Nicolas Hakim is an American musician based in

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, United States. His first EP, ''Where Will We Go Part 1 & 2'', was self-released in 2014. His debut album, ''Green Twins'' was released in May 2017, followed by his second studio-album, '' Will This Make Me Good'', released in May 2020.

Career

Nick Hakim was born and raised in Washington, D.C. by his parents, a Chilean mother and Peruvian father, where he was surrounded by a diverse array of musical influences. At 17, a friend invited him to sing with her church choir, where Hakim taught himself to play piano. Soon after, he was accepted to attend Boston’s

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, and whilst there, he released 2014’s two-part EPs, ''Where Will We Go''. In 2017, Hakim released ''Green Twins'' through ATO Records and toured internationally. The album went on to earn critical acclaim by media outlets including ''

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'' and ''

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'', and was named one of the Ten Best R&B Albums of 2017 by

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'' called it a "soulful, psychedelic experience". One of the tracks off the album, "Needy Bees" was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure. The following year, Hakim contributed original music to HBO's

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, directed by long time collaborator, Terence Nance. In 2018, Hakim performed on NPR's

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. In 2020 he released his second studio album '' Will This Make Me Good''. He collaborated with

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and contributed to her live stream concert series ‘Too Sensitive’ in September 2020. A remixed version of '' Will This Make Me Good'' was released in 2021 and included remixes from

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, KeiyaA, Slauson Malone, Pink Siifu and more.

Discography

* ''Where Will We Go (Part I)'' (July, 2014) * ''Where Will We Go (Part II)'' (September, 2014) * ''Green Twins'' (2017) * '' Will This Make Me Good'' (2020) * ''Small Things'' (2021) * ''COMETA (2022) * ''SCURRRRED'' (2022) Pink Siifu Asal Hazel

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