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Nigo is first and foremost a fashion designer, but his career has always been closely linked with music. His debut album Ape Sounds was released by Mo Wax around the turn of the millennium, and it seemed tailor-made for SPIN magazine readers and eclectic college radio playlists. Filled with guest appearances by Grand Royal-adjacent acts like Money Mark, Cornelius, and Ben Lee, it hopscotched from Japanese hip-hop to dub to mellow psych-pop to noisy punk. Soon after, Nigo initiated a successful business partnership with Pharrell Williams, created a show on MTV Japan, and formed the rap supergroup Teriyaki Boyz, whose albums sported appearances by Kanye West, Daft Punk, Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, and many other guests. After spending half a decade as the manager and producer of Japanese girl group Billie Idle, Nigo returned to his own music career in 2022, releasing a string of singles featuring famous friends such as A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, and Kid Cudi. Full-length I Know Nigo! contains all of these tracks as well as cuts with Tyler, The Creator, Gunna, and the late Pop Smoke, among others. While exclusively a rap album this time, the release switches between a grab bag of styles, from danceable pop-rap (Kid Cudi's "Want It Bad") to dark, ominous drill (the songs with Pop Smoke and Lil Uzi Vert) to the chaotic glee of Pharrell and A$AP Ferg's "Paper Plates." The most notable tracks include opener "Lost and Found Freestyle 2019," featuring amped-up Rocky and Tyler verses and some exciting beat switches, and Pusha T's wavy "Hear Me Clearly," which counts Kanye among its many co-producers and co-writers. A few others, like "Paper Plates" and Teriyaki Boyz's "Morë Tonight," sound like the artists had an incredibly fun time recording them, but the results are a bit messy and don't quite work as songs. This star-studded affair ends up being as hit-or-miss as one would expect, but the best tracks make it worthwhile for fans of any of the artists involved. Thanks to all of its big name guests, I Know Nigo! rocketed to number 13 on the Billboard 200.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
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Chad Hugo, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Harris, ComposerLyricist - Sammie Norris, ComposerLyricist - Stayve Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Hector Delgado, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clinton Mansell, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Reid, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Williams, ComposerLyricist - Tatsuya Sato, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vic Wainstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Micah LeVar Troy, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Okonma, ComposerLyricist - A$AP Rocky, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rakim Mayers, ComposerLyricist - Tyler, The Creator, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard James Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donnell Price, ComposerLyricist - Willie James Clarke, ComposerLyricist - Franky Kastle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Hector Delgado, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tatsuya Sato, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A$AP Rocky, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rakim Mayers, ComposerLyricist - Carter Lang, Composer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Westen Weiss, Composer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Franky Kastle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC/RCA Records
Terrence Thornton, ComposerLyricist - Gene Thornton, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pusha T, MainArtist - Clipse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Ulsh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Morgan David, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Station, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Pharrell Williams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gunna, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Kitchens, ComposerLyricist - Flo Ongonga, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Station, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kid Cudi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William J. Sullivan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andres Osorio, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Station, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - ILMARI, ComposerLyricist - RYO-Z, ComposerLyricist - Wise, ComposerLyricist - Verbal, ComposerLyricist - Teriyaki Boyz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucas Valentine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shurland Ayers, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Pharrell Williams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pharrell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Berg, Orchestra Leader, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - A$AP Ferg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darold Brown, ComposerLyricist - Márton Tóth, Conductor - Thomas Cullison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ojivolta, Orchestra Leader, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Denes Redly, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Balint Sapszon, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Terrence Thornton, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Rennard East, ComposerLyricist - Leigh Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Jahmal Gwin, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Immersive Mix Engineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Pusha T, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ye, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Berg, Unknown, Other - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Valentine, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lawrence Berment, ComposerLyricist - BoogzDaBeast, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Luca Starz, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Morgan David, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ThaMyind, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maximillian “Vandal” Deak, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Station, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kiesa Rae Ellestad, ComposerLyricist - Samir Afuni, ComposerLyricist - Zz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hozay Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Reddoe Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Angel Isaac Orozco, ComposerLyricist - Jose Luise Reynoso-Contreras, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Fabian Marasciullo, Immersive Mix Engineer - Don Cannon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Leonard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cubeatz, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - AXL, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Thomas, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lil Uzi Vert, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Veal, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Finessin, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Manalla Yusuf Abdul-Aziz, ComposerLyricist - Symere Bysil Woods, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vic Wainstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Okonma, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Neal H Pogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler, The Creator, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - NealHPogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigo, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Station, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Reign Judge, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Album review
Nigo is first and foremost a fashion designer, but his career has always been closely linked with music. His debut album Ape Sounds was released by Mo Wax around the turn of the millennium, and it seemed tailor-made for SPIN magazine readers and eclectic college radio playlists. Filled with guest appearances by Grand Royal-adjacent acts like Money Mark, Cornelius, and Ben Lee, it hopscotched from Japanese hip-hop to dub to mellow psych-pop to noisy punk. Soon after, Nigo initiated a successful business partnership with Pharrell Williams, created a show on MTV Japan, and formed the rap supergroup Teriyaki Boyz, whose albums sported appearances by Kanye West, Daft Punk, Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, and many other guests. After spending half a decade as the manager and producer of Japanese girl group Billie Idle, Nigo returned to his own music career in 2022, releasing a string of singles featuring famous friends such as A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, and Kid Cudi. Full-length I Know Nigo! contains all of these tracks as well as cuts with Tyler, The Creator, Gunna, and the late Pop Smoke, among others. While exclusively a rap album this time, the release switches between a grab bag of styles, from danceable pop-rap (Kid Cudi's "Want It Bad") to dark, ominous drill (the songs with Pop Smoke and Lil Uzi Vert) to the chaotic glee of Pharrell and A$AP Ferg's "Paper Plates." The most notable tracks include opener "Lost and Found Freestyle 2019," featuring amped-up Rocky and Tyler verses and some exciting beat switches, and Pusha T's wavy "Hear Me Clearly," which counts Kanye among its many co-producers and co-writers. A few others, like "Paper Plates" and Teriyaki Boyz's "Morë Tonight," sound like the artists had an incredibly fun time recording them, but the results are a bit messy and don't quite work as songs. This star-studded affair ends up being as hit-or-miss as one would expect, but the best tracks make it worthwhile for fans of any of the artists involved. Thanks to all of its big name guests, I Know Nigo! rocketed to number 13 on the Billboard 200.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:41
- Main artists: Nigo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Victor Victor Worldwide
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide ℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
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