Maysian Lim (born c.1979), better known as Masia One, is a Canadian female rapper from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born in Singapore and moved to Canada at a very young age. She grew up in Vancouver and eventually moved to Toronto. She went to University of Toronto and graduated with a degree in Architecture. In 2003, she began her own record label known as M1 Group (later renamed The MERDEKA Group) and subsequently released her debut album Mississauga.

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  • Maysian Lim (born c.1979), better known as Masia One, is a Canadian female rapper from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born in Singapore and moved to Canada at a very young age. She grew up in Vancouver and eventually moved to Toronto. She went to University of Toronto and graduated with a degree in Architecture. In 2003, she began her own record label known as M1 Group (later renamed The MERDEKA Group) and subsequently released her debut album Mississauga. Her most famous songs are Split Second Time, Halfway Through the City, and Return of the B-Girl. In 2003, Masia One became the first female rapper to be nominated for "Best Rap Video" in the MuchMusic Video Awards. Her newest album, Pulau (The Islands) was released in Fall 2008, in 2 volumes; Pulau: Chapter 1: Montreal in the Fall and Pulau: Chapter 2: The Islands. It features Collaborations with Moe Masri, Isis, Lady E, DJ SARASA, Dylan Murray, Zaki Ibrahim, Junia T, Moka Only, Sikh Knowledge, Vybz Machine and more. In 2009, Masia One joined the label Kops N Robbers completing an album with Aftermath producer Che Vicious. She will be releasing her first mainstream American debut in Summer 2011 featuring some of the biggest names in Hiphop.
  • Nata a Singapore, si è trasferita in Canada in giovane età, inizialmente a Vancouver, dove ha fatto la prima conoscenza con il retroterra culturale che origina l'hip hop, poi dal 1996 a Toronto dove cinque anni più tardi ottiene la laurea in architettura e si esibisce per la prima volta aprendo il concerto del rapper Mystic. Tra la fine del 2002 e l'inizio del 2003 Masia lavora al suo album di debutto Mississauga che viene pubblicato nell'autunno del 2003. e che ottiene buone critiche. Il M1 Group, che si è occupato del disco, lo supporta producendo tre video da altrettante tracce: “Halfway Through The City”, “The Hazing” (feat. Death From Above 1979) e “Split Second Time” che ottiene la nomination MMVA 2005 come Best Rap Video, primo nella storia per una MC al femminile. Masia ottiene anche nello stesso anno il Pioneer Youth Award dal Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC). L'uscita del successivo lavoro Hot Property è stata posticipata dall'iniziale previsione di primavera 2006. L'MC canadese ha poi lavorato con la band afrobeat Ultra Magnus sul loro lavoro Afro Uncut.
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  • Maysian Lim (born c.1979), better known as Masia One, is a Canadian female rapper from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born in Singapore and moved to Canada at a very young age. She grew up in Vancouver and eventually moved to Toronto. She went to University of Toronto and graduated with a degree in Architecture. In 2003, she began her own record label known as M1 Group (later renamed The MERDEKA Group) and subsequently released her debut album Mississauga.
  • Nata a Singapore, si è trasferita in Canada in giovane età, inizialmente a Vancouver, dove ha fatto la prima conoscenza con il retroterra culturale che origina l'hip hop, poi dal 1996 a Toronto dove cinque anni più tardi ottiene la laurea in architettura e si esibisce per la prima volta aprendo il concerto del rapper Mystic. Tra la fine del 2002 e l'inizio del 2003 Masia lavora al suo album di debutto Mississauga che viene pubblicato nell'autunno del 2003. e che ottiene buone critiche.
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