Over the past 8 years, Jamal Mista Mal Abdullah, has been working in the music industry as an accomplished vocalist and writer. Using R&B and fusion jazz sounds, as he makes an impressive impression on the industry today, Using similar styles of his influences; Common, Mos Def, Talib Qwali, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Guns & Roses, Marvin Gaye, Mint Condition, Bobby Brown, and Michael Jackson. His songs are very real, deep, and progressive which use many emotions to capture his audience. Mista Mal, started singing with a female friend, in local clubs in Georgia, but wasn’t serious. People started encouraging him to go professional. However, when a member of 112 approached him about his voice in the fall of 1997, he decided that it was time to go pro. He came back to California in 1999; and started working with Perry Williams again, who helped train his voice. They had previously worked together in the early 90s.
He also started working with the camp called Merination. Merination music is a group of local and talented artist who helped Mista Mal develop his skills in song writing. Mista Mal found out that through lyrics and music he could penetrate minds just as effectively as one on one conversation. In 2001, he was in the dynamic group/band Logik Control, until August 2004. While in the group/band Logik Control, Jamal got the chance to open up for D12 at U.C Riverside, and many other venues like The Mint of Santa Monica, The Viper Room, The Whiskey, and Roxy Club, in Los Angeles, Ca; And many other big names. Recently Mista Mal has been continuing to build his catalog of songs and recorded material working with DJ Blend Daddy of Mix Mechanic Music Inc, DJ J-Butta from the Infamous Legend of Doom/Hunger Promo, Fuego One of Merination Music, and Raz Beats of JMC Records. Mista Mal is looking to release his debut self titled album Mista Mal sometime in the near future.
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