16 Facts About Myka 9

Myka 9 is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku d'Etat and Magic Heart Genies.

Originally known as Microphone Mike in the 1980s, Myka 9 was a member of the MC Aces with Aceyalone and Spoon Iodine.

Myka 9 was featured on two tracks on Project Blowed compilation in 1994.

In 2008, Myka 9 formed Magic Heart Genies with J the Sarge and DJ Drez.

Myka 9 has collaborated with The Wailers Band, Prefuse 73, Daddy Kev, Busdriver, Cut Chemist, Talib Kweli, and many others.

Myka 9 has worked extensively with producer and trumpeter Josef Leimberg, who produced the majority of It's All Love: American Nightmare and A Work in Progress.

Myka 9 has released three albums with Canadian producer Factor Chandelier.

In 2022 it was found that Myka 9 has the largest vocabulary in hip-hop history.

Myka 9 is known for rapid-fire, jazz-influenced, melodic rapping, often incorporating singing and occasionally scatting into his songs.

Myka 9 has had a large influence on Los Angeles underground hip hop and freestyle rap in general.

Myka 9 was a tall good looking dude, the girls always liked him and this dude just went on stage and there was no effort in him.

Myka 9 affected and influenced so many people in hip-hop including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, that whole scene.

Myka 9 is featured in the documentary Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme, Where We're From: The Elements Documentary, and the Hip Hop Evolution Netflix series.

Myka 9 is featured in the award-winning documentary This Is the Life, chronicling the music movement that was birthed at The Good Life Cafe in South Central, Los Angeles.

In 2022, Myka 9 released a book called My Kaleidoscope, which features song lyrics, a detailed oral history, and photography by Brian "B+" Cross and more.

Myka 9 has been featured in the books How to Rap and How to Rap 2 by Paul Edwards, The Real Hiphop by Marcyliena Morgan, and The Yale Anthology of Rap.