- Nouveau Riche (Philadelphia band)
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Nouveau Riche Origin United States Genres Postgenre Years active 2005–2008 Labels None Associated acts The Roots, Lupe Fiasco Website Official Web Site Members Nikki Jean
Dice Raw
Khari M.
Joe B.
Dom A.Nouveau Riche is a Philadelphia based music group [1] led by Dice Raw, who is associated with the rap group The Roots and Nikki Jean, known for her contributions on Lupe Fiasco's chart-topping album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool [2]
An EP was released in 2008, called the Nouveau Riche Longtail EP, downloadable for free on the group's official Myspace page, and has managed to obtain considerable success all over the Internet.[3]
The band was also nominated for the 2007 Okayplayer Music Awards in the Rookie of the Year Category but lost to Gym Class Heroes.[4]
After releasing a 2nd EP for free through their Myspace page in 2008 which was titled "Free Money EP", the band announced that they'd break up and that "Nouveau Rich is no more".
Contents
Discography
EP's
- Nouveau Riche Longtail EP
- Free Money EP
Related artists
References
- ^ "The Austin Chronicle". http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A602219. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "The Cool Tracklist". Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312121019/http://www.okayplayer.com/awards/vote.html. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "Last.fm Charts". http://www.last.fm/music/Nouveau+Riche/+charts. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "Okayplayer Music Awards". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cool#Track_listing. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
External links
Categories:- Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Musical groups from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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