About
“There is an incantation contained in the rhythms of her flow and the effect is powerful and purifying. To get this much from an artist is a gift of a qualitative kind, not a pleasant distraction, but a nourishing encounter with the elevated intentions of a true
poet."
Grammy award-winning producer Glenn Ballard (Alanis Morrisette, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith).
After winning numerous accolades and awards in her home of Jamaica, rapper and poet Nadirah X (aka Nadz) was signed by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics). She moved to London for a few years and then relocated to Los Angeles where she has continued to shine. Her de- but album INK was released in Europe via Magic records Poland. The single Here it Comes (featuring the Eurythmics sample Here Comes The Rain Again) landed at #9 on the top most played songs in Poland among other charts across Europe. She is the only rapper to have written and performed music with the legendary Annie Lennox (on her solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction) Their song Womankind is featured in the movie The Women. She has written and performed with Mick Jagger on the Golden Globe award-winning score to the feature film Alfie. Nadirah has also produced two books of poetry with forewords and introductions from Deepak Chopra, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Tim Kring (creator of Heroes TV show), and Bruce Rubin (writer of the ac- claimed movie Ghost). She is currently working on new songs with luminaries of the hip hop world including Charli 2na (Jurassic 5) and Bishop Lamont (Aftermath)
Quotes
"The thing about Nadirah X is she's just not normal, she has the ability to articulate what probably every woman is feeling with such strength and such passion that her words at first when you read them feels like bombardment of the senses. Then when you start to get into them and it's like comfort.”
Dave Stewart
“Powerful, Personal, Honest, Introspective, So Brave, So True, So Fucking Hip Hop!! !
Bishop Lamont Rapper, Writer & Actor
“Prolific, introspective, and up lifting. Her words wrap around you like a warm blanket and make you want to break out the incense, a cup of tea and take it all in.”
Simone Kelly
Author
“Nadirah X is a singular voice, a woman of exceeding passion, committed to unearthing the truth of the human experience. Her love, her anger, her righteousness, her pain, her fear, her faith, all steamed out of everything she wrote. It was impossible not to be caught in the vapors of her vision, lifted up by her unrelenting grip on truth”
Bruce Rubin Screenwriter, GHOST, JACOB"S LADDER, MY LIFE, DEEP IMPACT, THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE and others.
"Nadirah X has the rare talent of connecting deeply, soulfully and uncompromisingly with an audience. We all know of her gifts as spoken word/rap artist. But it is her astonishing sense of intimacy with the camera that caught my attention.”
TIm Kring Creator of the acclaimed tv shows, Heroes, The Dig, Crossing Jordan and others.
Nadirah X drops her new video from her stirring single Nobody’s Coming featuring Olaf Blackwood. Nadirah X the (poet/rapper/writer) came onto the musical landscape back in early 2000’s. In 2010, she unleashed her debut album INK with executive producer Dave Stewart from the iconic band Eurthymics.
It was an album that garnered much critical acclaim with names like Grammy award-winning producer Glenn Ballard (Alanis Morrisette, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith) citing Nadirah X’s “rhythms of her flow” as “powerful and purifying.”
Deepak Chopra is quoted saying “Her words come from the streets and hit you in the gut”
In regards to her single Here it Comes, Dave Stewart has said, “Annie and I don’t approve many samples of our music, especially songs like “Here Comes The Rain Again” But Nadirah is an amazing artist with integrity. All the righteous ideas of her lyrics work with our song. We both love her”
Nadirah has now emerged with Nobody’s Coming an acoustic infused number blessed by an amazing and rousing chorus sung by Jamaican singer Olaf Blackwood, and produced by Ned Douglas (co- producer of Here It Comes) The song ultimately asks us “to save ourselves”.
The simple but powerful video directed by Rillah adds a telling and intimate visual component to this blistering radio vibe.
2022 Nadirah X is looking to bring some great tracks with great collabos to boot.
Jamaican born Nadirah ‘Nadz’ Seid better known as Nadirah X drops Brainstorm with a feature from Chali 2na part of the legendary Jurassic 5 outfit.
It’s the second release from Nadirah having put out the anthemic Nobody’s Coming featuring Olaf Blackwood earlier this year.
The Voice newspaper noted it as a ‘sterling release’ from the artist who worked with names like Annie Lennox (from the iconic band Eurthymics), amazing Jimmy Cliff and Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones).
With the second release on (Amsuna Music) Nadirah takes things on a darker flex as ominous riffs and tones are blessed by the baritone vocals of Chali 2Na dropping those old skool verses.
Enhanced by a poignant monochrome video by Rillah (soon to drop), Brainstorm adds a further notch for the return of the poetic, rhyme blessed Nadirah X.