Nick One

March 17th, 2009 | By YouDee

BNEsFinest got to catch up with the sometimes hard to catch Nick One. Having wrapped up one of the year’s best albums on the production side of Billy Bunk’s “Spit N Gristle” we hold him down for long enough to fire off some questions.

Give us a bit of insight in to your personal history in hip-hop. How did you get into rap?

I was approached by this nigga named Daz and he said would I like to make a beat?  I said heck yes and picked up this stick and started tapping out a rhythm.  Before I knew it cunts were rhyming over my shit.

Listening through ‘Spit And Gristle’ it seems you prefer tracks to be on the shorter side. Why is this the case?

It takes too long to do heaps of cutting and pasting and erasing this and that.  I just tell my assistants to make it into a hit single and leave it at that.

How long have you been producing? How did you start out?

Well I was tapping a stick, and Daz was like yo let me rap on your beats.

What tools do you utilise in your production?

I use professional equipment, all the latest gear.  Expensive.

What do you think of the Aussie scene at the moment? Who are you feeling?

On the rap side of things my new stuff is pretty good, and as for beats, well some of my stuff is just incredible.

You’re already building up a nice little resume. Who would you like to work with locally and internationally rhyming and production-wise?

Mission Australia gave me the template for that one.  I want to work with some rich and famous motherfuckers.

You have experience on the mic and on the production front. Which do you enjoy more and why?

Rapping over my own beats is always a highlight for the audience.

What would we find in your cd player right now? What have you been feeling lately?

Remixes and mixtapes and exclusives.  Ho-oh!!!

What’s next on the cards for Nick One? When can we expect to hear another release?

Hand in my dole form.  I got a few different projects I’m working on… I got to get my rent assistance signed by the leaseholder.

You hold a weekly sunday session at Kaliber lounge, what can people expect rocking up?

Just me and Steve playing rap and everyone is just maxing the fuck out.

Anything else you’d like to add?

Check out the myspace at www.myspace.com/nickone