Nij profile picture

Nij

About Me

Nij has been making beats for the past 3 years. Starting with just a minidisc man and a turntable, he used old soul and jazz records to make that first step into the sphere of producer. Now he maintains his love of beatmaking utilising his developing skills of the MPC 2000xl to make beats for people of all kinds from all over. Although he has no professional training in music, his love of hip hop from a very early age helped form an ear for the sound that he eventually made his own. He makes beats to remind him of those glory days, with an original spin that gives his beats an authentic "Nij" sound. If you feel the beats then share your love; if you don't, feel free to criticise and help him build. Peace and respect.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/03/2006
Band Website: http://nijmakesbeats.wordpress.com
Band Members: Nij, MPC 2000 XL, Turntable, crates
Influences: DJ Premier, Pete Rock, The GOAT J Dilla (RIP), Madlib, DJ Spinna (Most UNDER-RATED), Da Beatminerz, The Ummah, The Roots, Karriem Riggins, Erick Sermon, Redman, Rza, Wajeeed of Bling47, Miles Davis, Ge-Ology (the FUTURE!), Kev Brown and the Low Budget crew - definately keepin hip hop alive, Shawn J Period, Beyond There (72 Records - the ILLEST!), Lewis Parker, Jehst, Lonnie Liston Smith, D'Angelo, ?uestlove, Just Blaze, 88 Keys, Hi-Tek, J Rawls, De La Soul, Prince Paul, A Tribe Called Quest, Pharoahe Monch & Prince Paul (OK), Diamond D, Show, No ID, MF Doom, Evidence, Dilated Peoples, The Alchemist, J Zone, Bobby Hutcherson, The Mizell Brothers, Roy Ayers, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Bobbi Humphries, Donald Byrd, Shiva aka The Vibe, my man from day one, Jamie Kong with the super-ill techniques and Zankruti Patel, who's name means "Enlightenment" and who is just that.
Sounds Like: Nij
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Draft - Chaplin's Place Pt 1 and 2

He said that if Charlie Chaplin could come third place in a Charlie Chaplin Look-a-like Contest then any one of us could lose anything at any time.   We sat in a place that was far from regul...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Untitled - January 2006

N stood in the cold January air, with the smoke of his last cigarette entering his lungs and awakening his mind. It was one of the coldest winter nights he could remember and a night where he fel...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:05:00 GMT

2 Stars

there are two stars in my room. they sit at the edge of my mind and are both extremely bright. they face opposite directions to one another. one has a slight aura, resonating like a dull hal...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:12:00 GMT

The Moon and I

i sat with the moon last night. she told me that the stars had let her out to play and I was the lucky person who got to sit with her, warm her hands and kiss her small mouth. i enquired as to wh...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:32:00 GMT