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Infobox musical artist|name = Tajai|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Tajai Massey|alias = Tajai|birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|4|21|death_date =|origin = Oakland, California , United States|U.S. |instrument = Microphone |genre = Alternative hip hop West coast hip hop |occupation =|years_active = 1991 in music|1993 –Present|label = Clear Label Records Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings Jive Records |associated_acts = Souls of Mischief Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics SupremeEx |website = http://www.hieroglyphics.com|current_members =|past_members =|notable_instruments = Tajai Massey , known by the stage name , Tajai (born: April 21, 1975), is an United States|American rapping|rapper and Record producer|producer . He is one of the four founding members of Oakland, California -based Alternative hip hop|underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief , and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop musical collective|collective , the Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics . He is a vegetarian . http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2
Born in Stanford, California , Tajai moved with his family across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland, California when he was 2 years old. In elementary school , Tajai met fellow Souls of Mischief member A-Plus (rapper)|A-Plus , and the duo began their nascent rapping|rap careers.cite web | url = http://www.gorillamovement.com/Tajai.html | accessdate = 2007-02-03 | author = | title = Tajai Interview | publisher = Gorilla Movement.com | year = 2005 Tajai eventually introduced A-Plus to future Souls of Mischief members Phesto and Opio , and the group formed in high school before releasing their debut album , '' 93 'til Infinity on Jive Records in 1993 in music|1993 . He graduated from Stanford University in 1997 with a degree in anthropology.cite web | url = http://ensim.hieroglyphics.com/artists/souls/phesto-interview.html | accessdate = 2007-02-03 | author = StinkE | title = Phesto Interview | publisher = StinkE Productions | date = 1996-07-18
After Tajai and the Souls of Mischief were dropped by Jive, the group was incorporated into the Hieroglyphics in 1995 in music|1995 , at the urging of Del tha Funkee Homosapien .
Tajai has contributed to all four Souls of Mischief albums, as well as the two Hieroglyphic studio albums. He has also produced or performed on solo projects of various Hieroglyphics' members.
SupremeEx
In 1999 in music|1999 , Tajai and the Hieroglyphics' then- webmaster , Yameen|StinkE , formed the concept ual group Yameen|SupremeEx , which released an enhanced CD , Projecto: 2501 , and in 2005 in music|2005 , released the album Nuntype .
Crudo
Tajai is also a member of Crudo , a new project featuring Mike Patton and Dan the Automator , who made their live debut in 2008.
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Hieroglyphics (band) Persondata | NAME = Tajai | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 21, 1975 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:American vegetarians Category:Musicians from California Category:People from Oakland, California Category:Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Stanford University alumni
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