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Baka Not Nice
Birth name Travis Savoury
Born (1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 46)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels
  • OVO
  • Warner

Travis Savoury (born March 6, 1979), known as Baka Not Nice, is a Canadian rapper. He used to be a security guard. In 2017, he joined Drake's music label, OVO Sound. This label is part of Warner Records.

Music Career

Baka Not Nice started his career working with the famous rapper Drake. He was part of Drake's security team. While doing this, he also started singing background vocals. At the same time, he worked on his own music.

You can hear Baka's voice on some of Drake's songs. He was on "From Time" from Drake's 2013 album Nothing Was the Same. He also sang on "Free Smoke" and "Gyalchester". These songs are from Drake's 2017 album More Life.

A big moment for Baka was on June 27, 2017. He officially signed with Drake's music label, OVO Sound. He also signed with Warner Records. Just three days later, he released his first song. It was called "Live Up to My Name". Drake helped write this song. "Live Up to My Name" became popular. It reached number 77 on the Canadian Hot 100 music chart.

In 2024, Baka Not Nice was mentioned in a rap disagreement. This was between Drake and another rapper, Kendrick Lamar. Baka showed his support for Drake.

Music Releases

Extended Plays (EPs)

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
"Live Up to My Name" 2017 77
  • RIAA: Gold (meaning it sold 500,000 copies)
  • MC: Platinum (meaning it sold 80,000 copies)
4Milli
"Money in the Bank" non-album singles
"I Am Who I Am"
"UP" 2019

Guest Appearances

Baka Not Nice has also appeared on songs by other artists.

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"From Time"
(featuring Jhené Aiko)
2013 Drake Nothing Was the Same
"Free Smoke" 2017 More Life
"Gyalchester"
"Talk Up"
(featuring Jay-Z)
2018 Scorpion

Film and TV

Baka Not Nice has also been in a short film.

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Remember Me, Toronto Himself This was a short film made by Mustafa the Poet.
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