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| Birth name | Addis Mussa |
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| Born | 14 September 1976 Munich, Germany |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Addis Mussa (born September 14, 1976), better known by his stage names Addis and Raptile, is a German-American singer, rapper, producer and songwriter.
In his early years, he collaborated with American rappers, Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady and Trey Songz, and was signed to Sony in Europe. He sold 250,000 units overseas. He released his debut album, Global Takeover, along with three extra volumes in 2007. [1]
His album, Classic Material, went to number 8 on the German media control charts. [2] His international career continued with the release of his third single, "My Everything", featuring Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Wonder. [3] [4]
He moved to Orlando, Florida in 2007 and got started on another album. He is A&R consultant at SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. His artist Lionezz participated in ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme, which aired on VH1 in 2008. Addis appeared on the reality TV program MTV Cribs . His song "Neva Eva" was featured in the basketball video game NBA Live 07 . [5]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| US | US R&B | GER | |||||||||||
| Da Basilisk's Eye (with Roger Rekless) | 2001 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Classic Material | 2004 | — | — | 8 | |||||||||
| Mozez (also available as limited edition) | 2005 | — | — | 36 | |||||||||
| Hero Muzik | 2006 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Best of - Europe's Golden Child (Best-of CD) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Global Takeover, Pt. 1 | 2007 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Global Takeover, Pt. 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Global Takeover, Pt. 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Global Takeover, Pt. 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Animal Kingdom (with Follow Your Instinct (FYI)) | 2015 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| "Microphone Igniter / We Don't Need U" (with Roger Rekless) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | Da Basilisk's Eye | ||||||
| "Rest Ya Head on My Chest" (with Roger Rekless) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Make Y'All Bounce" (featuring Xzibit) (Strong Arm Steady Version) | 2004 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Classic Material | [6] | |||||
| "Da Unbeatables" (featuring Valezka) | — | — | 14 | — | — | [7] | |||||||
| "My Everything" (featuring Wayne Wonder) | — | — | 64 | — | — | [8] | |||||||
| "Fight Back" | 2005 | — | — | 10 | 37 | — | Mozez | [9] | |||||
| "Da Symphony (Olé Olé)" | — | — | 26 | — | — | [10] | |||||||
| "Go Faster" | 2006 | — | — | 27 | — | — | Hero Muzik | [11] | |||||
| "NevaEva" | — | — | 32 | — | — | [12] | |||||||
| "Missin' Ur Kisses" (featuring Trey Songz) | — | — | 87 | — | — | [13] | |||||||
| Changed his name to "Addis" & also formed a new European-American supergroup called "Follow Your Instinct" | |||||||||||||
| "Stay Strong" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Disco" (Addis featuring Follow Your Instinct) | - | - | — | — | — | Animal Kingdom | |||||||
| "Murderer" (featuring Viper) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "On the Floor" (Follow Your Instinct) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Kingdom | ||||||
| "No Matter What They Say" (Follow Your Instinct featuring Samu Haber of Sunrise Avenue) | — | — | 54 | 68 | — | ||||||||
| "My City" (Follow Your Instinct) | 2013 | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||||||
| "Baby It's OK" (Follow Your Instinct featuring Alexandra Stan) | — | — | 17 | 31 | 44 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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