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Strangers Stories

by Neila

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about

Hawaiian-born, Los Angeles-based lyricist Neila (Pronounced: Nay-La) is a rare commodity in hip hop. She’s a rapper, singer, songwriters, poet, painter, scorchin’ live performer, and is often backed by live musicians at her concerts. In the midst of a hip hop culture dominated by gansta rap, fake MCs, and patriarchal poetry stands a female who is confident with her intensely personal lyrical content and straight up storytelling abilities.

Neila’s debut full-length album, Vertical Trees with Eternal Leaves, was released in 2003 and could be described as “art-core,” an intelligent combination of offbeat beats, insightful, poetry-laced lyrics and a painter’s approach to storytelling. Neila doesn’t simply spit rhymes, she weaves tapestries filled with emotion, spirituality and a positive outlook on life…albeit one filtered through hard times and dark, red sunglasses. The critically acclaimed effort featured beats by underground masters Daddy Kev, LifeRexall, Myk Mansun, Deeskee, Matth and Omid.

In 2005, Neila released the 7” Garbage Bags EP in the U.S., a 10” EP in Finland, and her sophomore album, For Whom The Bells Crow. Featuring guest spots from Pigeon John and production by Omid, Paris Zax, DNAE, Old Joseph, Jimi the Mantis Claw, Deeskee, and Presto, For Whom The Bells Crow was met with positive reviews around the globe. She then dropped Only this one Counts on Grimm Image Records. She went one to drop various independent releases such as Marked for Breath and Better Late Than Never. Leading up to her latest releases of albums on Asgard records in collaboration with Ving the Hurler such as Lonely Hearts Club Two & Analog Jewelry. Over the years she has released a record breaking 13 solo albums and the 14th is finally here.


When she is not working her day job as a grade school teacher, Neila spends much of the year touring and rockin’ the stage. Her travels have found her uniting with a variety of underground artists and producers such as Deeskee, 2Mex, Daddy Kev, DJ Roach, Klas, and the rest of the heads from LA2TheBay, Project Blowed, and Acid Reign.

With a new album her 14th solo release Stranger Stories on the way, Neila is poised to become the next influential female MC, following in the footsteps of Lauryn Hill, Bahamadia, and Medusa. Yet Neila is hardly confined to the “female MC” label, as she can compete with the best of the boys, slay the ladies on the mic, and teach your kids a thing or two in the process. Rap as art. Art as hip hop. Poetry as music. Fire and ice. Neila is coming. Find her on Instagram at neila333

credits

released September 25, 2018

All lyrics by Neila
Artwork by Neila
Cassette Layout by Vingthor the Hurler
Master by Deeskee
Asgard Records 2018
www.AsgardRecords.com

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