Sign of the apocalypse?

In the middle of each week, I will begin posting a "Sign of the apocalypse" comment/clip/commentary on something happening in the world that week. This is the first sign.

Amir Muhadith. Name strike a bell? I'll help you out a bit. Amir (emir) means commander in Arabic. Muhaddith is a title given to someone who has a great knowledge of the hadiths (or words/narrations) of the prophet Muhammad. Rough, rough translation of the name Amir Muhadith: something to the effect of being a commander of the hadiths. You know, only the hadiths that represent the words and beliefs of the prophet himself. Ok, still stumped? Come on, I translated the name for those of you that can't read Arabic (I can't either, thanks wikipedia). Well here are a few photos. These are the last hints before the big reveal:



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And your final answer? _________________________



Congratulations, you guessed it. Chauncey Hawkins aka Loon nna (now known as) Amir Muhadith. Former rapper in the shiny suit crew, Bad Boy Records. Who penned quotables such as,

Open up the door, i help her out with the bags
Car get dirty, i help her out the jag
Folks get flirty, i help em out with the mag
I aint lyin, im in love wit u bad

and

I'm as smooth as Erik Estrada, dipped in dollars

I mean really, he was the quintessential rapper of the lame-duck era of rap (2000-2004 aka the Jamychingnelly era [Ja Rule Chingy Nelly Mystikal] ).

Without further adieu, I present to you this little morsel. I came across this video a few days ago of Amir. Actually I don't like the ring to that. Names in threes are the best. Alexander the Great. King Louis XIV. Let's call him... Loon the Muslim. Just one last question. I know Loon was almost single-handedly responsible for bringing back the shaped-up goatee. But is this beard real, absurd or both????



Loon the Muslim, no longer a Bad Boy. But a good boy. How do you say speechless in Arabic?