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 June 3, 1983) is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is best known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy. He is a skilled rapper who won the famous Scribble Jam rap battle competition in 2007.
Nocando is also the founder of the music label Hellfyre Club. He has been a member of several hip hop groups, including Customer Service, Bomb Zombies, and Flash Bang Grenada.
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Musical Career
Nocando started his journey in the world of hip hop at open-mic events in South Los Angeles. These are events where anyone can get on stage and perform. He became famous in the rap battle community, where rappers compete against each other using clever rhymes. It is said he won over a hundred battles. After becoming a champion, he began to focus more on creating and releasing his own music.
First Albums and Projects
In 2010, Nocando released his first official album, Jimmy the Lock, on the Alpha Pup Records label. Many talented producers helped create the album's sound, including Nosaj Thing and Daedelus.
That same year, he teamed up with the producer Nobody to form the group Bomb Zombies. Together, they released an EP called Sincerely Yours.
A year later, in 2011, Nocando worked with fellow rapper Busdriver to form another group, Flash Bang Grenada. They released an album together called 10 Haters. The music magazine Alarm recognized it as one of the best albums of that year.
Later Music and Name Change
Nocando continued to release new music. In 2012, he gave fans a free EP called Zero Hour. In 2014, he released his second solo album, Jimmy the Burnout.
In 2017, he released two more projects, Severed and King Snake. The website HipHopDX described Severed as one of his most powerful albums. Another site, Uproxx, listed it as one of the top rap albums of 2017.
In 2019, Nocando decided to change his stage name to All City Jimmy. After this change, his older music under the name Nocando was removed from online music stores.
Discography
Nocando has released many albums, mixtapes, and songs throughout his career. Here are some of his most well-known works.
Studio Albums
- Jimmy the Lock (2010)
- Jimmy the Burnout (2014)
Mixtapes and EPs
- Walk the Void (2006)
- The Impatient EP (2004)
- Zero Hour (2012)
- Severed (2017)
- King Snake (2017)
- 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)
Notable Guest Appearances
Nocando has also appeared on songs by many other artists.
- Subtitle - "Cray Crazy" from Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
- Busdriver - "Least Favorite Rapper" from Jhelli Beam (2009)
- Open Mike Eagle - "Unapologetic" from Unapologetic Art Rap (2010)
- Anderson Paak - "Heart of Gold (Chain)" from Cover Art (2013)
- Clipping. - "Something They Don't Know" (2014)
- Dumbfoundead - "Hit and Run" from We Might Die (2016)
