imperium Records	2003
	Many Levelz Ras Ceylon – Scientific Non-Fiction	Throwback Records	2008
	We Gotta Eat The Jacka Presents Lee Majors – Money On My Mind	Major Muzic	2008
Compilations
	Fucked In The Game Cell Block Compilation	Cell Block Records, Priority Records	1996
	Rumble In The Jungle Pusha’ Man Compilation	The Road Productions	1996
	Peckerwood, Peckerwood International Blunt Funk Compilation	In-A-Minute Records, Blunt Funk Records	1997
	Fuck Tha P.D. Down-N-Dirty Presents The Monopolation	Legal Dope Records	1999
	U Reap What U Sow Sekret Weapons Vol. 1	S2 Records, Soul Town Entertainment	1999
	Scandalous The Bootleg Project	Top Of The Line Entertainment	2001
	Back N Tha Dayz The Delinquents Present The Dominion	Reel To Reel Entertainment	2001
	Scared 2 Die The Best Kept Secretz Vol. 1	Black Armor Records	2002
	Barn Ghost Ridin’ 101 (The Soundtrack)	Thizz Entertainment	2007
	100 Racks Hunid Racks – Bay Bizness	Sumo Records	2007