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MUJA MESSIAH

Thee Adventures Of A B-Boy/D-Boy

About Me


Muja Messiah & Manifest- "Paper Planes"-video
Self-described as lyrically "abrasive," Minnesota native Muja Messiah has verbally accosted his way into the national spotlight. "Since forever" is how long he dates his rapping career, but it wasn't until recently by way of his underground hit "Patriot Act" that Muja Messiah earned national notoriety. "The song's brazen critique of President Bush and American foreign and domestic policies — "I'm supposed to be threatened by al Qaeda when I was always afraid of America first, the birthplace of some of the worst terrorists on this earth… Should I blame FEMA or blame Halliburton? I'm'a push the envelope like Bush did the votes, like Bush sniffing coke, but hey, nobody's perfect" — are what landed him a coveted endorsement in December's VIBE Magazine as one of the "51 Best MySpace Rappers," a part of their first-annual nationwide survey"-.Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Muja Messiah’s latest single"Amy Winehouse" takes on Rihanna’s “Umbrella” while celebrating his city, shouting out Amy Winehouse and heeding advice from Russell Simmons. The track comes from Muja’s forthcoming MPLS Massacre which is slated for a mid-March release. While Muja is deep within a Minneapolis hip hop scene that has been caustically deemed college-rap, his voice rears songs that are blatently street-centric, pushing thought and innovation alike with his critical take on Bush’s administration (”Patriot Act”) and his M.I.A. “Paper Planes” mash. As of late Muja was listed on Vibe’s list of The 51 Best MySpace Rappers.-CultureBully
Mpls. Massacre, Vol. 1", a saucy mixtape style cd that touches on politics, thuganomics, and even dianetics. Muja Messiah just may be the next big thing so we fully recommend you jump on the bandwagon while there's still room- l’etoile magazine
The mixed-bag aesthetic on "Mpls. Massacre" is actually perfect for Muja Messiah. He's the rare rapper who knows inner-city violence first hand- but who also knows plenty about politics, socioeconomics and other topics popular in so-called backpacker hip-hop. Muja Messiah is, thankfully, the rare Minneapolis rapper not trying to sound like Slug.- Chris Riemenschnider- Star Tribune
Muja Messiah has shared stages with...
GrandmasterFlash
The Roots
KRS ONE
De La Soul
I Self Devine
Dead Prez
Method Man
Redman
Common
Ghostface Killa & Raekwon
Slum Village
Graph Nobel
Beatnuts
Micranots
Atmosphere
BrassMunk
50 Cent
Dres
Slick Rick

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/9/2005
Band Website: blackcorners.com
Band Members: Muja Messiah
Influences:

Slick Rick
NWA
Ghostface Killah
John Dillinger
dead prez
Kool G. Rap
Souls Of Mischief
Queens Of The Stone Age
Common
Al Capone
Franz Ferdinand
Rakim
Black Sheep
Malcom X
Scarface & The Geto Boys
NAS
Mobb Deep
The White Stripes
Bad Brains
Bill Clinton
Jay-Z
Mars Volta

Notorious B.I.G.
Rick James
X-Clan
Cody Chesnutt
Snoop Dog
Public Enemy
Nice N'Smooth
System Of A Down
De La Soul
Ol'Dirty Bastard (RIP)
Spike Lee
Boogie Down Productions
Marvin Gaye
Beastie Boys

Sounds Like:

Record Label: Black Corners
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Liberator review: MPLS Massacre

Muja Messiah's MPLS Massacre, a mixtape in advance of his full-length album, The Adventures of the B-Boy/D-Boy, deftly reveals many of the tensions  and sometimes outright contradictions  of himself...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:42:00 PST

5 Questions with Muja Messiah- My Music Twin Cities

*photo by: Rebecca "B-Fresh" McDonaldApr 30, 20085 Questions with Muja Messiah If you don't know who Muja Messiah is, you're missing out on a great experience. The energy in the room when he's on the ...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Thu, 01 May 2008 02:28:00 PST

Trama ft. Muja Messiah -Fuck da Police (Flashing Lights)- video

Muja Messiah hooks up with Trama for "Fuck The Police" over Kayne West banger "Flashing Lights", off Trama's Barack O'Trama mixtape ,dam we love the Wire. shouts out to Nah Right , ya'dig!...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PST

KRS-ONE makes miracles happen:Jordan Selbo review

KRS-ONE makes miracles happen: Jordan Selbo reviewsKRS-ONE April 11, 2008 Trocaderos Nightclub Review by Jordan Selbo Photos by Jeff Shaw Better Than: The T-wolves squeaker win or the Miss USA pagea...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:19:00 PST

Muja Messiah talks "True Lies" at CultureBully

yo’ check out CultureBully Influenza series with Muja MessiahApproach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and th...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

MPLS Massacre release show-slideshow by City Pages

Muja MessiahMaria IsaI-Self DevineManifestCity Pages slideshow by Daniel Corrigan captured Muja Messiah MPLS Masacre record release show at 7th Street Entry. Muja Messiah celebrated the release of hi...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:14:00 PST

Muja Messiah on Radio K’s Beatbox

loungin wit my guys at Radio K’s Beatbox , ya’dig...good lookin’out! ...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:01:00 PST

City Pages Critics pick :Muja Messiah Mpls Massacre cd release show

City Pages- Critics-picks-Muja Messiah -Thurs.Mar.20thMuja Messiah CD-release show 7th St. Entry The self-proclaimed "b-boy d-boy" Muja Messiah has been a prominent figure in the local scene longer th...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:18:00 PST

Never mind the bullets ,heres Muja Messiah - Star Tribune

Music:Never mind the bullets,here's Muja Messiah  CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Star Tribunephoto by Tom Sweeney,Star Tribune If there's one thing Muja Messiah is really good at, it's getting p...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:28:00 PST

Much ado about Muja- Mn Spokesman-Recorder-cover

Much Ado About Muja  by Caroline Joseph Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Originally posted 2/20/2...
Posted by MUJA MESSIAH on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:08:00 PST