Nikki D who's real name is Nichelle Strong first came New York at October of 1986 with the dream of becoming a rapper!
The D didn't really mean anything just stood out more than Nikki.
Moving to Brooklyn where her and her bestfriend met up and lived with L.A Posse for a week, but the girls wanted something bigger. They wanted to be down with Russell and crew. They left L.A Posse getting their luggage stolen they were also homeless. The girls kept searching they knew where ever Run-DMC there was Russell, only problem.. they couldn't land real jobs without a current address being homeless. When invited to record with LL in one of his sessions she got 2 songs done in one hour.
Nikki D first FEMALE rapper signed to Def Jam records in 1989.
In the same year released her single "A No, No, No". With little success on the record she released "Daddy Little Girl" almost 2 years later.
This single was #1 on the Billboard hot 100 and R &B for 4 weeks.
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With a short Career Nikki D put away her rapping and became the vice president Of A&R at Flavor Unit Records for two years. Today she is the marketing manager at Phat Fashions, the apparel company that houses Phat Farm, Baby Phat, and Atman.
Credits:
http://musicrareobscure.blogspot.com/2009/01/nikki-d.html
http://nikki-d.com/
