Nur-D - full session at The Current

Опубликовано 24 июня 2020, 2:00

Just a little over a year ago, in June 2019, rapper Nur-D (aka Matt Allen) performed for the first time in our studio. Nur-D didn't start out as the hip-hop artist he is today. In fact, he went from being a shy guy playing keyboard in a rock band to becoming the five-time Shut Up and Rap Champion in 2018. "I've always loved [hip-hop]," Nur-D says, "but I never thought it'd be something that I would do — mostly because I'm weird." Nur-D made it onto the 2018 Soundset Music Festival bill three months after starting his rap career in February of that year. In 2020, Nur-D continued to perform until the pandemic lockdowns. In May and June of this year, Allen gained noteworthy attention on the scene not for his musical vocation but rather as a medic taking part and assisting protesters during the demonstrations for justice following the killing of George Floyd.

SONGS PERFORMED
00:00 "Take My Picture"
03:21 "Nin10doh"
06:18 "Black Wizard Wave"

PERSONNEL
NUR-D (Matt Allen)
DJ Hayes

CREDITS
Video & Photo: Nate Ryan, Helen Teague
Audio: Michael DeMark
Production: Andrea Swensson

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2019 studio session: thecurrent.org/feature/2019/06...

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