Biography
Born and raised in a small town near Philadelphia, it all pretty much started when I played the Titanic theme song at the age of 5 on an electronic keyboard my parents had bought me. Ever since then, i guess it was pretty obvious that i had an ear for music. My father brought home a drum set from his friends garage sale and let me at it. I believe I was about 8 when I started figuring out drum melodies on my own and crafting rhythms. When i was 12 i started writing lyrics and poems.
I started by simply writing my thoughts and emotions down on paper to music and eventually started listening to hip hop at age 13. The first rappers I found interest in were Outkast, Nas, 2pac, Kanye West, Dr.Dre and Rakim. All of them together motivated my lyrical infrastructure until I spent the whole summer of '06 and '07 perfecting my delivary and my own craft to other rapper's instrumentals. Now in my neighborhood (norristown), hip hop wasnt just a genre of music, it literally was the lifestyle. And in time, I grew a sincere appreciate for the culture, so I decided to start producing my own instrumentals at the age of 15 and ever since then I started producing my own songs.
I flew myself to Central Coast California to pursue a degree in Audio Engineering. But instead I was fortunate enough to meet a few talented DJ's and artists who introduced me to a few clubs and bars, just local venues where I performed in front of larger crowds. I do my best to refresh my style and adapt to the changing times, but always keep a certain vibe that distinguishes me from others. For example, alot of my music has an up tempo beat and a catchy hook fit for radio, but socially conscious lyrics for the listeners paying attention.
Overall, I feel like music should be a good time, and escaping reality when its rough is best done with music in my opinion. So I incorporate alot of electronic and 90's freestyle influence into my hip hop production for the uptempo tunes and use soul, classic rock, boom bap and reggae for the more hip hop tuned music. A new twist to pure hip hop, something most people any age can enjoy especially the younger generation.
Instrumentation
The only member is Niko. He produces the majority of the rap and dance instrumentals he uses and writes and performs his own verses, hooks and bridges.
Discography
The Law Of Love, which will be 17 tracks written and produced by me. My myspace page "myspace.com/thought2009" i have well over 100,000 plays and an established internet fan base.
Links
| http://myspace.com/thought2009 |
| My Official Music Page |