Nitzia Scott (born October 10, 1990), better known by her stage name Nitty Scott (formerly known as Nitty Scott, MC), is an American emcee from

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. Her breakthrough came in 2010, when the video for her freestyle over " Monster" went viral. She has performed at the

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hip hop awards and the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, among others. Scott released her debut street album ''The Cassette Chronicles'' in 2011, followed by her critically acclaimed EP ''The Boombox Diaries, Vol. 1'' in 2012 and her debut album ''Art Of Chill'' in 2014. She followed it up with her second album, ''Creature!'', in 2017.

Biography

Scott was born in

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and raised in Orlando, Florida. Her mother is Puerto Rican and her father is

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from

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. Scott started rapping at the age of 14, while she was attending art school with a major in creative writing. She found writing a form of personal expression and was creating poetry before transitioning to become a musician. At the age of 17, she moved to

to pursue a career as a rapper. She graduated from the Secondary School for Journalism at John Jay High School in Park Slope, Brooklyn. While in New York, Scott created the Boombox Family hip-hop movement to "preserve and progress hip-hop culture". Due to internal changes, Nitty dissolved the Boombox Family label in 2014 and began other independent business ventures. In an interview with

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she stated that if she hadn't pursued a career as a musician, she would have attended college to study Journalism and Broadcast Communications. In 2011, she performed at the

Hip Hop Awards participating in one of several cyphers among

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, Estelle and

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. She was also part of the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival lineup, headlined by Q-Tip. In 2012, Scott performed at the Royal Arena Festival in Switzerland among Ice Cube and

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Scott released her first official EP ''The Boombox Diaries, Vol. 1'' on August 28, 2012. The record features production from 6th Sense,

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, Cassius Clay, DJ Tedsmooth, !llmind and J57, and has guest appearances by

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and The Kid Daytona, among others. It was supported by the lead single "Auntie Maria's Crib". The EP received the Editor's Pick at DJ Booth. In a positive review, Nick De Molina of XXL gave it an XL rating, describing Nitty as a "conscious rapper" and praised the production as "strong and diverse". On June 16, 2013, Scott released her video for the song "Flower Child" featuring Kendrick Lamar on

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. The video shoot was completely funded through the support of fans and contributors to her Kickstarter campaign. On May 23, 2014, Scott released her debut album ''The Art of Chill.'' In 2017, Scott released her second full length album, ''Creature!'' In 2021, Scott released her third album, ''Jiggy Mami.'' On September 18, 2021, Scott performed at Miami Beach Pride. On September 25, 2021, Scott performed live in Cincinnati, Ohio for the second annual “In Her Voice” community music event hosted by Queens Village and Underworld Jazz Festival where she opened for

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Musical style and influences

Scott's rapping style has been compared to that of

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, and

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. She has stated that she is influenced by the

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, A Tribe Called Quest and Slum Village, among others. In ''Creature!'', Scott explores her Afro-

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identity through sonic references to Afro-Caribbean musical cultures; tracks on the album include collaborations with

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artists, recordings of indigenous coquí frogs, and tumba drums, all meant to evoke a pre-colonial past.

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborative albums

EPs

*2012 – ''The Boombox Diaries, Vol. 1'' *2019 – ''7 (A collaborative EP with The Polish Ambassador, real name David Sugalski)''

Mixtapes

*2011 – ''The Cassette Chronicles'' *2011 – ''Doobies x Popsicle Sticks''

Singles

*2011 – "Truth" *2012 – "Auntie Maria's Crib" *2016 – "Hieroglyphics" *2016 – "Negrita" *2016 – "All The Flowers" *2016 – "We Are One" *2017 – "BBYGRL" *2017 – "Buddhaveli" *2021 – "Changing That" *2021 – "Beeper (Remix)" (with Sos B4L) *2021 – "BLACKARITA"

Featured singles

*2013 – "Dusk Till Dawn" (Syler feat. DJ JS-1 and Nitty Scott, MC) *2015 – "Not Impressed" (with

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) *2016 – "No Darkness Tonight" (with

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) *2020 - "Danger" ( RDGLDGRN featuring Nitty Scott &

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) *2021 – "Four Better or Worse" (with Damu the Fudgemunk)

Guest appearances

*2010 – "Pop a Bottle (Remix)" ( Paris Jones feat. Nitty Scott, MC and VA) *2011 – "Daydream" (Rocky Rivera feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2011 – " Black Swan" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC and

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) *2012 – "How I Fly" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC,

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and Avery Storm) *2012 – "Paid Dues" (Esohel feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 – "Fatal Attraction" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 – "Never Back Down" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 - "Red Sky Morning" (

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feat Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 - "Country Blues" (

feat Brandi Hard & Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 – "Any Means Necessary" ( Kinetics feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2012 – "Strangers" ( Kinetics & One Love feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2013 – "World Premiere" (Megadon feat. Nitty Scott, MC and Mr. Cheeks) *2013 – "Like a Prayer" (J57 feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2013 – "We Ain't You" (Troy Ave feat. Nitty Scott, MC and CJ Fly) *2013 – "Bars For Days" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC and Easy Money) *2013 – "Boyz II Men" (

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feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2015 – "Not Impressed" (

feat. Nitty Scott, MC) *2019 – "SONIA" (

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feat. Nitty Scott) *2019 – "Get Together" (

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feat.

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& Nitty Scott)

Videos

*2010 – "Monster (Freestyle)" *2011 – "Tell Somebody" (Directed by Conor Shillen) *2011 – "Auntie Maria's Crib" (Directed by Giuliano Jules) *2012 – "Bullshit Rap" (Directed by Donald Robinson Cole and Robert Adam Mayer) *2012 – "Express Yourself" (Directed by Ulysses) *2012 – "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (Directed by Luke Wilson and Alexander Akande) *2012 – "Paid Dues" (Directed by Sense Hernandez) *2013 – "World Premiere" (Directed by Donald Robinson Cole) *2013 – "Bath Salt (Freestyle)" (Directed by Streets Riley) *2013 – "Flower Child" (Directed by Anthony Sylvester) *2013 – "Skippin Clouds" (Directed by Kendra MacLeod) *2015 – "Generation Now" (Directed by Nitzia Scott) *2015 – "U.F.O. (Unfiltered Offering)" (Directed by John Greene) *2017 – "Pxssy Powah!" (Directed by Damien Sandoval) *2017 – "La Diaspora" (Directed by Cutter Hodierne)

References

External links

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