Niles

Bio:

Niles (Chadwick Scott Phillips) life was chosen to provide the Earth with an alternative of hope. Born October 20, 1982, hiss life was far from easy. Experiencing homelessness, constantly moving from shelter to shelter and hotel to hotel, one of the only things that remained constant for Niles was and is his deep adoration for music. Being influenced early by artist such as Miles Davis, John Lennon and Paul Robeson made him understand the importance of originality. Niles began to gravitate heavy towards Hip Hop and mainly the art of mc'ing. Artist such as Nas, Common, Big-L, Andre 3000 and J-Dilla to name a few, inspired Niles to pursue and refine his gift of writing and sculpting his artistry. After graduating from Michigan State University in 2006, Niles quickly moved to New York City to pursue his music career. His music is enriched with influences of Hip Hop, Caribbean, Soul and Jazz. He also has a direct inspiration of Be Bop through his father, Sam Gill who is a famous bass player. All of those mixtures create the essence of Niles. Upon moving to New York in 2006 to pursue his music career , in two years he has accomplished the following: Becoming the Harlem Rapathon Winner (out of 100 MCs), being an “EOW Challenge” winner, performing at Hot 97 Summer Jam 07 & 08, rapping solo on an official B.E.T commercial for the Barack Obama You(th) Vote commercial, Winning the 2007 Hot 97/Koch Talent Show and signing to Koch Records, and they just recently released his debut single "This Time". Produced by Roc-a-Fella's "Boola", “This Time” is about the life of the dream chaser. It reflects the ups and downs of the journey to your long-term goals. "This Time" is a timeless song but also invokes the nostalgic feeling of hearing an up beat song that makes you look forward to spring and summer especially after a harsh winter. With the release of his debut single and so much success in a short time period, it is only a matter of time before the world witnesses his gift. Welcome to the world of Niles.

Member Since:

July 18, 2006

Influences:

Malcom X, Bruce Lee, John Lennon, Assata Shakur, Miles Davis, the whole beebop era, Fela Kuti, Nelson Mandea, Jimi Hendrix, Nas, Common, Gangstarr, Prince, Jay Dee (J-Dilla, the best producer ever), Kurt Cobain, Ceaser Chavez, Barack Obama, Dick Gregory, Alex Haley, Denmark Vescey, Nat Turner, Nat King Cole, Garrett Morgan, Slum Village, Big L, Kool G. Rap, Rakim, KRS One, Hugh Masaleka, Ferile Ground, etc...