What is MYNA RAPS?
MYNA RAPS is a project put together by the organization, M.Y.N.A. or Muslim Youth of North America. The project was a gathering of amatuer recording artists who’ve written their own work and MYNA featured these artists on the MYNA RAPs’ album. Three of the artists from these albums, Joshua Salaam, Abdul Mailk Ahmad, and Naeem Muhammad, who were all solo, started a group where they could do this professionally. This is how Native Deen came about. Joshua Salaam was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1973. Raised by a single mother in Kansas City, MO – Lombard, IL – and Indianapolis, IN. He studied Martial Arts from 6 years old and entered the Air Force as a police officer where he served for 4 years. Joshua served as Imam on the Air Force Base. In the military he was able to serve as a D.A.R.E. Officer (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for local elementary schools. He also was part of an elite training team for Cops. After the military he worked for the county in NC to provide drug resistance
