Raptile
Raptile is the stage name of German-Ethiopian MC and producer Addis Mussa, who
also performs under the moniker Addis. Born in Munich on September 14, 1976, he
began his music career as a freestyle rapper, and soon enough, he was sharing
the stage with more established hip-hop acts such as The Pharcyde and Absolute
Beginners during their Munich concerts. Following a nationwide tour with David
P. and Samy Deluxe in 2000, Raptile signed with the BMG subsidiary Subword and
released his studio debut Da Basilisk's Eye in 2001. Despite the album's poor
commercial performance, he would g...
