Mystic (singer)
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Mystic is a hip hop
artist hailing from the San Francisco Bay
Area. Raised by her mother (an experience she explores in her single "Fatherless Child"), she lived in rural California, Hawaii, and Oregon before settling in her eventual home base, Oakland, California
.
Early on in her musical career, she collaborated with fellow female producer The Angel and toured with Digital Underground
, appearing on Digital Underground's "Who Got The Gravy" album under the name DU Goddess. After earning a solo contract with Goodvibe Recordings in 2000, she worked with respected underground hip-hop producers including Shock G
and A-Plus
for her 2001 debut album, Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
. She participated in the summer 2001 Tree of Life tour with her labelmates to promote the album, whose lead single, "The Life", was featured in the ESPN show The Life
and a commercial for Bud Light in 2004.
The album track "W" featuring her collaboration with Planet Asia
was nominated for a Grammy in 2001 for the brand new category, at the time, of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
As of early 2007, Mystic was on a European tour along with fellow artists Dave Ghetto, Hezekiah
and DJ Munch and working on her 2nd album.
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
artist hailing from the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
Area. Raised by her mother (an experience she explores in her single "Fatherless Child"), she lived in rural California, Hawaii, and Oregon before settling in her eventual home base, Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
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Early on in her musical career, she collaborated with fellow female producer The Angel and toured with Digital Underground
Digital Underground
Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....
, appearing on Digital Underground's "Who Got The Gravy" album under the name DU Goddess. After earning a solo contract with Goodvibe Recordings in 2000, she worked with respected underground hip-hop producers including Shock G
Shock G
Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground...
and A-Plus
A-Plus
APlus is an American convenience store chain owned & operated by Sunoco, Inc.The chain began life as the convenience store chain for Atlantic Petroleum in 1985, which was spun off from ARCO, Inc...
for her 2001 debut album, Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom is the debut album by Mystic, released on June 19 2001 through Good Vibe Recordings.Featuring a combination of R&B, hip hop and Soul, Cuts for Luck was met with positive reviews and helped Mystic receive a BET award nomination for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist...
. She participated in the summer 2001 Tree of Life tour with her labelmates to promote the album, whose lead single, "The Life", was featured in the ESPN show The Life
The Life (TV series)
The Life was a documentary style series broadcast by ESPN in the early 2000s that followed athletes through their everyday lives.-Athletes profiled:*Bobby Convey*Kevin Garnett*Allen Iverson*LeBron James*Shaquille O'Neal*Brian Urlacher-Theme music:...
and a commercial for Bud Light in 2004.
The album track "W" featuring her collaboration with Planet Asia
Planet Asia
Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
was nominated for a Grammy in 2001 for the brand new category, at the time, of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
As of early 2007, Mystic was on a European tour along with fellow artists Dave Ghetto, Hezekiah
Hezekiah
Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....
and DJ Munch and working on her 2nd album.