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Hip hop culture is traditionally synonymous with the macho aesthetic: the music and art are infused with self-assured swagger and proclamations of being better than the next man … with the emphasis being on the word “man”. It’s therefore a landmark whenever a hip hop artist brings something fresh to the table, be it a flipped musical style or a never before seen onstage delivery, or content that stems from a source previously untapped. Bringing all this to Malaysia’s hip hop front, figuratively and literally, is MizzNina.

Beginning at the tender age of only eight, and supported by a family which appreciated artistic expression, MizzNina dove headlong into the world of hip hop music and never looked back. With her musical influences – MC Lyte, Run DMC, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli and The Roots, among others – on full display every time she’s on the mic or on the decks, the scene has embraced MizzNina’s distinct take on the art of rhythm and poetry. Gaining tutelage from The Singing Shop in PJ, she moved onto underground hip hop gigs and college shows in 1996, impressing such late 90s giants as Poetic Ammo. In 1997 she formed First Born Troopz with Fiquetional, with whom she would later co-found the seminal Malaysian hip hop group, the Teh Tarik Crew in 1999. It was with TTC that her musical career truly took off, with two AIM nominations in 2002 for the group’s full-length album How’s The Level? and a radio show of her own on WOW FM, WowVibe. Critical and popular acclaim poured in, with TTC being ranked as one of KLue Magazine’s best local groups, and an advertising campaign for Ribena, which exposed MizzNina’s image and music to the public on an unprecedented level.

By 2004, MizzNina had under her belt a modelling career, more radio shows (Spin and Urbanitez, on RedFM), and two more AIM nominations, this time for Teh Tarik Crew’s What’s Next? album. She also went on a national Hotlink tour, and performed at such notable events as Rock The World and the Asian X-Games. MizzNina also expanded her repertoire to hosting, as she racked up engagements for Salem, Nike, KLue and Johnson & Johnson, culminating in a solo ad campaign for Johnson & Johnson and TV hosting gigs on 8TV’s Flava and Channel V.

Since then, MizzNina has fully come into her own as a force to be reckoned with in the local entertainment industry. Now also a alumni DJ at FlyFM, she has graduated to the post of Managing Director of The Singing Shop PJ, where her musical education began; in addition, she’s running her own recording studio. She’s also collaborated with many of Malaysia’s musical leading voices, such as Reshmonu and Vandal, lending her unique take on hip hop artistry. After taking 2008 relatively easy, travelling around the world and broadening her horizons, MizzNina is raring to claim 2009 as her year, with a blossoming mix DJ career (she recently debuted her mixing chops at The Movemint’s Ladies First event at Cloth & Clef in February) and most excitingly, her own solo debut album.

With so many achievements already done and dusted, MizzNina’s path as an artist is looking to be an exhilarating one for not only her fans and listeners, but also to the high-spirited and determined talent herself. That’s MizzNina to you – make way.

Discography

• Teh Tarik Crew Albums
• EP ‘ Are We Rap stars now (1999)
• Debut Album ‘How’s the level?’, featuring too phat, nurul, imran, Zioni (2002)
• 2nd Album – What’s next? (2004)

Others :

• Nightlife Camera- Secrecy (featured in 1st album 2002)
• Gerhana Ska Cinta.- Love
• Too phat’s first album – skoo tha nonsense
• Too phat’s second album – u wanna battle (2002)
• Message for the Masses Hip Hop compilation- 4 tracks
• Phat family compilation – phat family anthem theme song (2001)
• Dayang Norfaizah – Bahaya (2002)
• Norfatimah, – (unreleased) Possesif (2003)
• Chakrasonic, – Phase 2 anthem
• Fama – Follow the snare
• Vandal (from Canada)- kl part 2 (unreleased, 2004)
• Mixology Mixtape vol 1 2004 ftg ( JLG squad, Vandal, DJCza, Ceasar Comanche)
• Mixology mictape vol 2 ( 2008)
• Asiaone hip hop compilation (2007) – princesses
• Featured on klue magazine cd – mizznina and shorty with when you see me (2004)
• TTC featured on Asian hip hop compilation with korea- 2 lands
• Nominated for two categories at the AIM 2003 Awards for Best English Album and Best Group Vocal Arrangement.
• Nominated for two categories at the AIM 2004 for best group voal arrangment and best English album
• Featured on Reshmonu’s Superfine album – where there is love there is you (2006)

Shows

• TONEdef concert (2001)
• Sorted for tone 2, first Hip Hop and drum n bass collaboration premiere of space bar’s remix of group theraphy 2003
• Rock the world concert 4
• Kent elevation at genting, I emceed for the opening of the event with Spacebar and rocked the crowd! (2003)
• Brunei Hip Hop and rnb concert (2003)
• Singapore Hip Hop concert (2003)
• Klue Urbanscapes 2004
• Klue party at Heritage Row 2004
• Album Launch at Hard Rock Café (2004)
• Asia X Games (2004, 2005)
• Reshmonu superfine album launch (2007)
• A.I.M award artist with Reshmonu Nominee – where there is love there is you

Radio Shows

• DJ Host on Wowvibe, Wowfm every Sundays 8-10pm ( Dec 2001- March 2003)
• DJ Host on SPIN, RED104.9 FM every Sunday 8-10pm (2003-2005)
• DJ HOST ON WICKED Red Fm, MON- FRI 8-10pm (2004)
• DJ HOST ON URBANITEZ Red fm MON –WED 7-10pm (2005)
• DJ Host FOR FLYFM (10-1PM AND 1-4PM) MON – FRI (2006 – 2007)
• DJ FOR FLYFM’S CAMPURCHART ( SUN 7-8PM) 2006-2007
• NEWS PRESENTER FOR FLYFM’S BREAKFAST SHOW 2006

Emcee / tv / modeling

• Host for clean and clear and seventeen magazine model search(2003)
• Tv host for Flava on 8tv (2003- 2004)
• B Elementz Soft Lauch @ Nuovo , 22nd April 2004
• HOST/EMCEE FOR A SERIES OF SALEM INNOVATION SESSIONS @ Nuovo/ zouk (2004-2005) – Triple 5 soul ( Fashion Label )
  • Haze ( Graffiti artist )
  • Light Surgeons
• Chanel V – Guest VJ for Top 20 Countdown ( May 2004)
• Nike presents A Girls Nite Out with 5678@Zouk K.L (2005)
• Emcee for Junk Magazine event with Nokia @ Zouk ( 2006)
• Johnson n Johnson clean and clear model (tvc and print ads ) for 2003-2005
• Mentos model for tvc (2004)
• Model for Ribena Mobile TVC/print ad (2001-2003)
• Host for Amcorp group Annual dinner 2008
• Gua.com.my host for Levis Unbuttoned event (2008)
• Host for Cantik cantik’s jewelry launch at chinoz Gardens jan (2008)

Magazine covers

• Tone (2001)
• KLue (2003, 2004)
• Wanita (2003)
• Remaja (2003)
• Revolution (2002, 2004)
• Vida (2005)
• Eh! (2005)
• Voted 20 most anggun for Eh! (2005)
• Seventeen Cover May 2006
• Shape Cover Feb 2010

Magazine features

• KLue (2002, 2003, 2004)
• FHM (2003, 2004)
• OK! Malaysia
• Mens Health 2009
• 20 Most Glam Dec 2009

Music videos

• Released first music video ‘Sure shot’ in August, aired on ntv7
• Featured on The Phat Family compilation and music video.
• Featured on V.E’s music video called Ayu
• Released 2nd Music video ‘doodat’, and was showcased on hitz.tv

Dj gigs

• Ladies first @ Cloth n Clef Feb 22nd 2009
• Taiwan – Lobby and Dreams Club Sep 2009
• The Hanger Launch @ Nuovo Feb 2010
• Perth @ Eve Club Burswood Hotel March 2010

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