Noname (rapper)

Noname
Birth name Fatimah Warner
Also known as Noname Gypsy
Born (1991-09-18) September 18, 1991
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Poet, Rapper
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts Chance the Rapper, Saba, Knxwledge, Donnie Trumpet, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, The O'My's, Kirk Knight
Website www.nonamegypsy.com

Fatimah Warner, better known by her stage name Noname,[1] is an American hip hop recording artist and poet from the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She has been rapping and performing slam poetry in Chicago since 2010.[2] In 2013 she gained wider recognition following her appearance on the track "Lost" from Chance the Rapper's mixtape Acid Rap.[3]

Biography and Career

Noname grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, listening to blues musicians Buddy Guy and Howlin' Wolf from an early age.[4] As a teen she spent time in the YOUMedia project - a space for young artists to create and network, then based in the Harold Washington Library. Here she befriended many local talents, including a young Chance the Rapper. Her interest in poetry led her to compete in local open mics and slam poetry competitions; she placed third in Chicago's annual Louder than a Bomb competition.

Noname gradually turned her talents to freestyle rapping with friends. In 2013 she appeared on Chance the Rapper's second mixtape, Acid Rap, contributing a verse to the track "Lost".[5] The following year she was featured on Mick Jenkins' mixtape The Water[s], contributing to the track Comfortable.[6] She is featured on amateur rapper Wonderkind's mixtape 'Write Brain' and multiple tracks on Kirk Knight's album Late Knight Special. Noname is currently working with Donnie Trumpet on her first mixtape, to be titled Telefone.[7]

On March 18, 2016, she officially dropped the "Gypsy" from her stage name, making it solely "Noname", due to the name being racially inappropriate and offensive.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Noname on Twitter: "Please from now on address me as Noname :)"".
  2. ↑ "Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac". MSNBC. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Noname Gypsy - "Take You Back" (feat. Akenya & Via Rosa)". Indiecurrent. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac". MSNBC. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Noname Gypsy". General Admission. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Mick Jenkins - The Water[s]". Hiphopdx. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac". MSNBC. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  8. ↑ http://www.thefader.com/2016/03/19/noname-gypsy-changes-her-racially-inappropriate-name

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