N'fa

N’fa
Birth name	N'fa Forster-Jones
Also known as	N'famas No Fixed Abode NFA
Born	21/03/1979
Genres	Australian hip hop Dub Roots Music
Occupations	Rapper DJ
Labels	Rubber/Sony Inertia Recordings
Associated acts	1200 Techniques

N'fa (born N'fa Forster-Jones) is an African Australian rapper born in London, but raised in Perth, Western Australia, best known as the former frontman for 1200 Techniques. His father is from Sierra Leone.^[1] Forster-Jones met Heath Ledger in primary school (Guildford Grammar School) and remained friends until the actor's death in 2008.^[2] At young age Forster-Jones also dabbled in acting and appeared in a Tim Tam biscuit commercial.^[3] Ledger conceived and directed two video clips for his Cause An Effect solo album in 2006. As of 2006, Forster-Jones has shipped over 50,000 albums with 1200 Techniques alone.^[4] In 2010, N'fa re-released the song "Cause An Effect" as an EP with various remixes of the track and video clip on iTunes.^[5]

Discography

1200 Techniques

Albums

• Choose One (2002, Rubber Records) - #20 Australian album chart
• Consistency Theory (2004) - #38 Australian album chart

Singles and EPs

• Infinite Styles EP (2001)
• Karma (2002) - #36 Australian singles chart
• Eye of the Storm (2003) - #84 Australia^[6]
• Where Ur At (2003) - #35 Australia
• Fork in the Road (2004) - #55 Australia^[7]

DVDs

• One Time Live (2003)

Solo

Albums

• Cause An Effect (2006)

Singles and EPs

• First Step EP (2006)
• Universal King (Left Right Left) (2006)
• Cause An Effect (2006)
• Seduction Is Evil (She's Hot) (2006)
• Brain Wash EP (2008)^[8]
• Cause An Effect EP (2010)

Collaborations

• "Stage Presence" Koolism featuring BVA (Mnemonic Ascent) and N'fa (Credited as N'famas) on Random Thoughts (2004)
• "Bali Party" Drapht featuring N'fa on The Life of Riley (2011)
• "Satellite Disco" Bitrok featuring N'fa on Bitrok's self-titled debut album (2011)
• "Hope You Don't Mind" 360 featuring N'fa on Falling and Flying (2011)

References

1. ^ undercover.fm - Heath Ledger Produced N'fa Video Released (30/10/09)
2. ^ N'fa by Andrew Drever, August 21, 2006
3. ^ Rave Magazine interview with N'fa (24/07/2006)
4. ^ N'fa Artist Profile on imcmusic.net
5. ^ iTunes Store - Cause an Effect - EP by No Fixed Abode
6. ^ The ARIA Report, July 28, 2003.
7. ^ The ARIA Report, August 16, 2004.
8. ^ Rubber Records - Brain Wash EP

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Name	Nfa
Alternative names	N'famas No Fixed Abode NFA
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Date of birth	21/03/1979
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
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