Raptile
| Addis (a.k.a. Raptile) | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Addis Mussa |
| Also known as | Addis,Raptile |
| Born | September 14, 1976 |
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Hip Hop, Pop |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Labels | Monstablokaz USA, LLC |
| Associated acts | Lionezz, Viper, Follow Your Instinct, Alexandra Stan |
Addis Mussa (born September 14, 1976, in Munich), better known by his stage names Addis & Raptile, is a German-Ethiopian artist, producer and songwriter. He has performed with such American acts as Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady and Trey Songz.
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 #8 on the German media control charts. His international career continued with the release of his 3rd single, “MY EVERYTHING”, featuring Jamaican reggae superstar Wayne Wonder, whose it-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 video game NBA Live 07 (EA Sports).
In 2010, Addis and his newly formed American-European supergroup, "Follow Your Instinct", released "Disco", which made the US Billboard Hot Singles Top 30 for 9 weeks, peaking at #9, and the US Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Singles Top 10 for 8 weeks, peaking at #6.
Discography
Albums
| 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
| 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 | ||||||
| "Da Unbeatables" (featuring Valezka) |
— | — | 14 | — | — | ||||||||
| "My Everything" (featuring Wayne Wonder) |
— | — | 64 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Fight Back" | 2005 | — | — | 10 | 37 | — | Mozez | ||||||
| "Da Symphony (Olé Olé)" | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Go Faster" | 2006 | — | — | 27 | — | — | Hero Muzik | ||||||
| "NevaEva" | — | — | 32 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Missin' Ur Kisses" (featuring Trey Songz) |
— | — | 87 | — | — | ||||||||
| 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) |
9 | 6 | — | — | — | 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. | |||||||||||||