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|Row 8 info = [[Abstract Rude]], [[Factor]], [[Freestyle Fellowship]], [[Haiku D'Etat]], [[Magic Heart Genies]]}}'''Michael Troy''', better known by his stage name '''Myka 9''', is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. First rising to prominence as a member of [[Freestyle Fellowship]], Myka 9 was instrumental in the [[Good Life Cafe]] scene in the early 1990s, and had a profound influence on Los Angeles underground hip hop and [[freestyle rap]] in general. Myka 9 is known for his rapid-fire, jazz-influenced, melodic rapping style, and often incorporates singing and occassionally rapping into his songs.
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|Row 8 info = [[Abstract Rude]], [[Factor]], [[Freestyle Fellowship]], [[Haiku D'Etat]], [[Magic Heart Genies]]}}'''Michael Troy''', better known by his stage name '''Myka 9''', is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. First rising to prominence as a member of [[Freestyle Fellowship]], Myka 9 was instrumental in the [[Good Life Cafe]] scene in the early 1990s and had a profound influence on Los Angeles underground hip hop and [[freestyle rap]] in general. Myka 9 is known for his rapid-fire, jazz-influenced, melodic rapping style, and often incorporates singing and occasionally rapping into his songs.
   
After releasing two albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Myka 9 made his solo debut in 1999 with ''[[It's All Love]]''. He has since released six additional solo albums, in addition to albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, [[Haiku D'Etat]] and [[Magic Heart Genies]], and collaborative albums with [[Factor]], [[Abstract Rude]] and [[Adriatic]]. 
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After releasing two albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Myka 9 made his solo debut in 1999 with ''[[It's All Love]]''. He has since released six additional solo albums, in addition to albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, [[Haiku D'Etat]] and [[Magic Heart Genies]], and collaborative albums with [[Factor]], [[Abstract Rude]], and [[Adriatic]]. 
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
 
===Studio albums===
 
===Studio albums===

Latest revision as of 18:03, 30 September 2019

Myka 9
Myka 9

Birth name

Michael Troy

Also known as

Microphone Mike, Mikah 9

Origin

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Genre

Hip hop

Occupation(s)

Rapper, record producer

Years active

1987-present

Label

Pure Hip Hop, Mean Street, M9, Citrus, Fake Four, SoundVise

Associated acts

Abstract Rude, Factor, Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat, Magic Heart Genies

Michael Troy, better known by his stage name Myka 9, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. First rising to prominence as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Myka 9 was instrumental in the Good Life Cafe scene in the early 1990s and had a profound influence on Los Angeles underground hip hop and freestyle rap in general. Myka 9 is known for his rapid-fire, jazz-influenced, melodic rapping style, and often incorporates singing and occasionally rapping into his songs.

After releasing two albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Myka 9 made his solo debut in 1999 with It's All Love. He has since released six additional solo albums, in addition to albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and Magic Heart Genies, and collaborative albums with Factor, Abstract Rude, and Adriatic

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • 1999: It's All Love
  • 2001: Timetable
  • 2004: A Work in Progress
  • 2006: Citrus Sessions Vol.1
  • 2009: 1969
  • 2012: Gramophone
  • 2012: Mykology

Collaborative albums[]

  • 2012: Sovereign Soul (with Factor)
  • 2015: AyeM Ray-DIO (with Abstract Rude)
  • 2015: Famous Future Time Travel (with Factor)
  • 2019: In Motion (with Adriatic)