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About
Dancehall musician and rapper known for collaborating with fellow hip hop artist KRS-One. He released his debut album, Real Ting, in 1994. He contributed to Salt-N-Pepa's 1997 album Brand New. In 1997, he topped the US reggae chart with "Carpenter."
Before Fame
After moving to New York, he met reggae performer Super Cat at Super Power Records. At Super Cat's suggestion, he adopted his professional name, an acronym for Musical Assassin Delivering Lyrical Intelligence Over Nations.
Trivia
He appeared in the music video for the Flava in Ya Ear remix by Craig Mack featuring Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes. His awards include the 1994 Source Award for Reggae Artist of the Year and the 1995 Source Award for Reggae Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
Family Life
He has Jamaican heritage and was born in London.
Associated With
He added hip hop rhythms to Shabba Ranks' "Jam."
