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Nikole-Jaye

About Me

As a native Clevelander, Nikole Jaye’s music is in a class of its own. Never one to be influenced by music trends, in the genre of hip-hop, Nikole has carved out a sound that stems uniquely from her sensibilities, influences and cultural background. Born April 22, 1979, Nikole knew she wanted to be a hip-hop emcee at the young age of thirteen years old, when she found herself writing lyrics to old school beats of hip-hop pioneers such as Rakhim, KRS-1 and Queen Latifah, to name a few. It’s only been over the past five years, however, that Nikole has been actively pursuing a career in the music business as an emcee, performing at hip-hop hot spots in the Cleveland area like ‘The Rhythm Room,’ and ‘Spy Bar’. The diversity of Nikole’s sound is underscored, by her overall philosophy to hip-hop: an emcee should be open to all elements of the music business, not just rhyming. And Nikole makes good on her words. While Nikole’s ultimate goal is to be an emcee, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Computer Science, to make it possible for her to write, make beats, produce her own music, and be technically informed when she is in the studio. It’s no surprise that the passionate emcee with her Zeitgeist instincts embraced music at such a tender age, considering that her Mother, Debra Stewart, was a locally renowned Jazz singer in the Cleveland area, from the early Eighties to the Mid Nineties. Nikole attributes much of the jazz influence that’s heard in her CD to being an unconscious response from being around her mother at rehearsals and preparing for gigs, during her formative years. But she also has spent plenty of time digging in crates and finding inspirational tunes from the likes of legendary music greats Donny Hathaway, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson and, most recently, Cassandra Wilson. Like many other aspiring hip-hop emcees, Nikole has also been profoundly influenced by hip-hop progenitors: Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G, and Outkast. Nikole categorizes her music as hip-hop, but she emphasizes that it’s a fusion of Jazz and Spoken Word.

My Interests

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Member Since: 8/3/2005
Band Members:

Influences: My mother, lavelle, ka Allen, Bob Ferazza, chick corea, sergio mendes, carlos jobim, poncho sanchez, cassandra wilson, lizz wright, Chaco and the latin jazz project telepopmusik,nightmares on wax, tupac, j-live, j-rawls, j-zone, madlib, RIP - dilla, pete rock. little brother, my nieces and nephews, my little brother and sister, my family, close friends, every music genre because with in the music there's alittle bit of myself.
Songs In The Key Of Life (Childhood-Adulthood)

Song You Believe Your Parents Conceived You To: Creepin - Stevie Wonder lol
Song That Best Makes The Soundtrack of Your Childhood Neighborhood Theme: Sesame Street
Theme Song To Your Closest Sibling: Golden Girls
The First Album You Ever Purchased: Rappers Delight
The First Single You Ever Purchased: D-Nice - My name is D-Nice
Album Cover That Scared You In Your Childhood: They were all dope
Song That Scared You In Your Childhood: My father rhyming while whooping me
The TV Theme of Your Childhood: Good Times / Different Strokes
Favorite Song From Sesame Street: It's not easy being green - Kermit the frog
Favorite Song From Mister Rodgers Neighborhood: Beautiful day in the neighborhood
Favorite Song From The Electric Company: None
What Were You Banned From Listening To In Your Childhood: MJG & Eightball - Pimps
Rock Song That Rocked Ghetto/Ghetto Song That Rocked The Suburbs (as a kid): Walk this way - Run DMC
Song You First Slow Dragged To: Under me seng se - Barrington Levy
First Cassette You Got For Your First Walkman: Mc Lyte- Eyes on this
Best Cosby Show Theme: Bobby Mcferrin
Favorite Soundtrack Of Youth: Hair soundtrack and Above the Rim
Song That Played When You Got In Trouble And Grounded At Home: 2 Pac - Pain
Song That Played When You Thought You Was About To Get Some: Between the Sheets - Isley
Song That Played When You Got Some: Between the Sheets - Isley
The Theme To Your First Break Up In High School: None
The First Compact Disc You Ever Brought (not Album/Cassette): The Dream Warriors
Album That You Stole From A Friend: we trade off
Your Favorite Album You Think Your Friend Stole: normally they end up on the whose cd shelf
If Ever In Car Accident....What Song Was Playing?: The Tom Joyner Show
5 Songs You'd Put On A Mixtape For A Potential Love One: As; Angel; Stronger than Pride; Sweet Love
Song To Best Describe Your Best Relationship: Life - Queen Latifah
Song To Best Describe Your Worst Breakup: None
First Concert You Ever Went To: Salt and Pepper; KRS 1
Magical Concert You Ever Went To: Westside Connection
Worst Concert You Ever Went To: None
Coolest Celeb Ever Met: Paul Mooney
Assholish Celeb You Ever Met: None
Godlike Celeb You Ever Met: never that
The US Weekly "Oh They Just Like Me!" Celeb You Ever Met: never
Song So Hype You'd Run Your Moms Over With A Trash Truck Going 100 mph: Deep - Boss
Song That Has The Ability To Make You Cry: Giving Up; He's my brother -Donny Hatheway
The One Song That Has The Ability To Make You A Kid Again: Party - Luther Vandross
Song You Are Ashamed To Admit You Love: Computer Love - Roger Troutman
Song/Album That You Have To Gunpoint Others To: Songs to the key of life - Stevie
If You Were To Marry Now What Song Would Be Your Wedding Song?: Don't want to think about that
What Song Best Describes Your Children/Future Children?: Keep your head up - 2Pac
Who Killed Music?: Vanilla Ice
Who Keeps Music Alive For You?: most high, people, parents, friends,and intimate ones
Song Playing Right Now: Everyday is music for me basically the air from the computer

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Record Label: Soulgenetics Inc.
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My Blog

WWW.GMSRADIO.COM/SOULGENETICS

sOULgENEtics radio is back on air!!!!! celebrating life, music, art and more importantly spreading a message. Spinning, jazz, hip-hop, rock. etc, all music on.  Sat-Sun 10:00 - 11:...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Soulgenetics Radio is under construction

Soulgenetics Radio Show at www.gmsradio.com. Is currently under construction. We will be back up the first week of Feb. Hosted by Nikole-Jaye Saturday & Sunday 10:00p.m. - 11:00p.m. *Soulgenetics...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:27:00 GMT

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Check out Soulgenetics Radio Show at www.gmsradio.com. Hosted by Nikole-Jaye Saturday & Sunday 10:00p.m. - 11:00p.m. *Soulgenetics Radio is a platform for all artistic expressions* if you want&nb...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:06:00 GMT

Kissing the sky

todays lesson, tomorrow's blessing are all things that we all have to search within ourselves. Today came as a shock to me when I read Kanye West mother past due to complications from cosmetic surgery...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:54:00 GMT

Steadiness is a Blessing

Today was very overwelming to me. I finished my EP. yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't say what happens next but I do know I do like what's happening now Transformation. It has been a long emotional roller...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:05:00 GMT

What a Life

What a life. My father use to say that all the time when we were growing-up. As, I go through my adult life I hear myself saying the same mantra. I wonder why. Could it be that life bear so much that ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:05:00 GMT

A call 4 healing

today  for me is not the ordinary go to work and go to the library and surf myspace for new and creative artist music to get me motivated. Within, myself and the music projects I have been doing&...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:44:00 GMT

Jusbeingme

Hello, I'm Nicole and I'm new to the myspace joint. I guess this is where I get a little personal. Well, I love-love-love music. All types of music is what I enjoy.I don't think that I have to be type...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:47:00 GMT