# Raptile

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**Raptile** (born Addis Mussa) began his career collaborating with American artists including Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady, and Trey Songz, and was signed to Sony Music in Europe. His releases have sold over 500,000 units worldwide.

In 2004, he released the **album *Classic Material***, which **reached number 8 on the German Media Control Charts**, followed by the albums *Mozez* and *Hero Muzik*. In 2007, he released *Global Takeover*, a compilation project highlighting tracks from his earlier works.[1][2] His international success continued with the single “My Everything,” featuring Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Wonder.[3][4]

That same year, Raptile relocated to Orlando, Florida, where he began developing new material. His song “Neva Eva” was featured in the EA Sports video game *NBA Live 07*.[5]

Between 2012 and 2016, Raptile performed with his female rap partner **Lionezz** under the urban-pop group name *Follow Your Instinct*. The group collaborated with artists such as **Busta Rhymes** and **Snoop Dogg** and toured internationally, including across Asia. Lionezz also appeared on VH1's *ego trip’s Miss Rap Supreme* in 2008.[6]

From 2018 to 2025, Raptile worked as an A&R consultant for Sony Music Entertainment. He is currently producing his anniversary album *Classic Material 2*, scheduled for release in mid-to-late 2026.[7]

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name 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

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name 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 [1] "Da Unbeatables" (featuring Valezka) — — 14 — — [2] "My Everything" (featuring Wayne Wonder) — — 64 — — [3] "Fight Back" 2005 — — 10 37 — Mozez [4] "Da Symphony (Olé Olé)" — — 26 — — [5] "Go Faster" 2006 — — 27 — — Hero Muzik [6] "NevaEva" — — 32 — — [7] "Missin' Ur Kisses" (featuring Trey Songz) — — 87 — — [8] 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) - - — — — 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.

## References

1. ["Raptile feat. Xzibit - Make Y'All Bounce"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-24287) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile feat. Valezka - Da Unbeatables"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-42691) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile feat. Wayne Wonder - My Everything"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-76519) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile - Fight Back"](http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Raptile&titel=Fight+Back&cat=s) (in German). *austriancharts.at*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile - Da Symphony (Olé Olé)"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-160894) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile - Go Faster"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-237532) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile - NevaEva"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-257517) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

1. ["Raptile feat. Trey Songz - Missin' Ur Kisses"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-272304) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

## External links

- [MonstaBlokaz community](https://web.archive.org/web/20090803185346/http://www.blokabuzz.com/) (archived)
- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20051215044455/http://www.raptile.de/us/index.html) (Wayback Machine)

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