Osama Com Laude

Syed Osama Karamat Ali Shah (Urdu: سید اسامہ کرامت علی شاہ‎; born October 26, 1987) better known by his stage name Osama Com Laude or OCL is a Pakistani American musician, rapper, singer-songwriter/lyricist, actor and entrepreneur from Orlando, Florida. Osama is also a medical doctor & notable graduate of Rawalpindi Medical University.

Osama Com Laude
Osama Com Laude in 2019
Background information
Birth nameSyed Osama Karamat Ali Shah
Also known asOCL
Born (1987-10-26) October 26, 1987
OriginOrlando, Florida
GenresHip-hop, rap, nu metal, electro-hop, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, rapper, actor, singer, lyricist, doctor
InstrumentsVocals, lyrics, rapping
Years active2000–present
LabelsKymera ENT
Associated actsNo Front, MRKLE, Huz Kai
Websitewww.osamacomlaude.com

Music career

Early career

Experimenting early with stage names and abandoned rap group attempts, Osama formed "No Front" with childhood friends Da Beast & Myca C. Amateur at first, the group debuted an underground album titled We’re Back, No Front in late 2006. The group wrote, recorded, mixed, mastered and eventually distributed the album on their own. When choosing their musical alter-egos, they played off their actual names.[1][2]

Move to Pakistan

In spring 2009, Osama shared the stage with Pakistani pop powerhouse Ali Zafar where he opened and performed with Ali in a rendition of "Sajania"[3] The remix was featured on Ali's official MySpace.[4]

In the following years, he maintained a solid presence & was a corner stone in the rising Pakistani hip hop landscape[5][6] and did notable international shows alongside Imran Khan (singer)[7] and Edward Maya.[8] Osama was highlighted in Studio 051s Rockumentary also featuring Arieb Azhar, Haroon Rashid, Fringe Benefits, and Abbas Ali Khan.[9]

In 2011, he was quoted to have been approached by artist Nouman Khalid to work on the singers sophomore studio album. The single "Desi Thumka" was subsequently released shortly after.[10] The viral single, produced by Bilal Saeed, has garnered nearly 10 million views on YouTube and an immense amount of mainstream attention.[11]

Osama went on to release his first single "The Balance" produced by Talal Qureshi, accompanied by a music video directed by MRKLE.[12][13] The video had a short run on mainstream South Asian TV channels like AAG, Play TV, MTV Pakistan and ARY Musik due to its questionable suicidal content and use of illuminati mockery. The director took a more personal approach in the video and the song's lyrical content highlighted the rappers everyday struggle of juggling dual lives. He began generating more remixes to famous tracks such as Tygas "Rack City",[14] the Bollywood item song "Munni Badnaam Hui"[15] and Machine Gun Kelly and Waka Flocka Flames "Wild Boy". The remix to "Wild Boy", titled "Pakistani", featuring Punjabi rapper Bali Shah, went viral on social media.[16][17][18]

2013–2018

Osama announced focusing on releasing singles only, the first being "Sunshine".[19][20][21] Delays on the video release for "Sunshine" were due to the 2012 ban of YouTube in Pakistan.[22] The sophomore single was featured on BBC Asian Network[23]

The rapper since then took a 4-year hiatus to focus & complete his MBBS degree from Rawalpindi Medical College and has, in recent times, resurfaced & relaunched his brand starting with "Baghdad". The single was launched July 1, 2017 and accompanied with a music video directed by Huz Kai (record producer)|Huz Kai, who is the song's producer as well.[24][25][26][27][28] All set to release new music, Osama recently headlined Pakistans first internationally acclaimed music festival in Islamabad, the Mad Decent Block Party on February 4, 2018 alongside Major Lazer, Valentino Khan & more.[29][30][31][32][33][34]

Style and influences

Osama has been quoted to be heavily influenced by Eminem and Nelly and has stated listening to their respective LPs, The Marshall Mathers LP and Country Grammar, are the initial reason the rapper started writing lyrics and making songs.[35]

Discography

Singles
  • 2010: "Barack Osama"
  • 2011: "The Balance"
  • 2012: "Pakistani (Wild Boy Remix)" (feat. Bali Shah)
  • 2010: "I'm Zoning" (feat. Maria Unera)
  • 2013: "Bars of Steel" (feat. Xpolymer Dar)
  • 2013: "Dance Like You Dead"
  • 2014: "Sunshine" (feat. Da Beast)
  • 2015: "15/27"
  • 2017: "Baghdad"
  • 2018: "Chaklala Scheming"
  • 2019: "DIL"

Collaborations
  • 2011: "Desi Thumka" (with Nouman Khalid)
  • 2013: "Pyaray Allah" (with Asim Subhani)
  • 2017: "Teambackpack Cypher – Pakistan" (with Hashim Nawaz & Xpolymer Dar)
  • 2018: "IslamaBAAP" (with Xpolymer Dar & Shamoon Ismail)
  • 2020: "Pindi Aye" (with Hashim Nawaz, Fadi, Hamzee, Khawar Malik, Zeeru & Shuja Shah)
  • 2020: "New Wave" (with Abdur off his EP 'Forfeited')

EP and albums

Acting career

After launching "Chaklala Scheming" in late 2018, OCL took to Instagram to announce his next single "Dil"[36] which would team him up again with producer/artist Huz Kai. The picture posted for aforementioned announcement went viral launching Osama into the mainstream media for his striking resemblance to Jason Momoa.[37][38][39][40][41][42][43] With the new platform at his disposal, the rapper took to tabloids to share his interest into making a jump into the acting field.[1][44][45]

Television and Web
Year Title Role
2014 The Dictator Dmitri, The Russian
2015 Taazi TVC Romeo
2016 Pakola TVC Samad
2020 Bulla (web series) Undisclosed role

Filmography
Year Title Role
2021 Undisclosed Project Undisclosed Role

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