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Mustafa, better known as MeLo-X, hails from Brooklyn, New York “by way of Jamaica.”
An emcee, DJ, music producer and laptop musician, all we know of him so far is what he’s chosen to share with us through his music; mixtapes the likes of
More Merch and
Mustafa The GodKing: Rise of the Merch Album (his two most recent releases) as well as a multitude of remixes.
Although growing up listening to a lot of Hip Hop, the likes of
Nas,
Biggie Smalls and
Tupac, his taste became more eclectic with the rise of MTV - “I started listening to
Nirvana,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
Oasis...”; evident in his music today. There was no particular moment through which his love for music grew; it was more the fact that he grew up surrounded by it.
Jesse Boykins III and MeLo-X are about forward movement; the singer/songwriter and rapper/producer make every song a journey. Collaborating together previously on solo projects, the two have joined forces to present Zulu Guru, a rumbling, floating, passionate trip inside the mind of a man, the space-age blues of romance and the complication of life’s issues.
The name Mara Hruby flows off your tongue like a beautiful melody, so it’s only fitting that she chose music as her career. Starting early — singing in class and listening to music constantly at home with family - it was her natural path.