Words by Charne Graham (@88nae88) Chicago is known for breeding some exceptional producers, and two beatsmiths at the forefront of the new sound emerging from the city are the duo of Nez & Rio. The two friends met at Kenwood Academy High School and have since been making music together as a team. Nez and…
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Tinashe f/ A$AP Nast – Who Am I Working For? (Remix) [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
RCA Records songstress Tinashe recruits A$AP Nast for the official remix of “Who Am I Working For?”, produced by the Windy’s own Nez & Rio. Props to ‘Plex.
Vic Spencer & Sulaiman – Wonder
Produced by Nez & Rio. Vic and Suli get straight to the point on this unreleased record that Suli decided to liberate from the vault. We’re Still Disappointed coming soon.
Video: Tinashe – Who Am I Working For? [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
Windy city beatsmiths Nez & Rio smooth it out for the backdrop on RCA recording artist Tinashe’s “Who Am I Working For?”, which Billboard just premiered the video for. This joint is definitely one of my favorite records of last year, so I’m glad to see it got the visual treatment. If you’re looking to…
Tinashe – Who Am I Working For? [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
Chicago beatsmiths Nez & Rio provide a smooth backdrop for Los Angeles songstress and RCA Records’ own Tinashe on this new joint from her freshly released project, Reverie. After hearing this one, I hope these three work together again soon. Who Am I Working For?
The Kid Daytona – Get Up [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
Chicago beat-smiths Nez & Rio lace NY’s The Kid Daytona with a tough backdrop for track twelve from his Summer Games project, which also features production from Thelonious Martin and Chuck Inglish. Check out the full project here. Get Up
Highlife – No Hook [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
Highlife’s The 20 Minute Mixtape is set to drop later this summer, hosted by Joe Freshgoods a.k.a. DJ 20 Minutes. This one they’re calling “No Hook.” Word to Shaq Diesel.
Ab-Soul f/ Schoolboy Q. – SOPA [Prod. by Nez & Rio]
Windy city producers Nez & Rio provide the backdrop for Ab-Soul’s latest offering from his latest project, Control System. If the beat sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the same track used for Treated Crew’s “Mr. Take Your Bitch”. SOPA
Video: Nez & Rio Dropping Documentary
Chicago production duo Nez & Rio are prepping to release a documentary looking into both their lives and production process. As a result here is a preview into the documentary featuring a backdrop of SchoolBoy Q’s ‘niggaHs.already.know.davers.flow’. The newly crowned Treated Crew member are fresh off of 2 placements on SchoolBoy Q’s Habits & Contradictions having…
Schoolboy Q. – N****** Already Know (Prod. by Nez & Rio)
Windy City beatsmiths Nez & Rio hooked up with Schoolboy Q. from the left coast for the second joint from his Habits & Contradictions project. Already Know