Name Addis Mussa Birth name Addis Mussa Labels Monstablokaz USA, LLC Also known as Addis,Raptile Role Musical Artist | Years active 1998 - present Genres Hip hop music, Pop music | |
Born September 14, 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-09-14 ) Albums Classic Material, Hero Muzik, Da Basilisk's Eye, Mozez, Global Takeover Part 2 Similar People Rekless, Valezka, Xzibit, Young Zee, Wayne Wonder Profiles | ||
Addis Mussa (born September 14, 1976, in Munich), better known by his stage names Addis and Raptile, is a German-Ethiopian artist, producer and songwriter. He has performed with such American acts as Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady and Trey Songz.
Biography
Addis was signed to Sony BMG in Europe and sold over 250,000 units overseas (worldwide sales approx. 500,000 units). His catalogue of songs from Europe is available in the US on iTunes GLOBAL TAKEOVER 1-4.
His album, “Classic Material“, went to #8 on the German media control charts. His international career continued with the release of his 3rd single, “MY EVERYTHING”, featuring Jamaican reggae superstar Wayne Wonder, whose it-single, “No Letting Go”, was top 10 worldwide in 2003.
He moved to Florida in January 2007 and is currently working on his US debut album (tba). His artist Lionezz participated in ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme, which aired on VH1 in 2008. Addis appeared on the reality TV program MTV Cribs. His song, "Neva Eva", was featured in the video game NBA Live 07 (EA Sports).
In 2010, Addis and his newly formed American-European supergroup, "Follow Your Instinct", released "Disco", which made the US Billboard Hot Singles Top 30 for 9 weeks, peaking at #9, and the US Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Singles Top 10 for 8 weeks, peaking at #6.
