Musti (rapper)

Ugbad Yusuf Mustafa (born March 9, 2001 ) is a Norwegian rapper who appears under the name Musti or Ugbad Musti .

Life

Mustafa grew up with seven siblings in the Oslo district of Tøyen . Her grandfather was the mayor of the Somali city of Burao . Since her family lived in the English city of Milton Keynes between 2004 and 2011 , she began her school years in England. At the age of 12 she spent eleven months in Somalia, where her family looked after her grandfather until his death. Mustafa first wrote English lyrics, according to her own account, because her Norwegian vocabulary was too small due to her time in England. She later switched to Norwegian.

In 2019, before she even released her first single, she appeared at major festivals such as Øyafestivalen and Lairofestivalen and was seen in the media as a "hope for the future". She could also be heard as a guest contribution to the song Malaika by the Norwegian rapper Arif . Mustafa is under contract with the music label Nora Collective , which is part of Sony Music .

In February 2020 she released her debut album Qoyskayga , followed by the EP Mellom høyblokkene in June . In April 2020 she also released the short film Riyo , which was made in connection with her debut album.

reception

Musti's debut album Qoyskayga received mostly positive reviews. In a review by the Dagbladet newspaper , it got five out of six possible points.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	title	NO	Remarks
2020	Qoyskayga	NO31 (1 week) NO

EPs

2020: Mellom høyblokkene

Singles

2020: Gro Harlem Brundtland

Web links

Musti at Allmusic (English). Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Musti at Nora Collective (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Årets nominated. Musikkforleggerprisen, accessed on July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
^ ^A ^b Ruth Emilie Rustad Martinsen: Musti: - Jeg var dritsint som liten kid. In: Natt & Dag. November 5, 2019, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ ^a ^b Eskil Olaf Vestre: - Norge trenger flere kvinner and fargede i leathererstillinger. In: NRK. July 17, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ ^a ^b Ingrid Røise Kielland: Musti (18) er norsk raps nye stjerneskudd. In: Dagens Næringsliv. April 16, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ Malini Gaare Bjørnstad: - Jeg må ærlig si at jeg ikke ser stor Fremdgang. In: kk.no. June 22, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ Maria Sunge Ae: Den norske rap comet Musti (19) følger opp debut album with kortfilm om selvdestruktivitet. In: subject.no. April 29, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ Sofia Braseth: Hun her må du høre. In: Dagbladet. February 10, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ Chart sources: NO

personal data
SURNAME	Musti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mustafa, Ugbad Yusuf (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	March 9, 2001

[1] Årets nominated. Musikkforleggerprisen, accessed on July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[:0-2] A ^b Ruth Emilie Rustad Martinsen: Musti: - Jeg var dritsint som liten kid. In: Natt & Dag. November 5, 2019, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[:1-3] Eskil Olaf Vestre: - Norge trenger flere kvinner and fargede i leathererstillinger. In: NRK. July 17, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[:2-4] Ingrid Røise Kielland: Musti (18) er norsk raps nye stjerneskudd. In: Dagens Næringsliv. April 16, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[5] Malini Gaare Bjørnstad: - Jeg må ærlig si at jeg ikke ser stor Fremdgang. In: kk.no. June 22, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[6] Maria Sunge Ae: Den norske rap comet Musti (19) følger opp debut album with kortfilm om selvdestruktivitet. In: subject.no. April 29, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[7] Sofia Braseth: Hun her må du høre. In: Dagbladet. February 10, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 (Norwegian).

[8] Chart sources: NO