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i'm IN MY LANE - but i'm SWERVING into YOURS

About Me

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Who Is Nikki StJohn?

What if Alicia Keys was a rapper, creating passionate and detailed rhymes, instead of soulful melodies? Nikki St.John is the quintessential bridge between Rap and R&B. She brings the love back to Hip Hop, crafting relationship sagas appealing to the human spirit, and celebrating the female experience. Even her commercial tracks are cleverly disguised barbs at her detractors and other "industry" nonsense. Listen closely to the lyrics because the club friendly beats may distract you from the message.

In the testosterone charged world of Hip-Hop females have to work ten times harder than a man to get the respect they deserve. Nikki St.John has been paying her dues for a long time and it's finally her time to shine. Tired of waiting for someone else to put her on, she bought her own studio equipment, engineers her own sessions, writes all her own material, as well as writing lyrics for local artists.

Nikki St.John has been writing music since she was in elementary school. She would instruct her friends how to sing the songs she wrote, with an old microphone plugged into her mother's stereo, capturing a sketchy sound on a cassette tape that had been re-recorded so much the flimsy tape was wrinkled from wear. She continued writing music as a hobby, and had dozens of notebooks filled with lyrics, but never took herself seriously as an artist. While attending Howard University as a theatre major, Nikki realized music has always been her true passion. After performing at the Homecoming music showcase in front on 2,000 people, she knew that this was what she wanted to do.

Moving to New York after graduation to pursue a career in music and acting, Nikki St.John secured an internship at Universal Records, and became the host of the Where Ya At music video TV show. Through Where Ya At, she interviewed some of today's hottest artists like Ciara, T.I., and Fabolous. She started Sole Creators, a custom design company, specializing in one-of-a kind kicks. Sole Creators has been featured in magazines like Ride, on television shows like Good Morning America, and worn by personalities like Funkmaster Flex, Juicy J, Bun B, and Lyfe Jennings. From there, Nikki got into event planning, promoting herself as well as other artists. When it was apparent that she and her business partner could no longer see eye-to-eye, she left Sole Creators behind. She and partner Mannie Ramos, started Renaissance Marketing, a company providing low cost marketing solutions to independent artists and small businesses.

Expect to see much more from this multi-talented young artist in the future. An incredible drive and desire to succeed motivates her to stand out in whatever she sets her mind to do. Some people aspire to be in the spotlight and some people are destined for fame. It's apparent that Nikki St.John is among the next generation of music superstars.

LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE MAP AND REP YA HOMETOWN!

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Member Since: 3/14/2006
Band Website: http://myspace.com/nikkistjohn"myspace.com/nikkistjohn
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GRAB DA MIC SHOWCASE

If you live in N-Y/Jersey/or Connecticut AND you MY PEOPLES . . . you BEST come through this showcase and show ya gurl some L-O-V-E!!!

I'm a be performing at Madame X, one of the sexiest lounges in the city, on Thursday May 29th, at 10pm. We was bottle poppin' at Spy, so if you missed the last event, here's your chance to make it up to me, and get ya drink and ya 2-step on.
Here's the details . . . hit me if you comin' through . . .

    LOCATION: Madame X ADDRESS:94 W Houston St., New York, NY 10012 PHONE: (212) 539-0808 DRESS CODE: call for details (it's not on the website, if I knew I would tell you myself) PERFORMANCE TIME:11PM SCHEDULED PERFORMERS: NIKKI ST.JOHN, RAW DIAMONDZ, OTPOMETRIST, S.O.U.L. PURPOSE,TANIA THE ANGLE, SKORPION, KayouS, EASE, AHMAD, SHED

Want To Perform? Hit up Candyia for performance slots at Hot Girls What


Influences:

Events by Eventful

After posting a bulletin ranting about the current state of the music industry I was inundated with emails encouraging me to hold my head. My folks were hitting me up telling me I shouldn't sell myself short because I'm better than that. I sincerely appreciate the concern and YES, I do know that I am better than resorting to cheap tactics like sucking face with Flavor Flav, in the hopes of making a quick buck. THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BULLETIN!!!

NO - I'm not going to start fucking for tracks. NAH - I'm not going make a sex tape hittin off the current celebrity heart throb. NO - I'm not going to give up on music (my first love)

But why do I have to make ludacris claims to get people to pay attention to what I'm doing? Why do I have to post topics in the subject line concerning the latest gossip to get people to read my bulletins? I'm so past complaining about the lack of "real" music . . . . why I haven't achieved the status I believe I should hold . . . why it's so hard for a female to get respect in a male dominated industry . . . yadda yadda yah. Because what it comes down to is NOBODY CARES.

People care about drama, heightened senses of reality, the latest gossip, and sensationalism. And until I get to where I want to be -expect to hear more outrageous statements aiming to GET YOUR ATTENTION!!! That is . . . unless you guys actually become interested in the normal events in the life of a star on the rise . . .

That means struggling to pay bills, sleeping in cars when I didn't have a place to stay, sharing rooms in hostels with strangers and brushing bugs off my bed. Eating off the dollar menu at McDonald's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because I couldn't afford food. STEALING food from the grocery store. Doing laundry in the bathroom sink. And the list goes on . . .

Through it all, I still managed to keep a clear head and pursue my dreams. And I'm not giving up NO TIME soon. And if you can't respect that - your whole perspective is wack.


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CATCH ME PERFORMING IN NYC -JUST GRAB DA MIC SHOWCASE

GRAB DA MIC SHOWCASE If you live in N-Y/Jersey/or Connecticut AND you MY PEOPLES . . . you BEST come through this showcase and show ya gurl some L-O-V-E!!! I'm a be performing at Madame X,...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Tue, 13 May 2008 11:40:00 PST

im coming through ya hood to do a FREE performance

I'M COMIN THROUGH YA HOODI'm tryin to come through ya hood this summer. I need you and all ya folks to hit my MySpace profile and click on the DEMAND IT button. If at least 100 people from your city ...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:49:00 PST

check my collab w/ T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS

"SHE GOT IT", by 2 PISTOLS and T PAIN, is a craaazzzyyy song but the REMIX featuring ME is scorching HOT! check it out . . . myspace.com/NikkiSt.John che...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Tue, 06 May 2008 02:13:00 PST

recording studio NOW OPEN!!!

I FINALLY opened my recording studio!!!If you live in Philly. Jersey, or Delaware and are looking for AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY recording sessions, I am now booking $15 sessions for a limited time only...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:33:00 PST

CALM DOWN PEOPLE!!! u must have MISSED my point

After posting a bulletin ranting about the current state of the music industry I was inundated with emails encouraging me to hold my head. My folks were hitting me up telling me I shouldn't sell myse...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:12:00 PST

LIL MAMA PREGNANT BY SOULJAH BOY!!!!

I'M TURNING INTO A HATER and I hate the way I feel . . . I'm tired of listening to these du-du-du-duns on the radio. Tired of yesterday's nursery rhyme being today's biggest hit. Tired of the same ...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST

my BODY and MY TRACKS are FOR SALE!!!!

I'M TURNING INTO A HATER and I hate the way I feel . . . I'm tired of listening to these du-du-du-duns on the radio. Tired of yesterday's nursery rhyme being today's biggest hit. Tired of the same ...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST

new song w/HEDONIS and SEDUCE

wuz goodie with all my MySpace affiliates! me - well, i been on the grind sumthin serious . . . this past week i performed at spy club with funkmaster flex and dj camilo on the bill. i recorded a t...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:13:00 PST

industry chicks

Started a blog group today called, "Industry Chicks" for all my fellow female hustlers tryin’ to get ahead in the game.  Now if someone could show me how to post directly to that blog ...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:51:00 PST

Mamapalooza

Who said life stops after you have a kid?  Well . . . someone is tryng to prove it doesn't.  Check out this Philadelphia based event where all the performers are moms!  Apply before it'...
Posted by NEW MUSIC- MY collab w/T PAIN & 2 PISTOLS on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:10:00 PST