Nems is an American rapper from Coney Island

Coney Island

Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....

, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York

New York

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. He is a well-known battle rapper who has battled MC's such as Mic Assassin amongst others and is the president of the FYL collective. In 2010, Nems released Prezident's Day

Prezident's Day

Prezident's Day is the debut studio album by Coney Island rapper Nems, released October 10, 2010, on Creative Juices. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios and was handled by DJ Insite, Al'Tarba, Severside, Sean Strange and others...

 which was originally set to be released on Necro's Psycho+Logical-Records

Psycho+Logical-Records

Psycho+Logical-Records is a record label owned by rapper Necro, operated in New York City, New York. The label was named after the thesis that it is logical for its acts to be psychotic. Psycho+Logical-Records started off in November 1999 as a means through which Necro could release his debut...

 but eventually was given a good release under the Creative Juices Label. The album featured guest appearances such as Torae

Torae

Torae is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.- Career :Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, Hip Hop DX featured him in...

, Iron Solomon & more and includes production by DJ Insite, Al'Tarba, Sean Strange, Severside, Soze & more.

External links

• Nems at Creative Juices Music's official website