Nessly
Maclean Porter (born January 14, 1995), better known by his stage name Nessly, is an American rapper known for his album Wildflower, which was released in 2018.[1][2][3]
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Birth name | Maclean Porter |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | January 14, 1995
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Biography
He was born in New York but was raised in Georgia. He started making music from age 12. His first album Still Finessin was released in 2016.[4] In 2017, he was nominated for the XXL Freshman.
Music
In a feature interview with Billboard, Nessly mentions Lil Wayne, Drake and Kanye West as influences on his music. He doesn't write his lyrics in advance, explaining that "Everything is off the dome."[1] Some of the songs on Wildflower were produced by TM88.[1]
Nessly's 2019 album Standing on Satan's Chest was described as mixing "inventive melodies and clever punchlines atop state-of-the-art production".[5] The album is "about overcoming adversity, judgment and circumstance", according to Nessly.[6]
Albums
Singles (Selected)
- WHOHASIT (Y2K Remix) 2018
- Wolverine 2018
- Make it Right (feat. Joji) 2018
- Love You More 2019
- Prairie Fields 2019
- Foreign Sheets (feat. Lil Keed & Lil Yachty) 2019
- ASMR 2019
- Link And Build 2021
- Mythbusters 2021
- True Colors 2021
- 2 Seater 2022
- High Fashion Drugs (feat. Bhavi) 2022
- Sad on Sad 2022
- ICY CHAINS (feat. Khontkar) 2023
References
- Penrose, Nerisha (2018-03-07). "Nessly on His Evolving Sound, New Project 'Wildflower' & Atlanta's Influence on Hip-Hop". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- C.M, Emmanuel C. M. Emmanuel. "Nessly Signs to Republic Records, Announces New Project 'WildFlower' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- XXL Staff. "The Break Presents: Nessly - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- "Nessly is 'Still Finessin', as he drops his incredibly wavy new project". EARMILK. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- "Nessly Conquers His Demons on 'Standing On Satan's Chest,' His New EP". The Hype Magazine. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "Nessly Releases New EP Featuring Lil Yachty, Yung Bans, Others". Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website | Explore Georgia.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "Nessly Sets Himself Apart With His Solo Boy Band Project". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- Coe, Kairi. "How Nessly Reinvented Himself With His 'Wildflower' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- "Bop Shop: Songs From Freddie Gibbs And Madlib, Mark Ronson And Angel Olsen, And More". MTV. Retrieved 2022-07-23.