Nacho Picasso

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Nacho Picasso
Birth nameJesse Robinson [1]
Born (1983-10-30) October 30, 1983 (age 39) [2]
San Francisco, California, U.S. [3]
Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S. [4]
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • Cloud Nice
  • Alive and Well
  • Moor Gang
  • Surf School Recordings
Website nachopicasso.bandcamp.com

Jesse Robinson [1] (born October 30, 1983), [2] better known by his stage name Nacho Picasso, is an American rapper born in San Francisco, California and raised in Seattle, Washington. [4] He is a member of the Moor Gang rap collective. [5] He has notably released several collaborative albums with Blue Sky Black Death. [6] The Seattle Times has described him as "our new anti-hero: a party-hardy street-boss misogynist, whose songs are full of dark humor." [7]

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Career

In 2011, Nacho Picasso released For the Glory. [8] In January 2012, he released Lord of the Fly, [9] which was followed by Exalted in June that year. [10] For the Glory, Lord of the Fly, and Exalted were produced by Blue Sky Black Death. [11] In November 2012, he released Black Narcissus. [12] [13]

In June 2013, Nacho Picasso released a collaborative album with rapper Avatar Darko, titled Vampsterdam. [14] In October 2013, he released the album High & Mighty, which included production from Jake One, Cardiak, and Vitamin D, among others. [15] It was led by the street single "Crime Waves", produced by Swiff-D. [16]

In January 2014, Nacho Picasso released a 7-track project titled Trances with Wolves, which featured guest appeacences by Avatar Darko and Gifted Gab and included production from Jake One and Raised by Wolves, among others. [17] In April 2014, he released a single titled "David Blowie" produced by Raised by Wolves, which samples David Bowie's "Within You", a song from the soundtrack for Labyrinth . [18]

In January 2015, Nacho Picasso's fourth collaborative album with Blue Sky Black Death, titled Stoned & Dethroned, was released on Surf School Recordings. [19] In May that year, he released The Witchtape, a collaborative EP with 88 Ultra. [20]

In 2018, he released an EP, Role Model, which included production from Harry Fraud and a guest appearance from Riff Raff. [21] In 2019, he released Nachferatu. [22]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

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  2. 1 2 "Jesse Robinson - About". Facebook . Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hog Eye Man (March 2012). "Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death: Interview". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Skinny (December 26, 2013). "Nacho Picasso Probably Has More Tattoos Than You". Vice . Retrieved February 5, 2014.
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  22. ↑ Eustice, Kyle (March 18, 2019). "#DXCLUSIVE: Nacho Picasso Channels Will Smith For "Mary K" Video". HipHopDX . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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