Nocando
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Nocando is a West Coast
battle rapper and member of the hip hop group Customer Service. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam
champion, host of Los Angeles club the Low-End Theory, and is currently on Alpha Pup Records
.
Following graduation and introduction to Project Blowed
Nocando and The Weird People went on to co-found the group Customer Service alongside fellow Blowdians Kail and JoeSue. The group would later add SP83, Psychosiz
(now of Thirsty Fish
) and Choice Reason bringing its membership to eight. The group would go on to gain battle prominence in the West Coast hip hop
scene and respect amongst veteran Project Blowedians including Rifleman, Skeelo, Medusa, Busdriver
, Abstract Rude
, and Aceyalone
leading to Customer Service's inclusion on the 2005 Project Blowed 10th Anniversary
release on Decon Records.
The song "LIVE @ the Blowed" featuring all eight members was met with critical reception leading to its selection as the albums B-Side
single.
In 2005 Customer Service was selected as the opening act for the Project Blowed 10th Anniversary Tour.
In 2005 Customer Service released its debut LP entitled "Please Hold". In 2009 Psychosiz
, Kail, SP83, and NoCanDo reunited to release the EP "Free Y-Not". Joe-Sue and A-ok both make appearances.
Nocando and Kail are currently labelmates at Alpha Pup Records.
, New York
, Cincinnati), then internationally (British Columbia
, France
, England
, Germany
, Holland) to compete in various hip-hop contests worldwide. Over the years he held various ranks, titles and championships including the 2nd annual "Served" Championship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciS07oHuJXg&feature=related and tournaments held by music stores such as Canoga Park's Basement Records http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7QtGeDAl8&feature=related. This continued steadily for several years culminating with his 2007 win of the annual U.S. freestyle battle competition Scribble Jam
. Nocando participated in the 2007 World Rap Championships with partner Rheteric Rameriz and alongside Rheteric and Project Blowed/Swim Team members Dumbfoundead
, Sahtyre, and Lyraflip, he occasionally participates in the West Coast division of GrindTime, its successor.
During his time as a battler Nocando released two solo albums; The Impatient EP in 2004 and later Walk the Void in 2006. Nocando has hosted at least two mixtapes with Los Angeles Turntablist DJ Handprints; Sucka Free and Los Scandalous.
In 2008 Nocando released the L.A. vs Hollywood mixtape. In 2009 Nocando released an EP entitled Nocando is a Virus. In February 2010 Alpha Pup records released Nocando's label debut "Jimmy the Lock".
(2006) "Walk the Void"
(2008) "L.A. vs Hollywood"
(2009) "Nocando is a Virus"
(2010) "Jimmy the Lock"
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
battle rapper and member of the hip hop group Customer Service. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam was an annual hip hop music festival hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dubbed "America's largest hip hop festival", it was co-founded in 1996 by "Fat" Nick Accurso, and Jason Brunson, founders of graffiti magazine Scribble, and DJ Mr Dibbs, in the parking lot of a local nightclub...
champion, host of Los Angeles club the Low-End Theory, and is currently on Alpha Pup Records
Daddy Kev
Daddy Kev is a prolific underground hip-hop and electronic music producer, recording engineer and record label owner. Pitchfork describes him as "one of the Los Angeles underground's most visionary producers.....
.
Early Career & Customer Service
Nocando first began battling in high school. He would go on to form a trio with high school friends Y-Not and A-ok known as the Weird People. He has stated that the name Nocando was inspired by this, as each of the three Weird People are named for common-use phrases; "No Can Do" "Why Not" and "A-Okay".Following graduation and introduction to Project Blowed
Project Blowed
Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:...
Nocando and The Weird People went on to co-found the group Customer Service alongside fellow Blowdians Kail and JoeSue. The group would later add SP83, Psychosiz
Psychosiz
Michael Greenwood is an American video game designer known by the stage name Psychosiz as a West Coast rapper and member of hip hop groups Customer Service and Thirsty Fish....
(now of Thirsty Fish
Testing the Waters
Testing the Waters is a water-themed studio album by American rap group Thirsty Fish, released March 5, 2007 on Bell Rang Records in affiliation with Project Blowed.-Track listing:- Reception & Album Deal :...
) and Choice Reason bringing its membership to eight. The group would go on to gain battle prominence in the West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
scene and respect amongst veteran Project Blowedians including Rifleman, Skeelo, Medusa, Busdriver
Busdriver
Busdriver is a rapper from Los Angeles currently signed to Epitaph Records and Fake Four Inc-History:...
, Abstract Rude
Abstract Rude
Abstract Rude is an American rapper, from Los Angeles, CA. He is the MC for the hip hop group Abstract Tribe Unique , alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly Prince and Irie Lion Locks, Turntablist DJ Drez, and Underground Hip Hop producer, Fat Jack...
, and Aceyalone
Aceyalone
Eddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
leading to Customer Service's inclusion on the 2005 Project Blowed 10th Anniversary
Project Blowed
Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:...
release on Decon Records.
The song "LIVE @ the Blowed" featuring all eight members was met with critical reception leading to its selection as the albums B-Side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
single.
In 2005 Customer Service was selected as the opening act for the Project Blowed 10th Anniversary Tour.
In 2005 Customer Service released its debut LP entitled "Please Hold". In 2009 Psychosiz
Psychosiz
Michael Greenwood is an American video game designer known by the stage name Psychosiz as a West Coast rapper and member of hip hop groups Customer Service and Thirsty Fish....
, Kail, SP83, and NoCanDo reunited to release the EP "Free Y-Not". Joe-Sue and A-ok both make appearances.
Nocando and Kail are currently labelmates at Alpha Pup Records.
| Album information |
|---|
Please Hold
|
| Free Y-Not
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Solo & Battle Career
Following the initial success of Customer Service, the group was dispersed when member Y-Not was incarcerated. During this time Nocando began gaining notoriety especially within the battle circuit with wins over what is believed to be hundreds of emcees many of which were already top ranked in their respective regions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khvHF1NXJ-w&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUS1fuj-Q7c&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfYf-MhvLuc&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmf5Ruvi4XQ&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXjckEkuLwg&feature=PlayList&p=74A0844D490479ED&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36bMW6Y-O4 Nocando began travelling, first nationally (BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Cincinnati), then internationally (British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 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...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Holland) to compete in various hip-hop contests worldwide. Over the years he held various ranks, titles and championships including the 2nd annual "Served" Championship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciS07oHuJXg&feature=related and tournaments held by music stores such as Canoga Park's Basement Records http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7QtGeDAl8&feature=related. This continued steadily for several years culminating with his 2007 win of the annual U.S. freestyle battle competition Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam was an annual hip hop music festival hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dubbed "America's largest hip hop festival", it was co-founded in 1996 by "Fat" Nick Accurso, and Jason Brunson, founders of graffiti magazine Scribble, and DJ Mr Dibbs, in the parking lot of a local nightclub...
. Nocando participated in the 2007 World Rap Championships with partner Rheteric Rameriz and alongside Rheteric and Project Blowed/Swim Team members Dumbfoundead
Dumbfoundead
Jonathan Park , better known by his stage name Dumbfoundead, is a Korean American battle rapper originating from the Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed...
, Sahtyre, and Lyraflip, he occasionally participates in the West Coast division of GrindTime, its successor.
During his time as a battler Nocando released two solo albums; The Impatient EP in 2004 and later Walk the Void in 2006. Nocando has hosted at least two mixtapes with Los Angeles Turntablist DJ Handprints; Sucka Free and Los Scandalous.
| Album information |
|---|
The Impatient EP
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| Walk the Void
|
Post-Battle Career
Nocando has since focused on making and releasing music, only taking time out occasionally to battle.In 2008 Nocando released the L.A. vs Hollywood mixtape. In 2009 Nocando released an EP entitled Nocando is a Virus. In February 2010 Alpha Pup records released Nocando's label debut "Jimmy the Lock".
| Album information |
|---|
L.A. vs Hollywood Mixtape
|
| Nocando is a Virus
|
| Jimmy the Lock
|
Discography
(2004) "The Impatient EP"(2006) "Walk the Void"
(2008) "L.A. vs Hollywood"
(2009) "Nocando is a Virus"
(2010) "Jimmy the Lock"
Compilation Albums
| Album information |
|---|
Danger Room vol.1
|
| Project Blowed 10th Anniversary LP Project Blowed Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:... |
| Sucka Free
|
| Project Blowed for Dummies
|
| Los Scandalous
|
| Danger Room vol.2
|
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