Raptile

Addis Mussa (born 14 September 1976), better known by his stage names Addis and Raptile, is a Ethiopian-German artist, producer and songwriter. He has performed with some American acts such as Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady and Trey Songz.

Raptile
Raptile in 2001
Background information
Birth nameAddis Mussa
Also known as
  • Addis
  • Raptile
Born (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976
Munich, Germany
Genres
Years active1998–present
Labels
  • Monstablokaz USA
  • LLC
Associated acts

Biography

Addis was signed to Sony BMG in Europe and sold over 250,000 units overseas (worldwide sales approx. 500,000 units). His catalogue of songs from Europe is available in the US on iTunes Global Takeover 1-4.

His album, "Classic Material", went to number 8 on the German media control charts. His international career continued with the release of his third single, "My Everything", featuring Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Wonder, whose hit single, "No Letting Go", was top 10 worldwide in 2003.

He moved to Florida in January 2007 and is currently working on his US debut album (tba). 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.

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions
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.

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US
R&B
 GER
 AUT
 SWI
"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 [1]
"Da Unbeatables"
(featuring Valezka)		 ——14—— [2]
"My Everything"
(featuring Wayne Wonder)		 ——64—— [3]
"Fight Back" 2005 ——1037— Mozez [4]
"Da Symphony (Olé Olé)" ——26—— [5]
"Go Faster" 2006 ——27—— Hero Muzik [6]
"NevaEva" ——32—— [7]
"Missin' Ur Kisses"
(featuring Trey Songz)		 ——87—— [8]
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)		 ——5468—
"My City"
(Follow Your Instinct)		 2013 ——24——
"Baby It's OK"
(Follow Your Instinct featuring Alexandra Stan)		 ——173144
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References
  1. "Raptile feat. Xzibit - Make Y'All Bounce". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. "Raptile feat. Valezka - Da Unbeatables". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "Raptile feat. Wayne Wonder - My Everything". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. "Raptile - Fight Back". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. "Raptile - Da Symphony (Olé Olé)". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. "Raptile - Go Faster". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. "Raptile - NevaEva". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. "Raptile feat. Trey Songz - Missin' Ur Kisses". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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