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| birth_place = [[Willesden]], [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]], [[London]], [[England]]
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| label = Crescent Moon Media
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| associated_acts = Strictly Business with Gee and Mic Check One,<br>[[Rakin Fetuga]], [[Mecca2Medina]]
| associated_acts = Strictly Business with Gee and Mic Check One,<br>[[Rakin Fetuga]], [[Mecca2Medina]]
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'''Ismael Lea South''' (born '''Lea South''' on 28 May 1973) is an [[England|English]] [[rapping|rapper]], [[Activist|community activist]] and [[youth worker]].
'''Ismael Lea South''' (born '''Lea South''' on 28 May 1973) is an [[England|English]] [[rapping|rapper]], [[Activist|community activist]] and [[youth worker]] of [[British Jamaican|Jamaican]] descent.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born Lea South in [[Willesden]], [[London]], [[England]]. His father came to the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and his mother in the early 1960s. He was raised as a [[Christian]].<ref name="misbah">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MreqYHHxdMA|title=A Life in the Day of: Ismael Lea South| location=London|publisher=''Misbah Institute''|date=1 April 2011|accessdate=13 April 2011}}</ref> He attended South Kilburn High School and studied marketing at [[London College of Communication]].
Born Lea South in [[Willesden]], [[London]], [[England]]. Both his parents are from [[Jamaica]], his father came to the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and his mother in the early 1960s. He was raised as a [[Christian]].<ref name="misbah">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MreqYHHxdMA|title=A Life in the Day of: Ismael Lea South| location=London|publisher=''Misbah Institute''|date=1 April 2011|accessdate=13 April 2011}}</ref>


South started writing lyrics at school. He later joined an underground group “Strictly Business with Gee and Mic Check One”. They were later signed by an underground recording label. He [[Religious_conversion#Islam|converted to Islam]] in this process and left due to artistic content disagreements.<ref name="IQRA">{{cite web |url=http://iqracentre.co.uk/Index.html|title= Mecca2Medina|publisher=IQRA Promotions|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="M2M">{{cite web |url=http://www.mecca2medina.net/about-m2m|title=About M2M|publisher=Mecca2Medina|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref>
South attended [[Queens Park Community School|South Kilburn High School]] and studied marketing at [[London College of Communication]]. He started writing lyrics at school. He later joined an underground group “Strictly Business with Gee and Mic Check One”. They were later signed by an underground recording label. He [[Religious_conversion#Islam|converted to Islam]] in this process and left due to artistic content disagreements.<ref name="iqracentre">{{cite web |url=http://iqracentre.co.uk/Index.html|title= Mecca2Medina|publisher=IQRA Promotions|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="mecca2medina">{{cite web |url=http://www.mecca2medina.net/about-m2m|title=About M2M|publisher=Mecca2Medina|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
South met [[Rakin Fetuga]] in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]’s [[Speakers' Corner]] and then later at a Muslim event in [[University of Westminster|Westminster University]]. After working together in a aromatherapy business,<ref name="IQRA"/><ref name="M2M"/> Rakin and him formed the group [[Mecca2Medina]] in 1996.<ref name="Christian and Muslim Minorities">{{cite book |last=Timmerman|first=Christiane|coauthors=Leman, Johan; Roos, Hannelore; Segaert, Barbara|title=In-between spaces: Christian and Muslim Minorities in Transition in Europe and The Middle East|year=2009|publisher=[[Peter Lang (publishing company)|Peter Lang]]|page=156|isbn=978-90-5201-565-1}}</ref>
South met [[Rakin Fetuga]] in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]’s [[Speakers' Corner]] and then later at a Muslim event in [[University of Westminster|Westminster University]]. After working together in a aromatherapy business,<ref name="iqracentre"/><ref name="mecca2medina"/> Rakin and him formed the group [[Mecca2Medina]] in 1996.<ref name="Christian and Muslim Minorities">{{cite book |last=Timmerman|first=Christiane|coauthors=Leman, Johan; Roos, Hannelore; Segaert, Barbara|title=In-between spaces: Christian and Muslim Minorities in Transition in Europe and The Middle East|year=2009|publisher=[[Peter Lang (publishing company)|Peter Lang]]|page=156|isbn=978-90-5201-565-1}}</ref>


South is a [[Project Manager|project]] and [[Event management|events]] manager for the Black Youth Drugs Line that works against drugs and anti-social behaviour in UK inner cities.<ref name="IQRA"/><ref name="M2M"/>
South is a [[Project Manager|project]] and [[Event management|events]] manager for the Black Youth Drugs Line that works against drugs and anti-social behaviour in UK inner cities.<ref name="iqracentre"/><ref name="mecca2medina"/>


He has co-hosted and managed the urban stages at the [[Islam Expo]] in [[Olympia (London)|Olympia]] and the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] in [[ExCeL London|ExCeL Exhibition Centre]].<ref name="muslimhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mecca2Medina|title= Hip-Hop: Mecca2Medina|publisher=MuslimHipHop.com|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> He co-hosts [[Islam Channel]]’s urban show Brother’s In The Deen.<ref name="thedeenshow">{{cite web |url=http://www.islamchannel.tv/thedeenshow/|title=About Us|publisher=The Deen Show|date= |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref>
He has co-hosted and managed the urban stages at the [[Islam Expo]] in [[Olympia (London)|Olympia]] and the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] in [[ExCeL London|ExCeL Exhibition Centre]].<ref name="muslimhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mecca2Medina|title= Hip-Hop: Mecca2Medina|publisher=MuslimHipHop.com|date= |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> He co-hosts [[Islam Channel]]’s urban show Brother’s In The Deen.<ref name="thedeenshow">{{cite web |url=http://www.islamchannel.tv/thedeenshow/|title=About Us|publisher=The Deen Show|date= |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref>
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*[http://www.emel.com/article?id=79&a_id=2175&c=32 Muslims in the House]. ''[[Emel (magazine)|emel]]''. Issue 8, November/December 2004
*[http://www.emel.com/article?id=79&a_id=2175&c=32 Muslims in the House]. ''[[Emel (magazine)|emel]]''. Issue 8, November/December 2004


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Revision as of 00:09, 1 December 2013

Ismael Lea South
Birth nameLea South
Born (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51)
Nasheed
Occupation(s)Rapper, youth worker
LabelsCrescent Moon Media
Websitewww.mecca2medina.net

Ismael Lea South (born Lea South on 28 May 1973) is an

Jamaican
descent.

Early life

Born Lea South in

Christian.[1]

South attended South Kilburn High School and studied marketing at London College of Communication. He started writing lyrics at school. He later joined an underground group “Strictly Business with Gee and Mic Check One”. They were later signed by an underground recording label. He converted to Islam in this process and left due to artistic content disagreements.[2][3]

Career

South met Rakin Fetuga in Hyde Park’s Speakers' Corner and then later at a Muslim event in Westminster University. After working together in a aromatherapy business,[2][3] Rakin and him formed the group Mecca2Medina in 1996.[4]

South is a

project and events manager for the Black Youth Drugs Line that works against drugs and anti-social behaviour in UK inner cities.[2][3]

He has co-hosted and managed the urban stages at the

Olympia and the Global Peace and Unity Event in ExCeL Exhibition Centre.[5] He co-hosts Islam Channel’s urban show Brother’s In The Deen.[6]

In 2006, South co-founded “The Salam Project” with Rakin Fetuga, which organises urban Islamic events and initiatives.[7] He organises Muslim Hip hop and comedy events such as the Muslim Hip Hop Summit.[8] He also co-founded of TSP Urban Youth.[9]

He also works as a consultant in Islamic urban projects in the Muslim community and is a learning mentor at Bright Futures Consulting. He is currently working on Crescent Moon Media recording label.[10]

Personal life

In April 2008, South got married. He resides in London with his wife and daughter.

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Life in the Day of: Ismael Lea South". London: Misbah Institute. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Mecca2Medina". IQRA Promotions. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "About M2M". Mecca2Medina. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. ISBN 978-90-5201-565-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help
    )
  5. ^ "Hip-Hop: Mecca2Medina". MuslimHipHop.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  6. ^ "About Us". The Deen Show. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  7. ^ "The Salam Project". Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  8. ^ "The Muslim Hip Hop Summit 2011". UK Rap Chronicles. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Are you ready for 5 hours of madness?". Your Local Guardian. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Biography". Rakin Niass. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

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