An opening act for The Boy Cruise on their first North American tour in 1999, M.C. Hammarab is considered to be the Arab Jay-Z throughout Iraq and the entire Persian Gulf. He grew up in the streets of Baghdad, a hustler and pioneer in the Middle East hip-hop game. With his breakout hit, IROQ, Hammarab rhymes about… well… ummmm… you know—ROCKING.