Muja Messiah

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Muja Messiah
Birth nameRobert Hedges [1]
Born (1976-12-10) December 10, 1976 (age 47) [2] [3]
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Sound Verite Records
  • Black Corners

Robert Hedges [1] (born December 10, 1976), [2] [3] better known by his stage name Muja Messiah, is an American rapper from Minneapolis, Minnesota. [4] He has been a member of the groups Raw Villa [2] and Villa Rosa. [5] Vibe named him in "51 Best MySpace Rappers" and URB named him in "Next 1000." City Pages also named him the best Minneapolis hip hop artist of 2009. [6]

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Career

In 2008, Muja Messiah released a mixtape, Mpls Massacre Vol. 1, and then released his debut album Thee Adventures of a B-Boy D-Boy the same year. [7]

Two years later in 2010, he released the album M-16's. [8]

In 2014, he released God Kissed It the Devil Missed It. It was listed as one of the best Minnesota rap album of 2014 by City Pages . [9]

The next year in 2015, he released the album Angel Blood Soup [10] and the collaborative album 9th House with I Self Devine. [11]

On December 7, 2020, legendary emcee, rapper and actor Ice-T retweeted the Muja Messiah song "Covid" produced by Orikal Uno to his 1.9 million followers on Twitter [12]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

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References

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  3. 1 2 Muja Messiah (December 10, 2010). "Its my born day". Twitter . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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  12. https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1336292669031673856
  13. "Cooler Heads Prevail, by Muja Messiah".