M Pire Magazine February 2014 | Page 8

Meet MG yO ick N Singer , songwriter, drippin Swag Clothing owner, Graphic Artist, Videographer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist, born, in Morristown, TN, a small country town. As a child Nicky was instilled with music from the greats. Her specific memories are of being around 4 years old, singing songs for her family & friends from Z.Z. Hill’s “Cheatin in the Next Room” and “Down Home Blues”, Percy Sledge’s “Dark End of The Street”, and Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”. While still a small child at age 10, Nicky wrote her first song, “Dear Diary”, and it was love at first pen stroke. Today, Nicky has over 400 songs in nearly every genre, including Rap, R&B, Pop, Country, Christian, and Rock. Nicky has her own unique style, swag, and charm that is addictive to say the least. She has so much swag, she developed her own clothing line “Swagg by iRoc” that is quickly becoming a success. You simply only have to meet Nicky or even just lis8 ten to one song and you’re sucked in. Nicky plans to “bring the feeling back to music”, and is already off to a great start doing just as she ought, her hit singles “Headphones In World Out”, “Best I Never Had”, and “When I Get Time” sold more than 195,000 total units with virtually no promotion. She was able to purchase her first house with an in-home studio. Nicky has rocked many sold-out stages and clubs, and has fans across the United States. Nicky describes her music as “neo-soul- full of emotion old school music meets the current sound of today’s music, mixed up in a pop blender.” This combination works for Nicky and it works well, with fans in nearly every walk of life, age, and race. Nicky knows no boundaries, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. special and different about Nicky. She feels is, as does everyone else that listens to her music. On Nicky’s facebook page, people often confess that they felt cold chills while listening to Nicky’s music. You don’t often hear that these days, as (Cont’d)