Oliver Nestor, better known as DL Incognito, is a Canadian hip hop

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and producer from

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. He is currently signed to

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but also operates his independent label Nine Planets Hip Hop along with his brother. In 2007 and 2009, he was nominated for a

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for Best Rap Recording.

Musical career

DL first started his career in 1999 when he appeared on the Nine Planets Hip Hop compilation ''Welcome To The Land Of The Lost''. His first solo release was his 2002 release, ''A Sample and a Drum Machine''. Two years later, he released the album ''Life's a Collection of Experiences''. In 2006, he released '' Organic Music for a Digital World.'' Rowald Pruyn of RapReviews gave the album a very favorable 8.5/10, saying "DL Incognito, whose name he interprets as 'delivering lyrics on the down low,' has skills on the mic which are surpassed only by his ability for self-reflection." The album received a

nomination. Following this, he released

A Captured Moment in Time ''A Captured Moment in Time'' is the fourth album by Canadian rapper and producer DL Incognito. The album was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Cana ...

in 2008, which like his last albums, also received a Juno nomination. In 2013, he released the album Someday Is Less Than a Second Away, which features

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, along with others.

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gave the album a very favorable review and Chayne Japal said: "His recent efforts have resulted in a fifth album, ''Someday is Less than a Second Away'', a tight, potent record that utilizes his and his collaborators' strengths." DL Incognito said in an interview that his main goal is "just trying to give Canadian hip-hop an identity." In another interview, he said what inspires him to rap is life: "Life inspires me, all the ups & downs that people go through, current events, happiness, pain, everything is an inspiration. As I continue on this journey I've realized that life's a collection of experiences and my albums are captured moments in time."

Name

The name 'DL Incognito' means "Deliverying Lyrics on the Low".Urbnet DL Incognito Biography.

Personal life

Nestor is of Haitian and French-Canadian descent.

Discography

Solo albums

*''A Sample and a Drum Machine'' ** Released: July 23, 2002 ** Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop *''Life's a Collection of Experiences'' ** Released: November 23, 2004 ** Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop *'' Organic Music for a Digital World'' ** Released: June 20, 2006 ** Label: Universal Music Canada/

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'' ** Released: April 8, 2008 ** Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop/URBNET Records *'' Someday Is Less Than a Second Away'' ** Released: April 16, 2013 ** Label: URBNET Records *''What Once Was Will Never Be'' ** Released: December 2, 2022
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Singles

*"Rugged Raw" *"Spit Forever 2" *"Proof" *"Verbalerity" *"Live In My Element" *"Make a Difference" *"Air Play"

References

External links

Official website

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