Nicky Spesh
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Nicky Spesh hails from North London
, England
. An emerging member of the British hip hop
and Grime
scene alongside the likes of Sway DaSafo
. Nicky Spesh first became recognised when he freestyled over DJ Kool Herc
's set at The Scala in London in 2002. He also promoted and performed at his own club nights "GMBeats present GMBeats" at the Bug Bar, in Brixton and WKD in Camden with his crew (GMBeats!) who DJ'd on local pirate radio stations.
In 2003 he appeared on DJ rubbish's album "Armageddon Sessions" with GMBeats and also featured on the Album Cassetteboy
v DJ Rubbish Inside A Whale's Cock Vol 1" under the name Spectre. In September 2005 he released his first album "The World I Know" which received critical acclaim including the coveted 5 Stars in International DJ magazine: "Nicky's world is one heck of a fascinating place." They said.
Kris Needs author of "Joe Strummer and the legend of the clash" said "Nicky Spesh's highly addictive debut album takes UK Hip Hop to a level from its previous American emulations. It shows a unique world view translated into sci fi fantasy and delivered amidst a lush gamut of beats and backdrops." in DJ Magazine September 2005.
Regularly playlisted on the radio in New Zealand BFM
Nicky has also featured on BBC Radio Northern Ireland and Radio 1Xtra.
In 2006 he was a finalist at the UK Poetry Slam at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. He also won the word-up slam at the same venue. In 2007 he moved into music production for TV including work on Silent Witness, a Sky 1 docudrama and the forthcoming Triple Nipple Club documentary on Channel 4
.
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. An emerging member of the British hip hop
British hip hop
British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music...
and Grime
Grime (music)
Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
scene alongside the likes of Sway DaSafo
Sway DaSafo
Derek Andrew Safo is a Ghanaian British musician who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or Sway. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik record label and he is also a producer, establishing DCypha Productions.-Childhood:...
. Nicky Spesh first became recognised when he freestyled over DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc
Clive Campbell , also known as Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited with originating hip hop music, in The Bronx, New York City...
's set at The Scala in London in 2002. He also promoted and performed at his own club nights "GMBeats present GMBeats" at the Bug Bar, in Brixton and WKD in Camden with his crew (GMBeats!) who DJ'd on local pirate radio stations.
In 2003 he appeared on DJ rubbish's album "Armageddon Sessions" with GMBeats and also featured on the Album Cassetteboy
Cassetteboy
Cassetteboy is the stage name of Mark Bolton and Steve Warlin . It was only upon the confirmation of their third album's release date in 2008 that they came forward and made their identities known...
v DJ Rubbish Inside A Whale's Cock Vol 1" under the name Spectre. In September 2005 he released his first album "The World I Know" which received critical acclaim including the coveted 5 Stars in International DJ magazine: "Nicky's world is one heck of a fascinating place." They said.
Kris Needs author of "Joe Strummer and the legend of the clash" said "Nicky Spesh's highly addictive debut album takes UK Hip Hop to a level from its previous American emulations. It shows a unique world view translated into sci fi fantasy and delivered amidst a lush gamut of beats and backdrops." in DJ Magazine September 2005.
Regularly playlisted on the radio in New Zealand BFM
BFM
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Nicky has also featured on BBC Radio Northern Ireland and Radio 1Xtra.
In 2006 he was a finalist at the UK Poetry Slam at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. He also won the word-up slam at the same venue. In 2007 he moved into music production for TV including work on Silent Witness, a Sky 1 docudrama and the forthcoming Triple Nipple Club documentary on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
.