DL Incognito
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| name = DL Incognito
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| birth_name = Oliver Nestor
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper, record producer
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| years_active = 1999-present
| label = URBNET, Nine Planets Hip Hop, Universal Music Canada, Orng Peel Laab
| associated_acts = D-Sisive, Classified, Techtwelve,
| website = {{URL|https://dlincognito.bandcamp.com}}
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Oliver Nestor, better known as DL Incognito, is a Canadian hip hop rapper and producer from Ottawa, Ontario. He previously signed a distribution deal with URBNET Records but also operated his independent label Nine Planets Hip Hop along with his brother. In 2007 and 2009, he was nominated for a Juno for Best Rap Recording.{{Cite news|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2007-rap-recording-of-the-year-dl-incognito/|title=2007 {{!}} Rap Recording of the Year {{!}} DL Incognito {{!}} The JUNO Awards|newspaper=The JUNO Awards|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2009-rap-recording-of-the-year-dl-incognito/|title=2009 {{!}} Rap Recording of the Year {{!}} DL Incognito {{!}} The JUNO Awards|newspaper=The JUNO Awards|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en-US}}
Musical career
DL first started his career in 1999 when he appeared on the Nine Planets Hip Hop compilation Welcome To The Land Of The Lost.{{Cite web|url=http://www.capcityhiphop.com/2012/01/dl-incognito/|title=CapCityHipHop Ottawa's #1 Urban Media Site Exclusive Interview with DL Incognito at Winterfest - CapCityHipHop|website=www.capcityhiphop.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213210334/http://capcityhiphop.com/2012/01/dl-incognito|archive-date=2014-02-13|url-status=dead}}
His first solo release was his 2002 release, A Sample and a Drum Machine. Two years later, he released the album Life's a Collection of Experiences.
In 2006, he released Organic Music for a Digital World. Rowald Pruyn of RapReviews gave the album a very favorable 8.5/10, saying "DL Incognito, whose name he interprets as 'delivering lyrics on the down low,' has skills on the mic which are surpassed only by his ability for self-reflection."{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_10F_organicmusic.html|title=RapReviews.com Feature for October 17, 2006 - DL Incognito's "Organic Music for a Digital World"|website=www.rapreviews.com|access-date=2017-02-18}} The album received a Juno nomination.
Following this, he released A Captured Moment in Time in 2008, which like his last albums, also received a Juno nomination.
In 2013, he released the album Someday Is Less Than a Second Away, which features D-Sisive, along with others. Exclaim! gave the album a very favorable review and Chayne Japal said: "His recent efforts have resulted in a fifth album, Someday is Less than a Second Away, a tight, potent record that utilizes his and his collaborators' strengths."{{Cite news|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dl_incognito-someday_is_less_than_second_away|title=DL Incognito Someday is Less than a Second Away|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en}}
DL Incognito said in an interview that his main goal is "just trying to give Canadian hip-hop an identity."{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/dlincognito.shtml|title=DL Incognito Interview with MVRemix Urban | Online Rap Magazine | US and Canadian Underground Hip Hop and Soul - exclusive interviews, reviews, articles|website=www.mvremix.com|accessdate=10 May 2023}} In another interview, he said what inspires him to rap is life: "Life inspires me, all the ups & downs that people go through, current events, happiness, pain, everything is an inspiration. As I continue on this journey I've realized that life's a collection of experiences and my albums are captured moments in time."{{Cite web |url=http://www.level1productions.com/news.php?id=100 |title=Level 1 Productions |access-date=2009-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625164543/http://www.level1productions.com/news.php?id=100 |archive-date=2009-06-25 |url-status=dead }}
Name
The name 'DL Incognito' means "Delivering Lyrics on the Low".Urbnet DL Incognito Biography.
Personal life
Nestor is of Haitian and French-Canadian descent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dl-incognito-mn0000847845/biography|title=DL Incognito {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-02-18}}
Discography
= Solo albums =
- A Sample and a Drum Machine
- Released: July 23, 2002
- Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop
- Life's a Collection of Experiences
- Released: November 23, 2004
- Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop
- Organic Music for a Digital World
- Released: June 20, 2006
- Label: Universal Music Canada/URBNET Records
- A Captured Moment in Time
- Released: April 8, 2008
- Label: Nine Planets Hip Hop/URBNET Records
- Someday Is Less Than a Second Away
- Released: April 16, 2013
- Label: URBNET Records
- What Once Was Will Never Be
- Released: December 2, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.orngpeellaab.com/en-us|title=Orng Peel Laab®|website=Orng Peel Laab|accessdate=10 May 2023}}
- Label: Orng Peel Laab
=Singles=
- "Rugged Raw"
- "Spit Forever 2"
- "Proof"
- "Verbalerity"
- "Live In My Element"
- "Make a Difference"
- "Air Play"
References
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External links
- [http://www.dlincognito.ca Official website]
- [https://dlincognito.bandcamp.com DL Incognito] at Bandcamp
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/526013-DL-Incognito DL Incognito] at Discogs
- [https://soundcloud.com/dl-incognito DL Incognito] at Soundcloud
- [http://www.myspace.com/dlincognito DL Incognito] at MySpace
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Category:Canadian male rappers
Category:21st-century Canadian rappers
Category:Canadian hip-hop record producers
Category:21st-century Black Canadian musicians
Category:Canadian people of Haitian descent
Category:Musicians from Ottawa