Omega Crosby

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Omega Crosby
Birth nameMicah Omega Crosby
Born (1993-12-03) December 3, 1993 (age 30)
Modesto, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s) Digital audio workstation
Years active2012–present
Labels

Micah Omega Crosby (born December 3, 1993), is an American rapper, producer, and songwriter from Modesto, California. By 2012 Omega Crosby was releasing his own singles and music videos, and his first mixtape, Urban Muzik Vol.1, came out in early 2013. Currently signed to Empire Distribution, [1] he has collaborated with hip hop artists such as Clyde Carson, [2] Adrian Marcel, Mayne Mannish [3] and Chingy. [4] He has also completed production for members of the group The Team. [5] He was nominated for Best Hip Hop Artist in late October 2015 for the Modesto Area Music Awards. [6] In 2015 he released a mixtape titled "Modesto". A digital exclusive mixtape called "2016" was released January 1, 2016 by Bay Area based company Thizzler and Swisha House CEO, DJ Michael "5000" Watts. [7] On January 20, 2016 he released his first independent album titled "Kalifornia".

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Early life

Micah Crosby was born in 1993 in Modesto, California, where he also spent his childhood. He is also the son of pastor and politician Darius Crosby, who is heavily involved in the Modesto community. [8] He started making music at around age twelve, picking up hip hop production as a hobby. He soon started rapping over his own beats, and by sixteen he had decided he wanted to pursue music as a career. Crosby is a cousin to late singer and record producer, Rick James. [9] Encouraged by family members such as his father, early musical inspirations included hip hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Jodeci, Curtis Mayfield and Notorious B.I.G. [9]

Discography

Mixtapes

TitleRelease details
Lucid: The Official Mixtape
  • Released: March 21, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
Urban Muzik Vol.1
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
2016
  • Released: January 1, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital

Albums

Albums by Omega Crosby [10]
TitleRelease details
Modesto
  • Released: October 17, 2015
  • Label: Omega Crosby Music
  • Format: Digital
Kalifornia
  • Released: January 20, 2016
  • Label: Omega Crosby Music
  • Format: Digital

Singles

TitleRelease details
Get It
  • Released: October 12, 2013
  • Label: UMA Entertainment
  • Digital Download
"Him" (feat. Chingy)
  • Released: February 10, 2016
  • Label: Omega Crosby Music
  • Digital Download
Bugging
  • Released: April 15, 2016
  • Label: EMPIRE / Kemani Entertainment
  • Digital Download
Prince (feat. Mayne Mannish)
  • Released: May 9, 2016
  • Label: EMPIRE / Kemani Entertainment
  • Digital Download
That Bounce
  • Released: May 10, 2016
  • Label: EMPIRE / Kemani Entertainment
  • Digital Download
Everything New (feat. Clyde Carson)
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Label: EMPIRE / Kemani Entertainment
  • Digital Download

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