Muja Messiah

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Muja Messiah
Birth nameRobert Hedges [1]
Born (1976-12-10) December 10, 1976 (age 48) [2] [3]
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres Hip Hop, R&B
Occupation Singer, 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] [6] 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. [7]

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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. [8]

Two years later in 2010, he released the album M-16's. [9]

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 . [10]

The next year in 2015, he released the album Angel Blood Soup [11] and the collaborative album 9th House with I Self Devine. [12]

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 [13]

Discography

Studio albums

• Eleutheria (2023)

• Trap Water (2023)

• The Grinch (2023)

• GODNA (2025)

Mixtapes

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 Riemenschneider, Chris (March 6, 2008). "Music: Never mind the bullets, here's Muja Messiah". Star Tribune . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Madden, Michael (October 18, 2017). "This is 40: Muja Messiah on his relentless grind and hip-hop family". City Pages . Retrieved August 7, 2019.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Muja Messiah (December 10, 2010). "Its my born day". Twitter . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. Scholtes, Peter (September 10, 2008). "Muja Messiah Lists His Favorites". City Pages . Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  5. Swensson, Andrea (September 12, 2011). "Maria Isa and Muja Messiah unite as Villa Rosa". City Pages . Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. Harper, Sarah (April 19, 2012). "Villa Rosa: It takes two". The Minnesota Daily . Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  7. Schell, Justin (July 27, 2008). "Muja Messiah's new "Adventures" in hip hop". Twin Cities Daily Planet . Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  8. Keller, Josh (September 9, 2010). "Muja Messiah: M-16 Mixtape Review". Reliver. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  9. Paulson, Jen (July 23, 2008). "Muja Messiah". City Pages . Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  10. Spencer, Jack (December 12, 2014). "The Best Minnesota Rap Albums of 2014". City Pages . Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  11. Ehlert, Derek (July 30, 2015). "Muja Messiah Pours Personality Into Angel Blood Soup". Breaks X Lakes. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  12. Thompson, Paul (November 30, 2015). "Muja Messiah / I Self Devine: 9th House". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  13. https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1336292669031673856
  14. "Cooler Heads Prevail, by Muja Messiah".