Mizz Nina

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2010–Present) Beginning at the tender age of only eight, and supported by a family which appreciated artistic expression, MizzNina dove headlong into the world of hip hop music and never looked back. With her musical influences – MC Lyte, Run DMC, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli and The Roots, among others – on full display every time she’s on the mic or on the decks, the scene has embraced MizzNina’s distinct take on the art of rhythm and poetry. Gaining tutelage from The Singing Shop in PJ, she moved onto underground hip hop gigs and college shows in 1996, impressing such late 90s giants as Poetic Ammo. In 1997 she formed First Born Troopz with Fiquetional, with whom she would later co-found the seminal Malaysian hip hop group, the Teh Tarik Crew in 1999. It was with TTC that her musical career truly took off, with two AIM nominations in 2002 for the group’s full-length album How’s The Level? and a radio show of her own on WOW FM, WowVibe. Critical and popular acclaim poured in, with TTC being ranked as one of KLue Magazine’s best local groups, and an advertising campaign for Ribena, which exposed MizzNina’s image and music to the public on an unprecedented level. By 2004, MizzNina had under her belt a modelling career, more radio shows (Spin and Urbanitez, on RedFM), and two more AIM nominations, this time for Teh Tarik Crew’s What’s Next? album. She also went on a national Hotlink tour, and performed at such notable events as Rock The World and the Asian X-Games. MizzNina also expanded her repertoire to hosting, as she racked up engagements for Salem, Nike, KLue and Johnson & Johnson, culminating in a solo ad campaign for Johnson & Johnson and TV hosting gigs on 8TV’s Flava and Channel V. Since then, MizzNina has fully come into her own as a force to be reckoned with in the local entertainment industry. Now also a alumni DJ at FlyFM, she has graduated to the post of Managing Director of The Singing Shop PJ, where her musical education began; in addition, she’s running her own recording studio. She’s also collaborated with many of Malaysia’s musical leading voices, such as Reshmonu and Vandal, lending her unique take on hip hop artistry. After taking 2008 relatively easy, travelling around the world and broadening her horizons, MizzNina is raring to claim 2009 as her year, with a blossoming mix DJ career (she recently debuted her mixing chops at The Movemint’s Ladies First event at Cloth & Clef in February) and most excitingly, her own solo debut album.