Nastie

Born in a little town of Čačak, Serbia, Nastie grew up in an environment filled with criminal warfare and street-wise people, which became a perfect back-up for a large number of HipHop artist to emerge, telling stories of the street life. Nastie wanted something more than gangsta rap - quality and poetry, especially as he moved to Belgrade, so began writing in his own style, telling about his own feelings: love, despare, changes amongst people, internal struggles but still with a string attached to the influences - the streets on which he grew up. At 17, he started recording, forming a group called D.E.A. with his friend LeXuS, but soon they grew apart. In the next few years he continued recording, rapped at live shows, recorded with other artists, etc. Started writing poetry and stories so it preocupied him for a while, but now he is finally preparing his debut album, that should consist of heavy themes mentioned before (now including a stronger philosophy, pagan influences, etc.) and beats mixed with everything he loves - Blues, Rap, TripHop, Ambient and so on. Influences: KRS-One, Nas, Ice Cube, Lupe Fiasco, Freddie Foxxx, DJ Shadow, Tricky, Era, Enigma, Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Gorillaz, Bonobo, Ladytron, The Knife Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.