User:NOE (all three letters are always capitalized)

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NOE the name, NOE the difference “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” -Mahatma Gandhi- NOE was born and bred in Baltimore, MD. His young adult life was filled with the harsh realities of living in a city notorious for its increasing homicide rate. Despite becoming one of Baltimore's notorious eastside "drug dealers and two-time felon", NOE continued to exercise and sharpen his expression, leading him to become a young aspiring poet and songwriter. He excelled in writing about what he lived. "Writing for Puff (P. Diddy) was probably the best move I could have made in my career (Danity Kane's 'Showstopper')" NOE admits. Bad Boy Senior Director of A&R Conrad Dimanche said "I heard NOE's music and knew it was a “risk” but then it really wasn't because I know talent. I knew Puff was going to @!?.. with NOE on the pen tip". NOE discovered Hip Hop, or as he puts it "Hip Hop discovered me". For him, it naturally nurtured his expressive nature while supplying an outlet to voice his struggle between mind, body, spirit and the streets.

"When I realized that you could actually vent about issues other than love over a drum and snare, it was a wrap”. Consequently, a rising star was born. NOE’s small breakthrough began when he was featured on the Universal Records' recording artist Thug City’s underground smash “.45”. "Everybody and they momma thought it was Hov (Jay-Z). We would go to Chinatown in NY and see it on mixtapes listed as ".45" on Jay’s “The Black Album”. We would just bug out” says NOE. He also admits, " I dont really ever talk about the Jay thing. Imma hustler , so I was taught to only worry about your own chedda(money). So until my money is threatened , then I remain diplomatic". Finally, after being denied by a few A&R’s at several record labels due to his comparisons to Jay-Z, Jim Jones saw the tremendous talent and threw caution to the wind. That landed NOE at Jim Jones’ BYRDGANG/Dipset home. NOE's street credibility was finally solidified ,"My business partner (Nicole Nicety Chaplin) walked into Jim's office and said 'Everyone in this industry is too scared to sign NOE but I don't think you are’. Jim’s response was, “I ain’t afraid of shit!!”. NOE was made a member of BYRDGANG/DIPSET that same night!. In fact that very night, NOE layed down his verse which appeared on Jim Jones' "Diary Of A Summer" on the song "Ride Wit Me" featuring Juelz Santana. Since then , he has been featured on collaborations with Jim Jones on the "City of God" mixtape, Jim's "Diary Of A Summer" album, AZ's LP "A.W.O.L", the current lp by Jim Jones,"Hustlers P.O.M.E.", Max B's "Public Domain", the upcoming DIPSET/BYRDGANG COMPILATION ,DJ Kay Slay’s “STREETSWEEPERS –LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS ME –Hosted by Jim Jones" , which features NOE on the BYRDGANG single “NEW YORK CITY BOYZ” as well as other BYRDGANG releases.

His growing publicity also landed NOE other oppurtunities in the entertainment industry. He also became the Lead Writer and Editor for HUSH Adult Men's Magazine and the host of HUSH TV. So whether you choose to acknowledge his skill or not NOE has been defined by some of Hip Hop's harshest critics as “a problem”. There have been horrific accounts documented about ones rise to stardom. Some artists have achieved seemingly overnight success by simply being in the right place at the right time. It’s rare but it happens. Then there are the success stories bred from something much more organic, much more painful. NOE likens this process to "child birthing". He says, "When you first realize you have what it takes to be an entertainer it’s orgasmic. Then you realize you’re good at it and so does everyone else. Now it becomes a part of you. Now you have to prove you belong and claim your prize. Then that’s when the pain starts". www.myspace.com/noemoney

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