Dee Nasty

Dee Nasty (* 1961), whose real name is Daniel Bigeault, is a French DJ and rapper.

Artistic career

In 1979, during a stay in the U.S., Dee Nasty met the then early days of hip-hop, graffiti, breakdancing and chanted radio as it was for example presented by the Sugar Hill Gang.

In 1982 he became known for his joint work with the rapper Lionel D at a pirate radio station. The end of 1984 appeared his first LP, Paname city rappin, in -house production. It is the first French rap album and a unique testimony to the original rap in France, among others, entitled Metro scratchin ', which is characteristic of the beginnings of the French hip - hop culture. The drive is not available anymore nowadays.

In 1985, he became known to an even wider audience by organizing hip-hop meeting in Quartier de la Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement in Paris, for he advertised with leaflets, which he in the envelopes of American funk and hip-hop records stuck. In those street performances, in which the five art forms of hip-hop, namely graffiti, breakdance, MCing, DJing and beatboxing were presented, including the first appearances of Suprême NTM and Assassin took place. He even gave up MCing from 1984 and turned preferably DJing to.

He was a member of the Zulu nation and organized the first part of the tour of France by Afrika Bambaataa Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc.

He gave frequent maxi singles out, for example, in 1987 Deenastyle n ° 1 and 1989 So Funky / Bouge, but only a few albums. In addition to the groups already mentioned, he made through his performances at Radio Nova, the groups Timide et sans complexe and IAM to the public in France known.

In 1999 he participated in the production of the album Double H DJ Crew DJ Cut Killer.

Currently (2010) Dee Nasty is working with the group URBAN SWING SOUND SYSTEM. There he accompanied with his Scratches the voices of three singers and an ensemble of different instruments such as bass, electric guitar and synthesizer, which he mixed style elements from different genres like hip -hop and jazz together.

Discography

  • Paname City Rappin ' (1984 )
  • Dee Nasty (1991 ), Double Album
  • Le deenastyle (1994)
  • D & D groove factory ( 2000)
  • Nastyness (2001)
  • Battlebreaks 82' - 84 ' (2001)
  • Underground Forever (2004)
  • System Dee (2009)
Hip hop music The Sugarhill Gang IAM (Band)
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