B-Nasty

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Background information
Birth nameAlexander James Ritchie Barnes
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 27)
Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia
OriginPerth
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009 - Present
LabelsDough Related Productions
Associated acts Gerald Walker, Ghostface Killah, DJ Symphony, GZA
Website b-nastymusic.com.au

Alexander James Ritchie Barnes (born 10 July 1992), best known by his stage name B-Nasty is an Australian rapper, songwriter and record producer, actor and entrepreneur. B-Nasty has worked with artists such as Bangs, Gerald Walker, DJ Symphony, GZA and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan and performed with Lil Eazy-E and DJ Yella of N.W.A and Stonebwoy. [1]

Ajak Chol, better known by his stage name Bangs, Ur Boy Bangs and Ur Boi Bangs and formerly Bstar Bangs, is a South Sudanese-Australian hip hop artist. He is best known for his viral songs "Take U to Da Movies" and "Meet Me on Facebook".

Gerald Joshua Walker, better known by his stage name Gerald Walker, is an American hip-hop musician, author and singer from Chicago, Illinois. In 2018 he announced a partnership with Stalley’s hip-hop collective Blue Collar Gang. Walker is known for his soul influenced style of hip-hop, and his associations with artist Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Cardo, Yelawolf, Skyzoo and Rockie Fresh.

DJ Symphony American disc jockey

Symphony Taylor is an American hip hop producer, radio personality, and tour DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. Symphony has worked with artists such as Digital Underground, Tony Touch, DJ Boogie Blind, DJ Scratch from EPMD, The Beatnuts, Sean Price, P. Diddy, Nas, MF Doom, Alchemists, Mobb Deep, Portia Dee, Rick Ross, KRS-One, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Yelawolf, Onyx, 9th Wonder, B2K's Raz-B and B-Nasty

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Biography

1992–2014: Early life & career beginnings

B-Nasty was born in Middle Swan and was raised with a middle-class background in Midland, Western Australia. He was accepted cross-boundary into Perth Modern School in suburban Subiaco, Western Australia after being accepted into the schools music program for playing classical guitar. [2]

Middle Swan, Western Australia Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Middle Swan is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Swan Valley, and forms part of the City of Swan local government area. The suburb is bisected by the Swan River. The suburb is most notable for its various wineries, including Houghton and Sandalford, but has the Midland brickworks within its boundaries, as well as an accommodation facility for country students attending the Governor Stirling Senior High School and Swan Christian College.

Midland, Western Australia Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern Highway. Its eastern boundary is defined by the Roe Highway. Midland is almost always regarded as a suburb of Perth, being only 16 km (9.9 mi) away from the city centre.

Western Australia State in Australia

Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, and the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres, and the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. The state has about 2.6 million inhabitants – around 11 percent of the national total – of whom the vast majority live in the south-west corner, 79 per cent of the population living in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated.

Freestyle rapping from his home computer in 2009, B-Nasty started to craft his unique flow with heavy influences from East Coast Rap such as Red Café, Diddy, Jay-Z and Fabolous. [3] He recorded each song of his EP, The Beginning EP one at a time also releasing them one at a time over the years . Whilst in the process of recording the EP at 2PM Records he met Perth sound engineer Erban Terra who recorded, mixed and mastered all of his EP and subsequently coached him. [4] B-Nasty first performed in 2015 at The Civic Hotel, Inglewood, Western Australia. [5]

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East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the early 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in The Bronx, New York; East Coast hip hop only became a distinct subgenre after artists from other regions of the United States emerged with different styles. In contrast to other styles, East Coast hip hop music has prioritized complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing. The main components of hip hop culture from that time and still today are MCing, DJing, break dancing, and graffiti.

Red Café American rapper and songwriter from New York

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2015-2016: The End of the Beginning

In November 2015, B-Nasty released his first single Stunt Like Me from his debut album The End of the Beginning . The majority of the album was recorded at Galactix Studio in Burswood, Western Australia. Whilst recording his album, Barnes collaborated with fellow label mate Esha on her debut single Choppa. [6]

<i>The End of the Beginning</i> (B-Nasty album) 2016 studio album by B-Nasty

The End of the Beginning is the debut album by the Australian rapper B-Nasty. It was released on 10 December 2016, through Dough Related Productions. The album features guest appearances from Bangs and Gerald Walker.

Burswood, Western Australia Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Burswood is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located immediately across the Swan River from Perth's central business district (CBD). Its local government area is the Town of Victoria Park. Burswood is the location of the State Tennis Centre, Perth Stadium, Belmont Park Racecourse, and the Crown Perth casino and hotel complex.

Barnes had two major features on his album, the first being viral YouTube hip hop artist Bangs, B-Nasty first met Bangs in August 2016 performing at The Flying Scotsman in Mount Lawley on his West Australian leg of the tour after he released a diss track for Jimmy Fallon. They recorded Ayo. The second was Gerald Walker, Barnes met Walker during the Australian leg of his international tour, TARGET World Tour, They recorded 4AM. Neither of the tracks were featured as singles. [7]

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Mount Lawley, Western Australia Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Mount Lawley is an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The suburb is bounded by the Swan River to the east, Vincent, Harold and Pakenham Streets to the south, Central Avenue and Alexander Drive to the north, and Norfolk Street to the west.

Leading up to the release of the album, Barnes was invited to perform at Metro City for the ‘Straight Outa Compton’ Tour with Lil Eazy-E and DJ Yella from N.W.A. The album was then released online on the 10th December 2016 [8] and later launched at Jimmy's Den, Northbridge. [9]

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DJ Yella American DJ

Antoine Carraby, better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American rapper, DJ, record producer and film director from Compton, California. He was a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later joined the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A.

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2017-present: Wu-Invasion Mixtape Series & New Era

In December 2017, [10] Wu-Tang Clans official tour DJ, DJ Symphony announced in an Instagram post [11] that B-Nasty would be on the Wu-Invasion Mixtape Series: Australian Edition Volume 1 [12] the project was released on the 20th January 2018. during this time Barnes also announced that he was working on his second EP New Era.

Business ventures

In 2015, Barnes co-founded his own independent record label, Dough Related Productions with local Perth DJ, DJ Jaysnbrwn. [13]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Guest appearances

Magazines & Features

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B-Nasty discography Discography

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  13. ↑ "DJ Jaysnbrwn certainly knows his hip-hop from his R'n'B… So how does he blend them so effortlessly?". 27 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "The End of the Beginning by B-Nasty on Apple Music". 10 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Release group "The Beginning EP" by B-Nasty - MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz .
  16. ↑ "300C - B-Nasty". AllMusic .
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  18. ↑ "B-Nasty: "Top Floor" produced by Xavior Jordan – spirit of collaboration is palpable". TunedLoud.
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