NOE
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” -Mahatma Gandhi
NOE was born and bred in Baltimore, MD. His young adult life was filled with the harsh realities of living in a city notorious for its increasing homicide rate. NOE exercised and sharpened his imagination, leading him to become a young aspiring poet and storyteller. He wrote about what he lived. "Writing for Puff (P. Diddy) was probably the best move I could have made in my career". Bad Boy Senior Director of A&R Conrad Dimanche said "I heard NOE's music and knew it was a “risk” but then it really wasn't because I know talent. I knew Puff was going to @!?.. with NOE on the pen tip". In 1992, NOE discovered Hip Hop, or as he puts it "Hip Hop discovered me". For him, it naturally nurtured his poetic nature while supplying an outlet to voice his struggle between mind, body, and the street. "When I realized that you could actually vent about issues other than love over a drum and snare, it was a wrap”. Consequently, a rising star was born. NOE’s big break began when he was featured on Universal Records recording artist Thug City’s underground smash “.45”. "Everybody and they momma thought it was Hov (Jay-Z). We would go to Chinatown in NY and see it on mixtapes listed as ".45" on Jay’s “The Black Album”. We would just bug out”. The national radio airplay it received gave NOE access to open for the likes of Busta Rhymes, Cash Money, Ice-T, and Ruben Studdard. Since, he has collaborated with Jim Jones on the "City of God" mixtape, Jim's "Diary Of A Summer" album, and AZ's LP "A.W.O.L". He is featured on the gospel remake of the classic “Nite and Day” also featuring Ann Nesby and produced by super producer Herb Middleton. He has also collaborated with Dru Hill, Guru of Gangstarr, Jay-Z (The Project Presents Ballers Forever-AV8 Records), and Craig Mack. NOE’s also featured on the internationally released DVD entitled “Ice-T and Smooth Da Hustla” and has been the topic of discussion on NY’s Power 105.1FM morning show with Ed Lover and Monie Love". I had just moved to New York and one morning Ed Lover and Monie Love just called my cell. That was around the time ".45" was causing a little controversy. That did more good then harm. It was all good". His growing publicity, led him to become the Lead Writer and Editor for HUSH Magazine and the host of HUSH TV. Finally, after being denied by a few A&R’s at several record labels due to his similarity to Jay-Z, Jim Jones saw the talent and threw caution to the wind. That landed NOE at Jim Jones’ BYRDGANG/Dipset home. "My business partner (Nicole Nicety Chaplin) walked into Jim's office and said 'Everyone in this industry is too scared to sign NOE but I don't think you are’. Jim’s response was, “I ain’t afraid of shit!!”. NOE was made a member of BYRDGANG/DIPSET that same night!. In fact that same night NOE layed down a his verse that appeared on "Diary Of A Summer" on the song "Ride Wit Me". Today you can catch NOE on the upcoming DIPSET/BYRDGANG COMPILATION as well as other BYRDGANG releases. DJ Kay Slay’s “STREETSWEEPERS –LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS ME “ –Hosted by Jim Jones, features NOE on the BYRDGANG single “NEW YORK CITY BOYZ”. Whether you choose to believe it or not NOE has been defined as “a problem”. There have been horrific accounts documented about ones rise to stardom. Some artists have achieved seemingly overnight success by simply being in the right place at the right time. It’s rare but it happens. Then there are the success stories bred from something much more organic, much more painful. NOE likens this process to "child birthing". He says, "When you first realize you have what it takes to be an entertainer it’s orgasmic. Then you realize you’re good at it and so does everyone else. Now it becomes a part of you. Now you have to prove you belong and claim your prize. Then that’s when the pain starts". |
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