Nicholas J Graham was born and raised in Raleigh, NC for 19 years. His birthday is October 18 , 1989. At the age of 13, Nicholas J Graham aka now NyckNewz endured way more than a typical teen. Newz got into hip-hop music because of the passion it brings and to express himself. Newz use to freestyle a lot in his days until someone wanted to know his lyrics and he could not tell them. Bryan Peterkens aka Yung Billz told him to start writing his lyrics while other people told him that he could not rap and Newz took this as a challenge and kept at it until he got better. Newz at this time discovered that he wanted to record his own mixtape one day.
Newz first hip-hop song “Take me to Miami†was recorded in 2006. After leaving the group Mono Cartel he developed a fan base that loved his Southern dialect flow. NyckNewz is now the founder of his own organization of StarLife Entertainment. Newz is well known on the internet and has THOUSANDS of plays on myspace.com/newsz1. Newz has come a long way from recording in bedrooms and closets, he now enjoys recording in state of the art studios.
NyckNewz has performed numerous shows such as Club REDS, Teen Jump off Parties, Birthday Parties, and host freestyle battles at local areas all over the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and Rocky Mount) with the likes of radio interviews. On a more personal note, Newz has volunteered his time to work with unfortunate kids at local Park and Recreations as a Teen Counselor. NyckNewz enjoys being a positive role model in his community, he wants to lead by example and show kids that it is OK to dream big! NyckNewz is reliable, focus, dedicated, and full of ambition when it comes to writing lyrics. His favorite quote is “Live Great to Be Great/Successful Greatnessâ€.
