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About Me

All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it, grows, consumes it. Such is its nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness whence it came. You see, darkness is the heart's true essence.
I was born in Adelaide, South Australia and raised in Semaphore & Port Adelaide. When I was about 15, a friend and I decided we were going to learn to speak a language that no one else we knew could speak. We settled on Russian and gave each other a Russian name, and because my real name is Nick, it became Nikolai. After we abandoned trying to speak such a difficult language, NikoLai stuck. And when I began writing and rapping, I began to speak my own language over beats; so I felt the name was appropriate.
I started writing songs about seven years ago - It started when me and my best mate were sitting in McDonalds, and these little 'Homies' walk in like they own the joint and started acting like Dickheads. He turned to me and said "Wouldn't it be funny if there was a song that they'd listen to, that paid them out?" and so we decided to write one. It was awful when I look back on it now, but it got us started on writing, and the two of us formed a group called "Infinite Simplicity" and did about 8 songs together and put them on a bad CD. Not long after this, rap began to bore us (Both listening and writing) so we dismantled the group. About a year later, I was in a real bad place emotionally. I started writing again, and my rhyming became more complex.
As chance would have it, I met my mentor and producer Dedli Cii in a record store while he was promoting a gig he was doing. I made a crude CD of tracks I'd written over famous tunes. He called me saying "You have the words, all you need is the beats" and we've been working together ever since. I truly thank you for being here, you could be any place in the world, and you're on my MySpace. I appreciate that.
Shine A Little Light On Me..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/4/2006
Band Members: NikoLai - MC
Influences:Music That Inspires Me:

Rakim
Eminem
Jadakiss
Redman
Tech N9ne
Dedli Cii
Obie Trice
Bubba Sparxxx
Nas
Royce da 5'9"
Lil Wayne
DMX
Pharoahe Monch
Fabolous
Jay-Z
OutKast
Ras Kass
The Game
Busta Rhymes
Mos Def
Dr. Dre
Jin
Ludacris
David Banner
Xzibit
Tash
Raptile
Proof (R.I.P)
King T
Yukmouth
Lily Allen
Tenacious D
Fall Out Boy
Enter Shikari
Velvet Revolver
Jet
Jimmy Barnes/Cold Chisel
Pearl Jam
Nine Inch Nails
AC/DC
30 Seconds To Mars
Metallica
Stolen Youth
Oasis
Blink 182
Robbie Williams
Guns N Roses
Led Zepplin

Sounds Like: I don't sound like anyone, but i've been told i'm the next Eminem and ONCE I was told that I sound a bit like ODB. I can see it in certain lines, I do have an Ol' Dirty Bastard vibe, and I can see bits of people like Bubba Sparxxx, Eminem, Fabolous and Rakim in my lines.

CURRENTLY BUMPIN:

Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

Yukmouth - Million Dollar Mouthpiece

Chino XL - I Told You So

Eminem - The Eminem Show

Tech N9ne - Killer

Record Label: Alcatrax Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

30 Random Facts.

Upon reading one of my friends post this, I decided to post one myself: A '30 random facts about me' blog. 30 Random Facts About Me! 01. Officially, I am not allergic to anything at all. Unofficially...
Posted by NikoLai on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:26:00 PST

I Am Legend.

I figured that would be the most appropriate title for this being that I feel like i'm the last real man alive. So, the last few days have been pretty emotional haven't they? I'll be honest, i've rea...
Posted by NikoLai on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:11:00 PST

Worth The Squeeze?

I figure that's an appropriate title.for this installment of the life of Nicholas Charles Frederick Egel, being that I just spent the last 20 minutes (give or take) squeezing fresh Orange Juice. I fou...
Posted by NikoLai on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:24:00 PST

New Years Wrap Up!

So, I got fucked up. It's been a while too, because i've been shying away from mass drinking for the last few months. But the night started well by me & Monkey picking Walshy and Bryce up from the...
Posted by NikoLai on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:51:00 PST

To My Fans.....

You probably haven't noticed, but i've cut my Social MySpace Friends List from about 30 people down to 15. This is so I only have people on that account that I know, and that I count as my actual...
Posted by NikoLai on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:51:00 PST

Post-Gig Wrap Up

Well, The Realness Part II was last night - First off, and i'm sure you're all sick of hearing it, thanks to those who came. My boys - Walshy, Monkey, Bryce, Steve - As well as Barry, Flavel, Car...
Posted by NikoLai on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:58:00 PST

A Brief History of NikoLai.

(Copied And Pasted directly from my SoundClick page!) Why this name?When I was about 15, a friend and I decided we were going to learn to speak a language that no one else we knew could speak. We sett...
Posted by NikoLai on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:45:00 PST

This Is What's Up.... Again.

Right, well this is my new page, on MySpace Music. Thanks to all the people who have added this page to their friends list. Firstly, thanks to my fans who came out to the Realness Gig last month at En...
Posted by NikoLai on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:25:00 PST