Nu' The Mayor released his debut cd in 1998. He has since released over a dozen solo and
group projects including his 2004 solo effort “My Life, My Way” under the moniker “The
Mayor”. Nu’ The Mayor has always been one of the more colorful characters in the DMV
music scene- from his self interviews which he sends out weekly via his Nu' The Mayor
Yahoo group, Facebook and Myspace pages, to his growing “slanguage”. Nu’ has coined
words like “Dollartics”: the art of getting money while maintainin...
Nu' The Mayor released his debut cd in 1998. He has since released over a dozen solo and
group projects including his 2004 solo effort “My Life, My Way” under the moniker “The
Mayor”. Nu’ The Mayor has always been one of the more colorful characters in the DMV
music scene- from his self interviews which he sends out weekly via his Nu' The Mayor
Yahoo group, Facebook and Myspace pages, to his growing “slanguage”. Nu’ has coined
words like “Dollartics”: the art of getting money while maintaining integrity; “Soul
Hop”: hardcore lyrics over smooth, melodic, funk filled, percussive tracks; and “GAME”.
G.A.M.E, not only the name of Nu’ The Mayor's record label, has
become a greeting and in some cases a battle cry as heard
throughout his Soul Hop debut: “Diary Of A Dollartician”.
Nu’s gruff baritone serves as an additional instrument in
his “soul hop” ensemble. Soul Hop speaks to the adult hip hop
fan by blending instrumentals from Neo Soul, Lounge and
Down Beat with street corner wit, raw sensuality and good
life sentiments. However, Nu’ The Mayor is more than just a witty
cat from DC who loves to make music, loves to party and loves
women. He opens up and shows you those glimpses of human
frailty that all the greats before him have worn as badges of
honor. He also manages to speak in a stream of
consciousness. It’s no surprise he sites Bob Marley, 2pac, and
Jay Z as influences, in addition to Sade, Morris Day & Prince.
Nu’ created soul hop for adult hip-hop fans whose
tastes have grown beyond the redundant commercial formula
in rap. This IS your parent’s hip-hop. It’s his creativity and
artistic fearlessness that makes you root for him b.u.t. it’s the
culmination of everything you have read that keeps you
listening.
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