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Nova Rockafeller | |
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Birth name | Nova Leigh Paholek |
Also known as | Elle Dirty D, [1] epdMC [1] |
Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 22 July 1988
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | novarockafeller |
Nova Leigh Paholek (born 22 July 1988), known professionally as Nova Rockafeller, is a Canadian independent rapper, singer, songwriter, and music video director.
Rockafeller was born in Edmonton, [4] and raised in Jamaica; [2] living there from the ages of 9 to 14 [5] after her family started a water sports business. [1] She also briefly lived in Toronto and New York City. [6] [7] As a teen, she dropped out of high school and began rapping during a difficult period of her life split between sleeping at the Edmonton Youth Emergency Shelter and living in a series of group homes. [4] She was inspired to start rapping after exploring the online battle rap forums by her then boyfriend. [6]
Rockafeller grew up surrounded by music as her father and her brother, Terry Paholek, were heavily involved with the Edmonton music scene and had their own home studio. [4] She began rapping at the age of 15 when she was living in a group home. [8] [4] The moniker 'Nova Rockafeller' was given to her one night during a party with other rappers, who decided she needed a new name. [6]
In 2011, Rockafeller released her debut album Insufficient Funds, which chronicled six months of her life. [6] In 2012, Rockafeller had her song 'call me (BAT MAN) 347-574-7192' posted on the front of The Pirate Bay during its period as 'The Promo Bay'; the song was available as a free download. [9]
Mercury Records took notice of her, so Rockafeller moved to New York and signed with them. [10] The label would later become Island Records, and, in turn Def Jam. [4] Her relationship with Def Jam ended when the company dropped her without warning after three and a half years. She found out when her landlord said that the company would no longer pay her rent. [8] Prior to the label dropping her, Rockafeller had been working on an album named Accidentally Gangster, [7] which was cancelled.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, during her time with Def Jam, Rockafeller began to break out into the mainstream with her single "Made in Gold", which reached the Top 20 on Sirius Top Hits. [3] The single was featured in teen comedy film The Duff. [4] [11] Her music has also been featured on Siesta Keys, Dancing with the Stars, and Bad Girls Club. [3] That year, she toured with Set it Off and All Time Low, [3] [12] as well as performed at SXSW, [13] Riot Fest, [14] [15] and the Gathering of the Juggalos. [16] Since her appearance at the Gathering, Rockafeller has been associated with the Insane Clown Posse and the Juggalo movement. [17] She also performed at Violent J's first solo charity tour with Lil Eazy-E. [18]
In 2021, Rockafeller released "Hey You", her first solo single in over 2 years to tease her newest album Scared of Heights. [8] The video received over 250 thousand views within a single day. [19] [ self-published source? ]
In 2012, Rockafeller launched her line of jewellery 'Toys on Chains'. [20] [7]
In 2017, Rockafeller began dating Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald. Together, they started the band GFBF and began writing music. [21] When MacDonald wrote 'Dear Rappers' and gained prominence, Rockafeller poured herself into supporting him. She shot and directed all of his music videos after 2017,[ citation needed ] created his website and was featured on most of his albums, and helped him navigate the music industry away from the pitfalls she experienced. [8]
Rockafeller has cited some of her influences as Good Charlotte, Blink-182, [12] Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest, Damian Marley, Weezer, Busta Rhymes, Outkast, Bright Eyes, Nirvana, Die Antwoord, and Meg Myers. [1]
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Insufficient Funds |
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Scared of Heights |
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As Far as the Stars(with Tom MacDonald and Brandon Hart) |
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With Tom MacDonald
With Violent J
With The Wikid One
With Rp Jesus
With Thrashole
With D-LinQuint
With Rachel Geek
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