Rhythmplaza.com:
Where are you
originally from?
Nile Nu'Man:
North
West (7th
street) DC, but
I grew up in
North East 12th
street Michigan
Park) so I just
claim the whole
north side.
Rhythmplaza.com:
When
and why did you
start using the
name NILE NU'MAN?
Nile Nu'Man:
In
'94 I became a
devout Sunni
Muslim and chose
that name since
then I have
graduated past
religion to
another level of
spirituality but
I kept my name.
Rhythmplaza.com::
When did you
first get into
the music game
and started
making music?
Nile Nu'Man:
The first song I
recorded was in
'87 it was a
song about
having
discipline and
not fighting and
gettin in
trouble it was a
punishment for
gettin into
fights and being
disrespectful to
adults.
Rhythmplaza.com:
Your tracks
are hot, where
do you get your
concepts when
creating and
producing
tracks?
Nile Nu'Man:
I
look within and
then grab a pen
and just
write.....I
don't really
think about what
I write. I like
to write form
the heart and
soul not the
mind.
Rhythmplaza.com:
Tell us a little
something about
your crew at
Game Related
Entertainment...
Nile Nu'Man:
The crew is
gettin smaller.
Too many people
not motivated to
stay on this
grind. Swann is
my partner. We
like Tony and
Monolo. E-Banga
is the future he
raps and
produces.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What's up with
the Mixtapes?
Tell us the name
of the next
Mixtape and when
did you come up
with the
concept?
Nile Nu'Man:
Hell & Glory.
Life is hell
whatever we go
through is hell
and when we come
out of it its
glory. that's
how I see
life...hell and
glory.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
producers’ do
you have on the
album, and have
worked with in
the past?
Nile Nu'Man:
Big Hook,
Hoo'KraZe,
Judah, Big
Chuck, Chad of
The Neptunes,
E-Banga, Big
Burga, Mike
Cross, Myself.
Rhythmplaza.com:
Do you
produce your own
tracks?
Nile Nu'Man:
I'm
learning....I
produced a track
called still
standing a year
ago....I'm
learning how to
produce.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What is it like
working with
Judah, one of
the hottest
producers in the
area?
Nile Nu'Man:
Me and Judah did
the hell & glory
mixtape by
ourselves (with
production from
Big Hook (Eyes
Like Miles). we
locked ourselves
in the studio
for 4 hours and
had 11 new
tracks to go
with some
bangers that had
already hit the
streets...we
work fast
together.
Rhythmplaza.com:
Are you
working on any
new projects?
Nile Nu'Man:
After hell &
Glory I'm do
another crew
mixtape with who
ever I am still
cool with after
I dissed a rack
of folks on hell
& Glory.
Rhythmplaza.com:
When is your
solo album
coming out?
Nile Nu'Man:
soon as the
streets demand
that I put it
out...I am kill
me with mix
tapes every 3
months until
demand grows....
Rhythmplaza.com:
What are your
goals in the
business as a
rapper/producer/
and/or
entertainer?
Nile Nu'Man:
To tell my story
and sell my
story. put DC on
the map. help
people get
through their
days if I can.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What is the
most important
aspect of the
music industry
you have
learned?
Nile Nu'Man:
U CANT TRUST
NOBODY...YOUR
FRIENDS WILL
STEAL YOUR
IDEAS....YOUR
CREW WILL TURN
THEY BACKS ON
YOU....DO NOT
CLICK UP WITH
ANYBODY!!!!!!
Rhythmplaza.com:
What advice
would you give
to some of the
up and coming
rap artists and
producers?
Nile Nu'Man:
do your thing
and stay to
yourself...DO
NOT CLICK UP
WITH NOBODY.
sell CDs...at
the end of the
day that's all
that
matters....SELL
CD'S!!!!!!!
Rhythmplaza.com:
Whom would
you like to
leave a shout
out too?
Nile Nu'Man:
everybody in
DC/MD/VA that's
on their daily
grind....keep
pushin we gonna
make
it!!!!!!GAMEnt!!!
Swann!!!
E-Banga, Eyes
Like Miles,
everybody who
has love for me
and what I am
trying to do!!!!
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