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Tajai Massey, known by the
stage name,
Tajai (born:
April 21,
1975), is an
American rapper and
producer. He is one of the four founding members of
Oakland, California-based
underground hip hop group
Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop
collective, the
Hieroglyphics.
Biography
Souls of Mischief
Born in
Stanford, California, Tajai moved with his family across the
San Francisco Bay to
Oakland, California when he was 2 years old. In
elementary school, Tajai met fellow
Souls of Mischief member
A-Plus, and the duo began their nascent
rap careers. Tajai eventually introduced A-Plus to future Souls of Mischief members
Phesto and
Opio, and the group formed in
high school before releasing their
debut album,
93 'til Infinity on
Jive Records in
1993. He graduated from
Stanford University in 1997 with a degree in anthropology.
Hieroglyphics
After Tajai and the Souls of Mischief were dropped by Jive, the group was incorporated into the Hieroglyphics in
1995, at the urging of
Del tha Funkee Homosapien.
Tajai has contributed to all four Souls of Mischief albums, as well as the two Hieroglyphic studio albums. He has also produced or performed on solo projects of various Hieroglyphics' members.
SupremeEx
In
1999, Tajai and the Hieroglyphics' then-
webmaster,
StinkE, formed the
conceptual group
SupremeEx, which released an
enhanced CD,, and in
2005, released the album
Nuntype.
Crudo
Tajai is also a member of
Crudo, a new project featuring
Mike Patton and
Dan the Automator, who made their live debut in 2008.
Discography
Albums
1999, with
SupremeEx (
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings /
Clear Label Records)
2005,
Power Movement, (
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings)
2005,
Nuntype with
SupremeEx (
Rumble Pack Records)
Mixtapes
Sleeping Giant
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