Watch Montreal rapper Narcy's set at the 2019 CBC Music Festival
CBC Music | CBC Music | Posted: October 9, 2019 10:30 AM | Last Updated: October 9, 2019
The Iraqi-Canadian MC revved up the crowd with his trademark wit and clever lyricism
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Caption: Rapper Narcy performs at the 2019 CBC Music Festival at Toronto's Echo Beach. (Vanessa Heins/CBC)
"You're in my head like a sinus flush."
Bless Narcy and his unique, evocative wordplay. Who else but the Montreal-based, Iraqi-Canadian hip-hop artist would write a song like "Mr. Asthmatic"?
Narcy flexed his versatility throughout his set at the 2019 CBC Music Festival's q stage, pivoting easily from comedic (that aforementioned ode to his inhaler) to reverential ("God is Great") to galvanizing (the particularly powerful peace anthem "Free"), taking the attentive, rain-soaked crowd on an unforgettable journey from laughter to tears.
Watch Narcy's full set, below.
Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | Shlonak | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "Shlonak" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | Sun | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "Sun" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | Free | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "Free" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | I Know | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "I Know" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | Mr. Asthamtic | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "Mr. Asthmatic" for CBC Music Festival.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | Animal | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "Animal" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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Media Video | (not specified) : Narcy | God is Great | CBC Music Festival
Caption: Narcy performs "God is Great" for CBC Music Festival 2019.
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