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Artist
Sol Messiah
12+ albums
hip hoprapUSAHip-Hopunderground rap
about
As a child Messiah began break dancing in his hometown of Atlanta, GA. In his teens he earned a reputation for being one of the best breaker’s in his crew. Shortly thereafter break dancing took him to NY where he joined the Rock Steady Crew. All the while Sol Messiah was b-boying he also had a love affair with DJing. The day he saw DJ Jazzy Jay spinning on Numark TTXUSB turntables with Afrika Bambaataa is the day it all started. Today he is on the forefront of technology by being one of the first to use Numark's V7 digital turntable while touring with Nappy Roots. For Messiah the step from DJing to producing was a natural progression. Talented with a mastery of production that could not be learned easily without hands-on experience, Sol Messiah captured the attention of Dallas Austin. Messiah soon created a catalog filled with timeless tracks. Alongside Dallas he went on to work with TLC, Madonna, Monica and Boys II Men. Sol Messiah became recognized as an accomplished DJ in the early 90’s due to his ever-growing mixtape popularity. Sol Messiah and Dallas Austin opened a hip hop shop in underground Atlanta where Sol Messiah featured his classic Sol Messiah Mixtape series. Being that under ground Atlanta was a big tourist spot, people from all over the world would come looking for these addictive sound scapes that Sol Messiah was crafting. That popularity led to club promoters approaching Sol about residency in clubs. Sol Messiah then landed gigs in the popular hip hop club
