I have been a solo artist for a few years, living breathing the movement we call hip hop!
if you're feelin the stuff email me at nizamyarkhan@gmail.com
and be sure to request Nizam's Music at
FRICTION ON BBC ASIANNETWORK
friction@bbc.co.uk
Influences
Masta Ace, Gangstarr, Primo, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Supastition, Big L, Pete Rock and CL smooth, Scarface, Cypress Hill, Beastie Boyz, Bob Marley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ice Cube, Erykah Badu, Nas, J Dilla, Dj Swami, A tribe Called Quest, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Rage Against the Machine, dj jazzy jeff and much more, ranging from soul funk, hip hop, ghazals to gangsta rap =)
Nizam Yar Khan aka Nizam or The Nizam as he is widely known, is a hip hop MC from Toronto, Canada. His style is a raw and elemental form of hip hop often found missing in today's mainstream arena of music. His passion for music began at an early age, where he was exposed to genres ranging from soul, hip hop, jazz all the way to drum and bass, hindi, and bhangra. As an artist Nizam paints the pictures of expression, reflection and captures the magnitude of hip hop culture and the sentiment of the Asian Diaspora from Toronto to London and all over the world. Some of his influences include Gangstarr, Rakim, The Wu Tang Clan, and Pete Rock to name a few. His works with the Basment Theory crew and other affiliates has allowed him to deliver that real and distinct hip hop sound. He is currently working on his mixtape album and is set to bless the masses with passion and perspective music for 2008.