{"id":816,"date":"2020-11-18T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/11\/18\/nikmoody-transforms-pain-into-prose-finish-title\/"},"modified":"2020-11-18T18:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:10:00","slug":"nikmoody-transforms-pain-into-prose-finish-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/11\/18\/nikmoody-transforms-pain-into-prose-finish-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikmoody Transforms Setbacks and Pain into Conscious Prose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Long Island rapper Nikmoody has been writing his entire life, taking the lemons of life and turning them into more than just lemonade. Case in point: a 1,000-point scorer in both high school and college, Nikmoody transferred his passion for Basketball to the pen after an ACL tear, leading him to a Masters degree in English Literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on influences such as Kendrick Lamar, Atmosphere and J.Cole<\/a>, as well as Nirvana<\/a>, Moody creates a conscious lyricism with soul, amid a blend of grunge and boom-bap hip hop. With the release of \u201cEither Way,<\/a>\u201d he shows growth in style, adding in trap sounds within his strong lyrical base. Experiences of loss and addiction have helped Moody find his voice, adapting his music as he evolves within hip-hop, which he considers to be the most descriptive art form in the world, when combined with pain and passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moody released his first EP, House of Mirrors<\/em>, in 2017 and hasn\u2019t slowed down since. He has continued to create music, releasing eight singles, ten music videos and his 2019 EP The Quiet One<\/a>. <\/em>Moody has performed at SXSW in Austin, headlined at SOB\u2019s in Manhattan and opened for Wyclef Jean, Dizzy Wright, Raz Simone and KOTA The Friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikmoody works with his passion and continues to release singles, including April\u2019s \u201cHysteria,\u201d which was written with the guise of trying to bring a unified culture to Long Island. While The Quiet Two<\/em> is planned, Moody notes below in an interview with NYS Music that it may not surface in 2020, as new projects have his attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete<\/strong> Mason<\/strong>: Recently you posted on Facebook: “I know I haven\u2019t been as active on social media lately. It\u2019s only because I\u2019m locked in. We been experimenting with new sounds, new flows\u2026New music coming very soon.” Inquiring minds want to know – what new sounds and flows do you have coming?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikmoody<\/strong>: There\u2019s been a lot of experimenting in the last few months. I wrote that in my post because I\u2019ve been digging into other genres like trap, grunge rock, dubstep. I\u2019ve been trying to find a way to harness the aggression that lies at the heart of my music and display it melodically. It\u2019s been a learning experience but I\u2019m really excited about the direction of the new music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM<\/strong>: How has quarantine life been for you on personal and creative levels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NM<\/strong>: Quarantine has been a rollercoaster. My family got sick early into the lockdown so that was nerve-racking and worrying. But after everyone got healthy, I was still unemployed and stuck in the house. It became a blessing in disguise because it was the first time in my life that I was able to be creative without being in school or having to work full time. It allowed me to broaden my horizons musically and try new things. It also gave me a peak into what life would be like when I turn my music into my full time occupation. That was quite beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PM<\/strong>: Speaking about sacrifice in an August post, you discuss everyone being on their own journey, closing with “But that is their journey, not mine. I still see 100,000 at Bonnaroo every time I touch the mic.” Is it safe to say that performing at Bonnaroo is a big destination on your own journey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NM<\/strong>: 1,000%. I\u2019ve been to Bonnaroo twice as a camper (once general admission and once with an RV) and I have to say those were some of the most incredible days of my life. Nothing but music and love in the air. I met a lot of people from all over the world at those shows and to this day, Bonnaroo is the most coveted memory my friends and I have. To play there would be a dream. Chance the Rapper on Saturday night of Bonnaroo 2018 is the greatest show I\u2019ve ever been to. To imagine myself doing the same is fun to think about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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