Nocando facts for kids
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Nocando
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Nocando performing in 2007
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| Birth name | James McCall |
| Also known as | All City Jimmy |
| Born | June 3, 1983 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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James McCall, born on June 3, 1983, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is best known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy. Nocando is famous for winning the 2007 Scribble Jam competition, which is a major rap battle event. He also started a music group called Hellfyre Club. Besides his solo music, Nocando is a member of hip hop groups like Customer Service, Bomb Zombies, and Flash Bang Grenada.
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Nocando's Music Journey
Starting Out and Rap Battles
Nocando first became known in South Los Angeles at places called Leimert Park's open-mic workshops. These are events where people can perform their music or poetry for an audience. He also became very good at rap battles, where two or more rappers compete using improvised rhymes. People say he won over a hundred battles against other rappers. After a while, he decided to focus more on making and releasing his own music. He only battled occasionally after that.
Releasing His Music
In 2010, Nocando released his first official album, Jimmy the Lock. It came out on Alpha Pup Records. Many talented producers helped create the music for this album, including Thavius Beck and Nosaj Thing. That same year, he also released an EP called Sincerely Yours. This was a team-up with producer Nobody as the group Bomb Zombies.
In 2011, Nocando worked with rapper Busdriver to create an album called 10 Haters. They formed a group called Flash Bang Grenada. This album was even listed as one of the "50 Unheralded Albums from 2011" by a music website called Alarm.
Nocando continued to release new music. In 2012, he put out a free EP called Zero Hour. He also released two singles, "Where's the Money?" and "Up in the Air." A single is usually one or two songs released on their own. In 2013, he released another single called "Little Green Monsters." His second solo album, Jimmy the Burnout, came out in 2014.
In 2017, Nocando released an album called Severed. Music critics really liked it. HipHopDX said it was "one of Nocando's most powerful albums." Another website, Uproxx, named it the 24th best rap album of 2017. He also released another album that year called King Snake.
A New Name
In 2019, Nocando decided to change his stage name. He started going by All City Jimmy. He even removed all his music released under the name Nocando from online music stores.
Music Nocando Has Made
Albums
- Jimmy the Lock (2010)
- Jimmy the Burnout (2014)
Mixtapes
- Walk the Void (2006)
- L.A. vs. Hollywood (2008)
- Severed (2017)
- King Snake (2017)
EPs
- The Impatient EP (2004)
- Is a Virus (2009)
- The Patient EP (2009)
- Zero Hour (2012)
- M.O.T.H (2018)
- Coyote (2018)
Singles
- "Where's the Money?" (2012)
- "Up in the Air" (2012)
- "Little Green Monsters" (2013)
- "True Autumn" (2018)
- "Weather Man" (2019) (as All City Jimmy)
Guest Appearances
Nocando has also appeared as a guest on songs by other artists. Here are a few examples:
- Subtitle - "Cray Crazy" from Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
- Thavius Beck - "98" from Thru (2006)
- Busdriver - "Least Favorite Rapper" from Jhelli Beam (2009)
- Nobody - "Innocent, In a Sense" from One for All Without Hesitation (2010)
- Open Mike Eagle - "Unapologetic" from Unapologetic Art Rap (2010)
- Milo - "Sophistry and Illusion" from Cavalcade (2013)
- Anderson Paak - "Heart of Gold (Chain)" from Cover Art (2013)
- Clipping. - "Something They Don't Know" (2014)
