Nigo
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Nigö (ニゴー, Nigō, born Tomoaki Nagao (長尾 智明) on December 23, 1970) is a
Fashion background
Nigo's venture into fashion started when he founded A Bathing Ape in 1993.
Musical and entertainment background
Nigo's first involvement with music was playing in
Soon after the establishment of Billionaire Boys Club, Nigo formed
Nigo has been associated with popular rap and hip hop artists such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. He is the DJ of Teriyaki Boyz and is also owner of Bape Sounds record label.[12] He also has an MTV Japan show which he created called Nigoldeneye.[13]
Together with
On January 28, 2022, Nigo and
Art collector
Nigo met artist Kaws in 1996 and became an early supporter of his work. In 2005, he commissioned him a painting and Kaws painted the Kaws Album.[18] The painting was sold in 2019 for $14.8 million at Sotheby's in Hong Kong among other artworks. The total of the sales of his art collection was $28 million.[19][20]
He also worked with Futura, Stash, Hajime Sorayama, and André Saraiva.[21]
Miscellaneous
- Nigo speaks little or no English and uses a translator whenever he does interviews.[22]
- Nigo has a cameo appearance in the Takashi Murakami short film Akihabara Majokko Princess shown at the "Pop Life" exhibition at Tate Modern in London.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [23] |
BEL (FL) [24] |
CAN [25] |
NZ [26] |
US [27] |
US R&B/HH [28] | ||
Ape Sounds |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
I Know Nigo! |
|
89 | 170 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 6 |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
NZ Hot [29] |
US Bub. [30] | |||
"Arya" (with ASAP Rocky) |
2022 | 8 | — | I Know Nigo! |
"Want It Bad" (with Kid Cudi) |
20 | — | ||
"Hear Me Clearly" (with Pusha T) |
— | — | ||
"More Tonight" (with Teriyaki Boyz) |
— | — | ||
"Heavy" (with Lil Uzi Vert) |
23 | 14 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [31] |
NZ Hot [32] |
US Bub. [33] |
US R&B/HH [34] | |||
"Lost and Found Freestyle 2019" (with ASAP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator) |
2022 | 89 | 12 | 6 | 40 | I Know Nigo! |
"Come On, Let's Go" (with Tyler, the Creator) |
— | 7 | 4 | 35 |
Awards
- 2005 Style Award, MTV Asia Awards[citation needed]
- 2020 Fashion designer of the Year Award, GQ Japan Men of the Year 2020[35]
See also
- Star Trak Entertainment
- N*E*R*D
References
- ^ "Nigo Signs to Steven Victor's Victor Victor Worldwide, Plans Release for New Album". Complex Networks.
- ^ a b Lemola, Hasse (November 18, 2016). "NIGO on the Intersection of Streetwear & Fast Fashion". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nigo | HYPEBEAST". hypebeast.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Nigo". Spotify. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Bathing Ape Bapes History | SneakerFiles". SneakerFiles. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Bape - A bathing ape - Nigo interview with Jonathan Ross". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ "A Look Back at the Best BAPESTAs Ever Released". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "POLLS: Can Pharrell Really Save Billionaire Boys Club and IceCream?". Hypebeast. January 29, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Bape". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Here's a Look at the Upcoming Louis Vuitton x NIGO® Capsule Collection". Complex. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Genius | Song Lyrics & Knowledge". Genius. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "sothebys".
- ^ "BILLIE IDLE®". Billie Idle (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Vice Japan (June 4, 2014), BiS / nerve directed by NIGO®(2.5D × VICE), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved July 23, 2016
- ^ Idle Gossip, Space Shower Music, retrieved July 23, 2016
- ^ Helfand, Raphael (January 28, 2022). "Nigo and A$AP Rocky share "Arya", a time capsule from the near past". The Fader. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "KAWS Shatters Auction Record with $14.8 Million USD Painting". Hypebeast. April 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Sotheby's Was Hoping This Kaws Painting of 'The Simpsons' Would Sell for $1 Million. It Just Went for $14.7 Million". artnet News. April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Millennials in Hoodies Spend $28 Million on Simpsons Art". Bloomberg.com. April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "NIGO's Sotheby's Auction Just Brought in More Than $28 Million". Highsnobiety. April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Sanchez, Karizza. "Kid Cudi & Nigo Talk Streetwear, Music & Kids See Ghosts 2". Complex.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 April 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1674. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 4, 2022. p. 6.
- ^ "Nigo – I Know Nigo!" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Albums: Week of April 9, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "The Billboard 200: Week of April 9, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of April 9, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
- "Arya": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- "Want It Bad": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- "Heavy": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler, the Creator Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler, the Creator Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler, the Creator Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NIGO® Wins Fashion Designer of the Year Award! ── 2020 "GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2020" announced!". GQ Japan. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Photoshoot of the interior of Nigo's house from Brutus Casa