NazB

NazB (Nazodobas) is a Nigerian born rapper who is now based out of Zurich, Switzerland. As a young adult, he moved around throughout Africa and even South America before settling in Zurich. While NazB’s journey has been an interesting one, it has been one full of persistence and dedication to his craft. His single, “Thank You God,” is a brief story of how God changed NazB’s life through his long journey. He says, “It’s been a long, long time I’ve been on the road. It’s time to thank you, God, for saving my life. It haven’t been easy, but somehow I made it…” The song itself is a little more R&B in sound, and doesn’t have the stronger African influences of some of his other material. It does, however, remind me slightly of some older GRITS, stylistically. NazB’s accent is prevalent, but endearing and gives a sound you don’t hear much of in hip-hop these days. While it’s not an earthshattering track, it’s honest and provides and overall enjoyable listening experience. It’s definitely worth checking out along with NazB’s other work.

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NazB creates Gang Rape awareness song titled ‘Rape’ featuring Dior. Proceeds from sales of this album will be donated to the Weisser Ring charity organization to support their cause against rape and sexual assault.

RnB and Hip hop singer NazB has joined hands with Swiss based charity organization Weisser Ring to fight against rape and sexual attacks. The song titled ‘Rape’ featuring American RnB singer Dior.
This is a rape awareness song and intended to remove the stigma attached to it. “Rape is undoubtedly the most heinous crime against a person. The damage is physical as much as it is emotional. In fact, the physical wound may heal, but it may take years for the emotional wound to heal. And sometimes, it may never heal. Music is useless until it is used to heal a heart or espouse a cause. This is my two bits to support the society that has supported me,” says the singer. He is no stranger to struggle having to leave home at a very young age in pursuit of a musical career.

As for Weisser Ring, the nonprofit organization is known for its help for victims of crime and violence- both psychological and physical. It was established in 1984 in Kloten to provide emotional and financial support during emergencies. They are fighting for a stronger social awareness of the situation. In fact, it is only nationally operating victim support organization in Switzerland.

More than 2 million people fall victim to rape and sexual assault in the world. In fact, estimates suggest that in America alone, someone is raped every two minutes! The proceeds from this song will be spent on the victims of rape and sexual assault.

About NazB: NazB has come a long way from his home in Nigeria where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of instruments and singing, to being one of the top hip hop stars in Switzerland. He has enjoyed top exposure on Switzerland’s Robo Clip SF2 Television and Canadian Music Television.

About Weisser Ring: Weisser Ring is Switzerland’s biggest nonprofit charity organization working to help victims of crime and violence and raise voice against rape, sexual assault and other crimes against humanity.
This project is also supported by photoflueeler.ch** Special thanks for print and Project Support !!!!

a physical cd of the album will only be available at Weisser Ring Office in zurich where fans can donate anything they want to support the cause.
To know more, visit, www.nazb.com and www.weisser-ring.ch - NB Music

NazB–Rapper on the rise
The Swiss rapper NazBwill release his second debut Album “Out From DaJungle” on the 28thAugust 2010.

Michael Ozigbo, aka NazB, is not your average hip hop superstar.

Born in Nigeria and based in Zurich, Switzerland, NazB?sbackground is as far from the archetypal rapper?s upbringing as it is possible to get. Perhaps that?s why his music is so different, so fresh and so exciting.

With the release of his second album, „Out From DaJungle?, NazBis ready to hit the musical mainstream with his unique blend of African inspired pop, hip hop and r?n?b.

The album tells the story of a young African man chasing his dream in Europe. Sound like a familiar tale? Well, in many ways it is NazB?sown story. In that sense, this is a particularly personal record. And it?s all the better for it.
The lyrics -by turns funny, serious, profound and witty -tell real life stories of the artist?s experiences of living on the streets and of confronting issues around race, poverty, religion and politics.

NazBcalls his music “rap music from my soul”, and that?s what it is. It is heartfelt and honest. It is as far removed from the bling-fuelled bragging of some of his American peers as it is possible to get. And this record is all the stronger for it.
The sound, likely to appeal to rap aficionados and newcomers alike, is polished and crisp. Aided by some of the best American ,European and African producers around, including Andy Prinz, Harry Kennedy, BlaxBeats, Rodney Rymez, Redbioul, Imperial Courtesy, Prokassy, AdebolaAdesida, Carlitos, and Grammy winner Steve Pageot, the sound is consistently fresh and innovative.
Featuring talented artist such as Dior, CherrelleClarke, Sergio aka Max Urban, Shortee, Blax, Nanalee, Simple Sam, and G Money who has worked with the late rap legend 2pac, and this is as complete a hip hop album as you are likely to hear all year.

NazBhas already been making waves in much of Europe and Africa. With the release of „Out From DaJungle?, this rapper is about to hit the global stage in a big way. - NB Music

"Money in The Game"

This is the debut release from NazB. He's no newcomer to the music scene though having been performing at clubs in Africa, South America and Europe for over ten years.

This release, Money In The Game, is packed full with 14 tracks and just under one hour of HipHop music.

The songs run the gambit of rapping styles but most of the songs fall into a lyrical rap style and feature many other artists also lending their talents to the songs.

They include: Lady B., Cupid Fyne, Bergitta Victor, Skor, Grand Dogg, and Maiza.

NazB is the main star though he puts himself totally into each song. In the songs he tackles subjects that range from race, religion, and politics to poverty, love and dealing with the loss of a best friend.

He holds a musical mirror on society and it's problems. NazB's music has an underlying spiritual side to it but in no way comes across as preachy.

NazB is based out of Zurich, Switzerland but has lived all over parts of Africa. That African influence also comes through in his songs.

The best example of that is the last track on the CD, "Agu" with it's tribal like beats and chants.

NazB comes out of the musical starting gate strong with this release. It should appeal to those who are looking to hear a real HipHop music sound.
- C.W. Ross @ www.indiemusicstop.com

Montag, 20. November 2006

Videoclip-Dreh in Stachen
Der internationale Rap-Künstler aus Nigeria Michael Ozigbo (Künstlername NAZB) produziert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Thurgauer Realisator und Filmemacher O'Neil Bürgi einen Videoclip zu seinem Song «Superfly». Eine Filmcrew aus sechs Leuten, eine Hand voll Akteure und die Feuerwehr Roggwil werden diesen Clip zum Leben erwecken. Der Song ist zurzeit mit dem Album «Money in the Game» national und international in ausgewählten Musikläden erhältlich. Der Videoclip wird voraussichtlich auf Viva Swizz und auf internationalen Musiksendern zu sehen sein. Am Samstag, 25. November, etwa 17.30 bis 22.30 Uhr finden auf dem Spielplatz Speiserlehn in Stachen die Aufnahmen statt. (pd)


- St.Galler Tagblatt(www.tagblatt.ch)

NazB Album

NazB's album money in the Game / street soldier featuring Cupidfyne,Lady B, Gran Dog,Skor Maiza and Bergitta.this album Reflects NazB life experience as well his promising talent.Born in 1980 in west africa, michael ikenna ozigbo aka Nazodobas (NazB) left nigeria when he was 19 and cruised through Ghana,Mali, Senegal,ivory coast,Burkina faso,South africa,Suriname,English Guyana,Brazil where he lived on the street and discovered hiphop as well as crime.following his gigs in famous clubs in switzerland such as Club k5,Hey Club,El Cubanito, the new Ex Club, Dynamo,4Akt with fresh Juice.NazB has now released his album "Money in the Game" (street soldier) in collaboration with many talented musicians based in Switzerland, Germany,france and the US.
the international HipHop release offers an overall mixture of rich hiphop beats with lyrics sung and rapped in english, french as well as Schwyzerdutsch drawing from influences such as jaRule, the funkier side of 2pac and brillant Nas grooves. NazB sounds authentic and real when he addresses poverty, religious clashes and the desperation of failure in money-obsesses society. those tracks that immediately stand out are '7loves' with clubbing beat,sensual french lyrics, a good sax and tickling percussion, Ghetto' starting on a metal intro, heavy beat and Schwyzer-dutsch rap.the lyrics are excellent and highly critical) and Black & white' where the lyrics describe the intense colour & Religious consiousness in our societies with everybody feeling scared about what the future might hold, Cupidfyne provides us with a beautiful soul intermezzo on. 'Get money', whereas 'Oh yo' produces the fattest beat on this album with the typical gangsta lyric.Superfly come just as elegant as 'Roof on Fire' is raw and provocative (le son c'est la guerre).
finally, Mr. NazB does not forget to pay respect to those who have been doing this before him.
A RAW DIAMOND.
- www.africalink.ch

Surprising and punchy with this French Rap twist, NazB raps like an 88 Old School classic.
Money in the Game takes smooth flava and great rhythm to create a vocal orchestra with simplicity.
This album goes into the roots of where the music came from and exploits the simple ideas that sparked the riots of rap up the charts.
The album is brilliant and infectious; from Rock your Body, through Seven Loves to Black and White it does exactly what it says on the tin. Superfly, and remixes with French and Arabic influences make it such special effort and a fantastic album with Naz B’s attitude and vocals he just makes every track just leap off the page. Truly Money in the Game is an album worth more than the sum of its parts.
Pure genius and well worth a listen, it is both true to the ideals that created this genre and it is just a fantastic listen, swallow your cynicism and buy this record.

Review by: Jeremy Lynton


- www.glasswerk.co.uk

NazB Album

NazB's album money in the Game / street soldier featuring Cupidfyne,Lady B, Gran Dog,Skor Maiza and Bergitta.this album Reflects NazB life experience as well his promising talent.Born in 1980 in west africa, michael ikenna ozigbo aka Nazodobas (NazB) left nigeria when he was 19 and cruised through Ghana,Mali, Senegal,ivory coast,Burkina faso,South africa,Suriname,English Guyana,Brazil where he lived on the street and discovered hiphop as well as crime.following his gigs in famous clubs in switzerland such as Club k5,Hey Club,El Cubanito, the new Ex Club, Dynamo,4Akt with fresh Juice.NazB has now released his album "Money in the Game" (street soldier) in collaboration with many talented musicians based in Switzerland, Germany,france and the US.
the international HipHop release offers an overall mixture of rich hiphop beats with lyrics sung and rapped in english, french as well as Schwyzerdutsch drawing from influences such as jaRule, the funkier side of 2pac and brillant Nas grooves. NazB sounds authentic and real when he addresses poverty, religious clashes and the desperation of failure in money-obsesses society. those tracks that immediately stand out are '7loves' with clubbing beat,sensual french lyrics, a good sax and tickling percussion, Ghetto' starting on a metal intro, heavy beat and Schwyzer-dutsch rap.the lyrics are excellent and highly critical) and Black & white' where the lyrics describe the intense colour & Religious consiousness in our societies with everybody feeling scared about what the future might hold, Cupidfyne provides us with a beautiful soul intermezzo on. 'Get money', whereas 'Oh yo' produces the fattest beat on this album with the typical gangsta lyric.Superfly come just as elegant as 'Roof on Fire' is raw and provocative (le son c'est la guerre).
finally, Mr. NazB does not forget to pay respect to those who have been doing this before him.
A RAW DIAMOND.
- www.africalink.ch

Musikalisches Highlight aus dem Alpenland zu Gast in Bamberg
18.10.2007 - 15:25 Uhr - PR-Agentur PR4YOU Schweizer Rapper NazB bildet das musikalische Rahmenprogramm für Deutschlands ersten WMC Titelfight am 27.

Oktober in der Bamberger JAKO Arena.
Es ist das erste Mal überhaupt in ihrer Geschichte, dass das WMC (World Muaythai Council) einen
Weltmeisterschaftskampf nach Deutschland vergibt und was für einen! Der Kanadische Superstar
Clifton Brown trifft im Kampf um den Titel im Super Halbschwergewicht auf Deutschlands besten
Thaiboxer Tyrone Priest West. West ist bereits amtierender Deutscher Meister und Europa Meister des WMC in der Klasse bis 82,55 kg.
Die Zuschauer können sich dabei nicht nur auf einen Augen- sondern auch auf einen Ohrenschmaus freuen. Der aus Zürich kommende Rapper NazB eröffnet die "The Champions Club" Fightnight und unterhält das Publikum in der großen Pause. Sein erstes Album „Money in the Game” erhielt weltweit positive Resonanzen bei den Zuhörern und in den Medien. Viele angesagte Radiosender in ganz Europa, Afrika und den USA spielen seine Songs.

Beim Schweizer
Fernsehsender SF2 TV war NazB schon auf Platz 1 der Charts.
Seine Titel reflektieren nicht nur Erlebtes aus den Straßen, sondern auch seine persönlichen Gedanken zu Nationalität, Religion, Politik, Armut und Liebe. Dabei streifen einige den Gangsta-Rap; andere belegen klar und deutlich seine afrikanischen Wurzeln. NazB schafft mit seinen Themen eine klare Abbildung der Gesellschaft und bringt diese rhythmisch auf den Punkt.
Seine Erfahrung resultiert dabei aus den Erlebnissen in den Straßen von Ghana, Mali, dem Senegal, der Elfenbeinküste, Südafrika, Brasilien oder den Ländern Europas.
Seit Ende September 2007 sind die Titel von NazB endlich auch in Deutschland erhältlich und
können per Download unter www.mp3.de auf den eigenen Rechner geladen werden.
Das aktuelle Video von NazB´s neuer Singel „Around the world“, deren Veröffentlichung demnächst bevorsteht, kann schon jetzt im Web betrachtet werden unter: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NazB3 Die Zuschauer der "The Champions Club" Fightnight können sich also nicht nur auf sportliche
Höchstleistungen im Ring, sondern auch auf einen musikalischen Leckerbissen am Mikrophon
freuen.
Weitere aktuelle Informationen zu NazB sowie einige Hörproben und Videos sind im Internet
abrufbar unter www.nazb.com.
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Wer kennt sie nicht, die gängigen Klischees, wenn es um Rap-Videos geht: Dicke Schlitten, schöne Frauen und zahlreiche Goldkettchen, die von muskelprotzenden Oberkörpern hängen. Aber wie kommt das alles zu Stande? Einen exklusiven Einblick bietet das Making of zum Videodreh von NazB zu seiner neuen Single „Around the world“.

firmenpresse) - Der erfolgreiche Schweizer Rapper NazB, der erst kürzlich beim Münchener Charity-Event „Save The Duck“ und bei der WMC Fightnight in Bamberg frenetisch gefeierte Auftritte hingelegt hat, bietet seinen Fans und allen, die es noch werden wollen, einen umfassenden Einblick in die Entstehung eines Rap-Videos. Entgegen den in der Branche üblichen Grundsätzen, sich lieber nicht in die Karten schauen zu lassen, zeigt der Schweizer bewusst nicht nur den ganzen technischen Background, sondern kommentiert dabei auch persönlich die einzelnen Phasen des Videodrehs. Auch die Crew und der Regisseur werden als wichtige Akteure vorgestellt und geben ihre Statements ab.
Das Making of bietet Einblicke in die Produktion als auch den Ablauf eines Videodrehs, begeistert dabei nicht nur Freunde der Rap-Musik und zeigt Momentaufnahmen, die den einen oder anderen sicherlich überraschen werden. Das Making of ist im Internet exklusiv abrufbar unter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SooyUkKDiE

Weitere aktuelle Informationen zu NazB sowie einige Hörproben und aktuelle Videos sind im Internet abrufbar unter www.nazb.com.

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Sometimes very passionate, sometimes very raw, sometimes very smooth—Naz B, who is originally from Nigeria, is the perfect choice. Full of energy, passion, and life; NazB has the perfect combination that is needed to be a successful entertainer. From the way he dresses to his deliverance to his sweet flawless flow, NazB is reaching for the stars. One of the best aspects about NazB is how perfectly his music blends R&B and Hip-Hop into a nice mixture. His greatest strong-point is that he is versatile in his selection. Whether he is spitting rhymes about partying or the growing issues in the urban communities NazB takes his art seriously and gives it a 110 percent.

If you are looking for something that has a mixture of styles and some deeper meaning, then NazB is your perfect choice for an entertainer. Don’t be afraid to take a chance and try new music because you will not be disappointed if you do. I had the opportunity to review NazB’s latest effort and was utterly pleased. is a hot jam full of energy, passion, and fun.

I give Around the World a solid B.

- http://www.juniorscave.com/NazB.html

Michael Ikenna Ozigbo ist ein Kind der Strasse. In Nigeria geboren fand er zur Musik, verliess aber mit 17 seine Heimat und schlug sich durch die Strassen von Ghana, Mali, Senegal und Südamerika. Als er vor drei Jahren in die Schweiz kam, entstand sein erstes Album „Money in the game“. Die Single „Around the world“ ist Vorbote zum 2. Werk des Rappers, das Ende Jahr herauskommen soll. Beats und Rhymes mit schwarzem Blut und verletzter Seele. Storys, nicht erfunden sondern erlebt, Schmerzen, Leid und Verzweiflung nicht gespielt, sondern empfunden. NazB berichtet aus seinem Leben, erzählt von Armut, Hunger, Rassenhass, Diskriminierung und von der Liebe. Deutlich zu spüren sind die afrikanischen Wurzeln, der Rhythmus den die Farbigen ja bekanntlich im Blut haben und die Lebensnähe seiner Worte. Er bringt uns Missstände und Probleme der Strasse und des Ghettos so glaubwürdig und authentisch näher, wie es kein behüteter Schweizer je rüberzubringen vermag. Anmutige Rhythmen und wuchtige Grooves, Hip Hop mit Gewicht...

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‘Money In the Game’ is the debut album by NazB (Michael Ikenna Ozigbo) aka Nazodobas. Inspired by his favourite artists including 2-Pac, JaRule and Dr Dre, NazB has compiled a powerful 14-track album of his own hip-hop creations. His lyrics are filled with his real life experiences on the streets and his thoughts on race, religion, politics, poverty and love. His songs also include music that reflects his African roots. I really enjoyed this album. It has non-stop powerful beats, is full of energy and emotion, and the lyrics are entertaining. Expect to hear a lot more from NazB in the near future.

Reviwer : Rachel Chesham
www.mediasearch.com.au
- mediasearch (Australia)

‘Money In the Game’ is the debut album by NazB (Michael Ikenna Ozigbo) aka Nazodobas. Inspired by his favourite artists including 2-Pac, JaRule and Dr Dre, NazB has compiled a powerful 14-track album of his own hip-hop creations. His lyrics are filled with his real life experiences on the streets and his thoughts on race, religion, politics, poverty and love. His songs also include music that reflects his African roots. I really enjoyed this album. It has non-stop powerful beats, is full of energy and emotion, and the lyrics are entertaining. Expect to hear a lot more from NazB in the near future.

Reviwer : Rachel Chesham
www.mediasearch.com.au
- mediasearch (Australia)