Mosa Ghawsi (born 11 March 1989), known professionally as Malik Montana, is a German-Polish rapper of mixed Polish, Greek and Afghan origin. He began making music in 2008, releasing his debut album, ''Naajak'', in 2016. It would be followed by the release of ''Haram Masari'' in 2017, ''Tijara'' and ''022'' in 2018, ''Import/Export'' in 2019, and ''Adwokat Diabła'' in 2023. Born in Hamburg, Mosa would move to

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at the age of 15. He would begin making English-language music in 2008, making his debut in Polish rap in 2015.

Early life

Mosa Ghawsi was born in 1989 in Hamburg. His father was from Afghanistan, while his mother was Polish-Greek. According to an interview with PopKiller, he traveled with his brother at the age of 15 to Poland, settling in the Wrzeciono neighborhood of

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, a district in Warsaw.

Career

Music

Mosa began to make music under the pseudonym Malik Montana in 2008; the last portion of the pseudonym, "Montana", is derived from the '' Scarface'' character

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. Early on in his career, he would make English-language hip-hop songs with the German rapper Sentino; he would continue to make songs in English until 2012, when he began to appear in foreign concerts within Poland. On 20 October 2015, he made his debut in Polish rap with "NaNaNa", which featured Diho and Białas. In 2017, Sentino was kicked off the GM2L ("Get Money Live Life") label; afterwards, Malik would take over the label. Malik Montana released ''Tijara'' in 2018; it peaked at number two on

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and was certified gold by the

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. He also released several songs certified gold by the ZPAV, with "Mówili" certified as 2× platinum. In 2019, he released ''Import/Export'', which peaked at number three on OLiS and was certified platinum. He also released "Jagodzianki" the same year, which featured Mr. Polska and was certified 4× platinum. In 2021, Malik Montana announced an album with guest appearances from only French rappers; it is to be named ''WAW CDG'', after

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and

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. He also performed at the Wrocław Hip Hop Festival. In 2023, Malik Montana released ''Adwokat Diabla'', which included features from

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and

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Tijara Mobile

Malik established Tijara Mobile, a phone network, on 4 February 2020. The purpose of the network was to interact with fans; the network provided SMS and voicemail services, as well as announcements regarding contests and events involving Malik Montana. Tijara Mobile went defunct in November 2021.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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