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NIX - Senegal’s Rap Meister
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NIX is a great rap artist from Senegal who is now based in France. Influenced by the sounds of Doug E Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, Father MC, Public Enemy, he was inspired to try and follow in their footsteps. It was the discovery of french rappers like MC Solaar, Assassin, NTM, and IAM that led him to decide to make a mark as a Senegalese rapper. He formed the group, Kantiolis, with his friends Ibrahim, Bap’ S and GeSer and they won best rap group in 1994 and 1995.
Kantolis was soon performing in several places, and made a name for themselves opening for some of the biggest acts on the Senegalese music scene (Alliance Ethnik, Menelik, Raggasonic, KDD, Patra, Alpha Blondy, Magic System, and Dubmatique). His first solo album, Black Crystal, was released in 2003 after Kantolis disbanded, earning him the Best Solo Rap Artist Award.
To learn more about him visit his myspace page.
One Response to “NIX - Senegal’s Rap Meister”
Mister Aw says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Yo double check your info coz Nix is definetely not based in France now. H’es still living in Senegal and he;s about to drop his sophomore album..FYI
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