Noname

Chicago rapper and poet Noname (formerly Noname Gypsy) provides an observant eye and quiet patience to a soulful R&B-meets-hip-hop design influenced by Lauryn Hill, Andre 3000, and Friend Guy. Created Fatimah Warner in Chicago’s Bronzeville community, Noname frequented open-mike evenings and slam poetry contests when she wasn’t volunteering with the neighborhood YOUMedia arts system. Befriending fellow Chicagoan Opportunity the Rapper demonstrated fortuitous: she made an appearance on “Shed” from Chance’s Acidity Rap mixtape in 2013, assisting her gain a wider viewers. She guested on Mick Jenkins’ The Waters the next yr, before announcing her personal task. Before her debut, she added to Mont Jake’s Darkness EP and “Finish Range/Drown” on Chance’s 2016 strike Coloring Book. 3 years in the producing, her first recording, Telefone, found its way to the summertime of 2016. The coming-of-age mixture of spirit vocals, atmospheric textures, and Noname’s spoken-word presented production by Opportunity associate Cam O’bi, Phoelix, Saba, Monte Booker, and Them People.