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.
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