4 million streams on Spotify and a public accolade from Fynn Kliemann are just two of the things that define Nkalis. Fynn Kliemann, himself a successful YouTuber, entrepreneur and winner of the 1Live Krone, recognized his extraordinary talent and included him in his Two Finger Records band voting back then. Kliemann was right with his intuition and Nkalis immediately placed 3rd. Another milestone in his still young career! The 23-year-old rapper and singer already writes songs like established artists and vigorously produces one beat after another, that is unique but also catches the listener’s ear. It’s somehow a new style of music: a crossover of various genres with stylistic elements of hip-hop, trap and RnB, as well as classical instruments and electronic sounds. Add to that his unique smoky voice, which he carried with him from his childhood in Penang, Malaysia, coupled with a strong element of punk attitude. Although Niklas Halm creates something new, people crave for comparisons and want to orient themselves on the familiar: Greats like Kelvyn Colt, Machine Gun Kelly or Run the Jewels are often mentioned. His songs radiate the vibe of Cypress Hill in the early 2000s with the urgency of a Goldroger, BLVTH or Casper evident in the lyrics. Somewhat dark, but always with the necessary optimism. Whether he’s dealing with pain (No Fair), bursting with motivation (Don’t Need Air, Evil) or going for laid-back ballads (Mary Jane, Washed Away, Habits). Nonetheless: it’s something new, something different. The main thing is to be free and uncomplicated, as he himself is. You get the feeling Nkalis is one of the cover stories of this new music, emancipating itself from old music clichés and creating a new direction like a fusion chef. It’s hard to describe, and easy to enjoy. You can feel something great is being created there, and he is right in the middle of it as this new journey begins…
According to the motto »F*ck The Game«… 840.
