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Originally from Oakland, California, Mystic both rhymes and sings on her songs, charging them with energy, beauty and consciousness in a delicate balance that is both intriguing and refreshing. She was nominated for a Grammy in 2001 on the release of her debut album “Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom.”
First making her mark as an MC in the Bay Area, Mystic’s work brought her to the attention of many influential Djs, one of whom introduced her to Los Angeles producer The Angel. This connection led to Angel bringing in Mystic to write and vocal the rhyme for her remix of Donald Byrd’s “Kofi” for the Blue Note Remix album, “The New Groove” (1996), featured to great effect in the Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth film, “Gridlock’d.” Another Tupac associate, Shock G, had featured Mystic’s vocal on the soundtrack to the film “The Funeral,” on a beautiful cover of the Billie Holliday classic, “Gloomy Sunday.” In 1998, The Angel suggested Mystic for the Bay Area hip-hop compilation, “Rules Of The Game.” Together they wrote the track “OK…Alright”, which Angel produced, the first track released by Mystic in her own right. This classic is now available on iTunes.
Mystic continued to guest on many recording projects including Souls Of Mischief and Digital Underground. She also took to the road with Digital Underground, joining the group as their only female MC.
The Angel’s introduction of Mystic to GoodVibe Recordings led to the recording of Mystic’s debut album, “Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom” in 2001. Mystic enlisted production from The Angel along with respected producers Shock G, A-Plus (Hieroglyphics), The Elements, Chops, Manifest, The Dotrix, Spontaneous, 427 (Cali Agents, Planet Asia), and Amp Live (Zion I). The album was released to great commercial success with the A-Plus produced track, “The Life,” the video of which became a VH1 and MTV staple. Mystic joined India Arie on a major US tour to promote the album. She was also a guest presenter on VH1 for a week. Mystic was later signed to Dreamworks who re-released “Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom” with some bonus tracks in markets outside the US. That year Mystic also guested on the album “No Gravity” by The Angel.
Mystic’s songs have been featured on numerous compilation albums along with the tv shows “Dark Angel” and “Six Feet Under.” Her work guesting with The Angel has also been featured in the films “Boiler Room” and on the soundtrack album to “All About The Benjamins” as well as in the TV shows “The Twilight Zone,” “24” and “Platinum.”
The Angel featured Mystic on the end title song for the Miramax documentary film, “The Heart Of The Game,” with narration by Ludacris. The resulting track, “Believe It” is available on the accompanying score album for the film, released by Supa Crucial Recordings. For more info check out www.myspace.com/thatgirlmystic
