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−	{{Infobox album	+	{{Infobox musical artist
−	| Name = If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' in Ask RR (Royal Rich)	+	| name = Nonamex
−	| Type = mixtape	+	| background = solo_singer
−	| Artist = [[Rich Homie Quan]]	+	| image = Noname – splash! Festival 20 (2017).jpg
−	| Cover = IFYETIWSGIARR.jpg	+	| caption = Noname performing in 2017
−	| Border  = yes	+	| birth_name = Fatimah Nyeema Warner
−	| Misc      = {{Extra album cover	+	| alias = Noname Gypsy
−	| Type          = mixtape	+	| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|09|18|mf=y}}
−	| Cover        = IFYETIWSGIARR 2.jpg	+	| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
−	| Upper caption = Back Cover	+	| Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
		+	| occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapping|Rapper]]|[[poet]]}}
		+	| instrument = [[Vocals]]
		+	| years_active = 2010–present
		+	| label =
		+	| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Chance the Rapper]]|[[Saba (rapper)|Saba]]|[[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]]|[[Ravyn Lenae]]|[[Smino]]}}
		+	| website = {{URL|nonamehiding.com}}
	}}		}}
−	| Released = {{start date|2015|4|28}}	+	'''Fatimah Nyeema Warner''' (born September 18, 1991), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Noname''', is an American [[Rapping|rapper]] and [[poet]]. Warner is from the [[Bronzeville (Chicago)|Bronzeville]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], where she began rapping and performing [[Poetry slam|slam poetry]] in Chicago since 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/27/download_bronzeville_rapper_nonameg.php |title=Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac |publisher=MSNBC |date=2015-02-27 |accessdate=2015-04-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227010358/http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/27/download_bronzeville_rapper_nonameg.php |archivedate=2014-12-27 |df= }}</ref> In 2013, she gained wider recognition and critical acclaim following her appearance on the track "Lost" from [[Chance the Rapper]]'s popular [[mixtape]] ''[[Acid Rap]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-september-2016-w438688/noname-w439222|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>
−	| Recorded = 2015
−	| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
−	| Length = 64:03
−	| Label = T.I.G. Entertainment
−	| Producer = {{flatlist|
−	*DJ Fresh <small>(exec.)</small>
−	*[[K.E. on the Track]]
−	*[[London on da Track]]
−	*Izze The Producer
−	*DJ Spinz
−	*[[The Mekanics]]
−	*Trauma Tone
−	*Only 1 Scoota
−	*DT Spacely
−	*Cameron Cartee
−	*Nitti Beatz
−	*Jescarp
−	*Yung Ian
−	*[[Yung Carter]]
−	*The Yardeez
−	*Goose
−	*Wheezy}}
−	| Last album = ''[[Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1]]''<br />(2014)
−	| This album = '''''If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' in Ask RR'''''<br />(2015)
−	| Next album = ''[[Back to the Basics (mixtape)|Back to the Basics]]''<br /> (2017)
−	{{Singles
−	| Name          = If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' in Ask RR (Royal Rich)
−	| Type          = mixtape
−	| Single 1      = Daddy
−	| Single 1 date = January 17, 2015
−	| Single 2      = [[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)]]
−	| Single 2 date = February 10, 2015
−	}}}}
−	'''''If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' in Ask RR (Royal Rich)''''' is the fifth solo mixtape (seventh overall) by American recording artist [[Rich Homie Quan]]; it was released on April 28, 2015,<ref name="rapdirect">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapdirect.net/2015/04/news-rich-homie-quan-releases-if-you-ever-think-i-will-stop-going-in-ask-rr-tracklist-cover-art/|title=Tracklist: Rich Homie Quan &#8211; &#8220;If You Ever Think I Will Stop Going In Ask RR&#8221; (Mixtape)|publisher=rapdirect.net|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> by T.I.G. Entertainment exclusively on MyMixtapez.<ref name="twitter">{{cite tweet|user=mymixtapez|author=My Mixtapez|number=592889349932462080|date=28 April 2015|title=#IfYouEverThinkIWillStopGoinInAskRR drops tomorrow @ 4:04 pm Est @RichHomieQuan @iamDJFRESH only on @mymixtapez|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> ''If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' In Ask RR (Royal Rich)'' features no guest appearances, while it features production by producers [[K.E. on the Track]], [[London on da Track]], [[The Mekanics]], Izze The Producer, DJ Spinz, Trauma Tone, Only 1 Scoota, DT Spacely, Nitti Beatz, Jescarp, Yung Lan, Yung Carter, The Yardeez, Goose and Wheezy.	+	Noname released her debut mixtape, ''[[Telefone (mixtape)|Telefone]]'', on July 31, 2016, to widespread critical acclaim.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
−	==Background==	+	==Early life==
−	In September 2014, Rich Gang released their collaborative mixtape, ''[[Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1]]''. The mixtape received generally favourable reviews and has been viewed over five million times on LiveMixtapes,<ref name="livemixtapes">{{cite web|url=http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/30095/young-thug-rich-homie-quan-birdman-rich-gang-the-tour-part-1.html|title=Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan & Birdman - Rich Gang: The Tour, Part 1 - YMCMB|publisher=livemixtapes.com|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> but the follow-up was delayed, due to them returning to their solo projects with a return a possibility in the future.<ref name="complex">{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/02/rich-homie-quan-is-stepping-away-from-rich-gang-and-focusing-on-solo-music|title=Rich Homie Quan Is Stepping Away From Rich Gang &#124; Complex UK|publisher=uk.complex.com|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> While having to spend some time returning his attention to his career, [[Rich Homie Quan]] is hoping to bring a new sound using a variety of voice techniques and lyricism to bring his music to a wider audience.<ref name="vice">{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/rich-homie-quan-interview-2015-noisey-atlanta-plus|title=Grindin&#039; for a New Day: Rich Homie Quan Is Going in More Than Ever &#124; NOISEY|publisher=noisey.vice.com|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> The mixtape was named, after his son Royal Rich.<ref name="twitter2">{{cite tweet|user=RichHomieQuan|author=RICH HOMIE BABY!|number=591695500845408258|date=24 April 2015|title=Mixtape name : IF U EVER THINK I WILL STOP GOING IN, ASK DOUBLE R (RoyalRich)|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref>	+	Noname grew up in the [[Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District|Bronzeville]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]]. She was raised by her grandparents; as a teenager, she listened to blues musicians [[Buddy Guy]] and [[Howlin' Wolf]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/27/download_bronzeville_rapper_nonameg.php |title=Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac |publisher=MSNBC |date=2015-02-27 |accessdate=2015-04-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227010358/http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/27/download_bronzeville_rapper_nonameg.php |archivedate=2014-12-27 |df= }}</ref> and spent time in her mother's bookstore.<ref>Brown, Raaziq. "A CHICAGO POET FINDS HER HIP-HOP VOICE." Rolling Stone Oct 20 2016: 18. ProQuest. Web. 8 Oct. 2017</ref> She first started writing poetry after taking a creative writing class in high school.<ref>Eoin Butler. (2016). ''JAMILA WOODS ft. NONAME vry blk''. Dublin, Ireland: The Irish Times Ltd.</ref> As a teen, she spent time in the YOUMedia project—a space for young artists to create and network—then based in the [[Harold Washington Library]]. There, she befriended many local talents, including [[Chance the Rapper]].
−	== Track listing ==	+	== Career ==
−	{{Track listing	+	=== 2010–2015: Early works ===
−	| writing_credits = no	+	Noname's interest in poetry led her to compete in local [[Open mic|open mics]] and [[Poetry slam|slam poetry]] competitions; she placed third in Chicago's annual [[Louder Than a Bomb|Louder than a Bomb]] competition. Noname gradually turned her talents to freestyle rapping with friends, collaborating with many local Chicago artists including [[Chance the Rapper]], [[Saba (rapper)|Saba]], [[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]], and Ramaj Eroc.
−	| extra_column    = Producer(s)
−	| total_length    = 57:22
−	| title1          = Intro	+	In 2013, she appeared on [[Chance the Rapper]]'s second [[mixtape]], ''[[Acid Rap]]'', contributing a verse to the track "Lost".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://generaladmissionchicago.com/noname-gypsy-john-taylor-ellie-pritts-interview/ |title=Noname Gypsy |publisher=General Admission|date=2014-09-26 |accessdate=2015-04-07}}</ref> She later contributed a verse for the song "Finish Line/Drown" from his 2016 mixtape ''[[Coloring Book (mixtape)|Coloring Book]]''. On December 18, 2013, she appeared with [[Chance the Rapper]] on [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref>Swartz, Tracy, Chance the Rapper performs on final 'SNL' episode of 2016, Chicago Tribune, December 18, 2016 [www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-chance-the-rapper-snl-20161218-story.html]</ref> She announced her first tour on November 13, 2016.
−	| writer1        = [[Rich Homie Quan|Dequantes Lamar]]
−	| note1          =
−	| extra1          = Only 1 Scoota
−	| length1        = 3:42
−	| title2          = 15 Shots	+	In 2014, she was featured on [[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]]' mixtape ''[[The Waters (Mick Jenkins album)|The Water[s]]]'', contributing to the track ''Comfortable''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2329/title.mick-jenkins-the-water-s- |title=Mick Jenkins - The Water[s] |publisher=Hiphopdx|date=2014-08-22 |accessdate=2015-04-07}}</ref> In 2015, she was featured on multiple tracks from [[Kirk Knight]]'s album ''[[Late Knight Special]]''.
−	| writer2        = D. Lamar
−	| note2          =
−	| extra2          = DT Spacely
−	| length2        = 2:34
−	| title3          = Ran Off	+	== 2016–present: ==
−	| writer3        = D. Lamar
−	| note3          =
−	| extra3          = DT Spacely
−	| length3        = 3:24
−	| title4          = Throw It Back	+	=== Name change, success with ''Telefone'' mixtape ===
−	| writer4        = D. Lamar	+	Noname initially used the stage name "Noname Gypsy," which she chose as a teenager when she was transitioning from poetry to music, believing that "gypsies were very nomadic, just not about staying in one space for a long time" On March 18, 2016, she officially dropped the "Gypsy" half of the name after her cousin Ishmael Robinson informed her of its racial connotation. She announced her name change on [[Twitter]], claiming she was unaware of the negative connotations of the term "gypsy" and did not want to offend [[Romani people]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/noname/status/710921833855300864|title=Noname|date=March 18, 2016|publisher=Twitter|access-date=September 25, 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2018|fix-attempted=yes|bot=MarkyBot}}</ref> In a 2016 interview with ''[[The Fader]]'', she explained her current stage name, following the change:<blockquote>I try to exist without binding myself to labels. I’m not really into labels at all, even the way I dress; I usually don’t wear anything with a [[Name-brand|name brand]]. For me, not having a name expands my creativity. I’m able to do anything. Noname could potentially be a nurse, Noname could be a screenwriter. I’m not limited to any one category of art or other existence, on a more existential level.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/09/15/noname-telefone-interview|title=Noname, Sincerely|work=The FADER|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref></blockquote>
−	| note4          =	+	Noname released her first mixtape, ''[[Telefone (mixtape)|Telefone]]'', on July 31, 2016, which she spent three years producing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/ct-ott-0203-noname-20170131-column.html|title=Noname makes patience a virtue in her rise|last=Kot|first=Greg|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Telefone'' was Noname's way of introducing herself to the world through songs presented as open ended telephone conversations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22218-telefone/|title=Noname: Telefone Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref> The album is centered around important telephone conversations that Noname has had over the years.<ref name=":0" />  Her rap speaks of black women's pain and also highlights the struggles of growing up in Chicago.<ref name=":0" /> The album was originally released as a free download on [[Bandcamp|bandcamp.com]]; it was later released on [[Vinyl record|vinyl]] in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/08/23/nonames-telefone-getting-first-pressing-through-vmp/|title=Noname’s ‘Telefone’ getting first pressing through VMP|website=modern-vinyl.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>[[File:Noname (rapper) 2017.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Noname on her Telefone tour in 2017]]''Telefone'' received overwhelmingly positive reviews from music critics. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' dubbed it one of 2016's "most thought-provoking hip-hop''.''"<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-nonames-telefone-is-truth-telling-rap-sunshine-w437610|title=Review: Noname's 'Telefone' Is Truth-Telling Hip-Hop Sunshine|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' wrote that on Noname possessed "a potency and urgency in her complicated, spoken word-esque cadences and subdued delivery that escapes many of her more animated peers."<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/|title=50 Best Albums of 2016|date=2016-12-01|work=Stereogum|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' concluded that "the louder her music is played, the brighter her cadence glows, giving her lyrics a type of 3D craft that makes ''Telefone'' a diary of lessons too relevant to keep to yourself."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/11/top-50-albums-of-2016/2/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2016|date=2016-11-28|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
−	| extra4          = Izze The Producer
−	| length4        = 2:55
−	| title5          = I Get	+	In October 2016, Noname and fellow Chicago native [[Saba (rapper)|Saba]] collaborated to produce “Church/Liquor Store”, a song that explores the [[West Side, Chicago|Westside of Chicago]] where liquor stores sit directly next to places of worship.<ref name=":1" /> Noname critiques the [[gentrification]] of the neighborhood and the erasure of crime believed to accompany it.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/10656190|title=They sold, they sold / They sold prison the way they pipeline|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>
−	| writer5        = D. Lamar
−	| extra5          = DT Spacely
−	| length5        = 4:13
−	| title6          = [[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)]]	+	Noname performed a [[Tiny Desk Concerts|NPR Tiny Desk Concert]] on April 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/event/music/521650653/noname-tiny-desk-concert|title=Noname: Tiny Desk Concert|work=NPR.org|access-date=2017-09-21|language=en}}</ref>
−	| writer6        = D. Lamar
−	| extra6          = {{flat list|
−	* DJ Spinz
−	* [[Nitti (producer)|Nitti Beatz]] {{small|(co.)}}
−	}}
−	| length6        = 2:52
−
−	| title7          = Stupid Me
−	| writer7        = D. Lamar
−	| extra7          = Jescarp
−	| length7        = 2:46
−
−	| title8          = Take My Hand
−	| writer8        = D. Lamar
−	| extra8          = Izze The Producer
−	| length8        = 4:11
−
−	| title9          = Beside Yourself
−	| writer9        = D. Lamar
−	| extra9          = Trauma Tone
−	| length9        = 2:23
−
−	| title10        = Worried Bout' Shit
−	| writer10        = D. Lamar
−	| extra10        = Izze The Producer
−	| length10        = 2:16
−
−	| title11        = Rappin'{{&nbsp}}
−	| writer11        = D. Lamar
−	| note11          =
−	| extra11        = Only 1 Scoota
−	| length11        = 3:11
−
−	| title12        = I Swear
−	| writer12        = D. Lamar
−	| extra12        = Only 1 Scoota
−	| length12        = 2:36
−	| title13        = Now I Know	+	== Influences ==
−	| writer13        = D. Lamar	+	Musically and stylistically, Noname has credited [[Nina Simone]], [[André 3000|Andre 3000]] and [[Missy Elliott]] as her influences.<ref name=":5" />
−	| note13          =
−	| extra13        = Yung Lan
−	| length13        = 4:46
−	| title14        = Doing It	+	==Discography==
−	| writer14        = D. Lamar
−	| note14          =
−	| extra14        = The Yardeez
−	| length14        = 2:04
−	| title15        = Sorry	+	===Mixtapes===
−	| writer15        = D. Lamar	+	{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
−	| note15          =	+	|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details
−	| extra15        = DT Spacely	+	! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title
−	| length15        = 2:51	+	! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Album details
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | ''[[Telefone (mixtape)|Telefone]]''
		+	|
		+	* Released: July 31, 2016
		+	* Label: [[Independent music|Self-released]]
		+	* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
		+	|-
		+	|}
−	| title16        = Eye	+	===Guest appearances===
−	| writer16        = D. Lamar	+	{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
−	| note16          =	+	|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
−	| extra16        = [[Yung Carter]]<ref name="twitter3">{{cite tweet|user=RichHomieQuan|author=RICH HOMIE BABY!|number=593187539202084865|date=28 April 2015|title=@Carter__X my bad bro|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref>	+	! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title
−	| length16        = 3:40	+	! scope="col" | Year
−		+	! scope="col" | Artist(s)
−	| title17        = Forever Millions	+	! scope="col" | Album
−	| writer17        = D. Lamar	+	|-
−	| extra17        = {{flat list|	+	! scope="row" | "The Truth"
−	* DJ Spinz	+	| rowspan="2" | 2013
−	* [[London on da Track]] {{small|(add.)}}	+	| [[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]]
−	}}	+	| ''Trees & Truths''
−	| length17        = 2:50	+	|-
−		+	! scope="row" | "Lost"
−	| title18        = I Been	+	| [[Chance the Rapper]]
−	| writer18        = D. Lamar	+	| ''[[Acid Rap]]''
−	| note18          =	+	|-
−	| extra18        = Goose	+	! scope="row" | "Comfortable"
−	| length18        = 4:08	+	| rowspan="2" | 2014
−	}}	+	| Mick Jenkins
−	{{Track listing	+	| ''[[The Waters|The Water[s]]]''
−	| headline        = ''If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' In Ask RR (Royal Rich)'' {{nobold|— (bonus tracks)}}	+	|-
−	| collapsed      = no	+	! scope="row" | "Future Plans Pt. III"
−	| extra_column    = Producer(s)	+	| Woo Park
−	| total_length    = 64:03	+	| ''Smokes''
−	| writing_credits = no	+	|-
−		+	! scope="row" | "Warm Enough"
−	| title19        = Set It Off	+	| rowspan="4" | 2015
−	| writer19        = [[Rich Homie Quan|Dequantes Lamar]]	+	| [[Nico Segal|Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiement]], [[J. Cole]]
−	| extra19        = Wheezy	+	| ''[[Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album)|Surf]]''
−	| length19        = 2:39	+	|-
−		+	! scope="row" | "Israel (Sparring)"
−	| title20        = Daddy	+	| Chance the Rapper
−	| writer20        = Lamar	+	| {{n/a}}
−	| extra20        = {{flat list|	+	|-
−	* [[K.E. on the Track]]	+	! scope="row" | "Last Dance"
−	* [[The Mekanics]]	+	| Chance the Rapper, [[Lil B]]
−	}}	+	| ''[[Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape)]]''
−	| length20        = 4:02	+	|-
−	}}	+	! scope="row" | "Dead Friends"
		+	| [[Kirk Knight]], [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]
		+	| ''[[Late Knight Special]]''
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | "Finish Line / Drown"
		+	| rowspan="4" | 2016
		+	| Chance the Rapper, [[T-Pain]], [[Kirk Franklin]], Eryn Allen Kane
		+	| ''[[Coloring Book (mixtape)|Coloring Book]]''
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | "Angles"
		+	| Mick Jenkins, Xavier Omar
		+	| ''[[The Healing Component]]''
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | "Church / Liquor Store"
		+	| [[Saba (rapper)|Saba]]
		+	| ''[[Bucket List Project]]''
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | "The Tragedy"
		+	| [[Jeremih]], Chance the Rapper
		+	| ''[[Merry Christmas Lil' Mama]]''
		+	|-
		+	! scope="row" | "Amphetamine"
		+	| 2017
		+	| [[Smino]]
		+	| ''[[blkswn]]''
		+	|}
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
−	{{Rich Homie Quan}}	+	==External links==
		+	* {{Official website|nonamehiding.com}}
−	[[Category:2015 mixtape albums]]	+	{{DEFAULTSORT:Noname}}
−	[[Category:Sequel albums]]	+	[[Category:1991 births]]
		+	[[Category:Living people]]
		+	[[Category:Rappers from Chicago]]
		+	[[Category:African-American female rappers]]

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Template:Infobox musical artist Fatimah Nyeema Warner (born September 18, 1991), better known by her stage name Noname, is an American rapper and poet. Warner is from the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, where she began rapping and performing slam poetry in Chicago since 2010.^[1] In 2013, she gained wider recognition and critical acclaim following her appearance on the track "Lost" from Chance the Rapper's popular mixtape Acid Rap.^[2]

Noname released her debut mixtape, Telefone, on July 31, 2016, to widespread critical acclaim.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Noname grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. She was raised by her grandparents; as a teenager, she listened to blues musicians Buddy Guy and Howlin' Wolf,^[6] and spent time in her mother's bookstore.^[7] She first started writing poetry after taking a creative writing class in high school.^[8] As a teen, she spent time in the YOUMedia project—a space for young artists to create and network—then based in the Harold Washington Library. There, she befriended many local talents, including Chance the Rapper.

Career

2010–2015: Early works

Noname's interest in poetry led her to compete in local open mics and slam poetry competitions; she placed third in Chicago's annual Louder than a Bomb competition. Noname gradually turned her talents to freestyle rapping with friends, collaborating with many local Chicago artists including Chance the Rapper, Saba, Mick Jenkins, and Ramaj Eroc.

In 2013, she appeared on Chance the Rapper's second mixtape, Acid Rap, contributing a verse to the track "Lost".^[9] She later contributed a verse for the song "Finish Line/Drown" from his 2016 mixtape Coloring Book. On December 18, 2013, she appeared with Chance the Rapper on Saturday Night Live.^[10] She announced her first tour on November 13, 2016.

In 2014, she was featured on Mick Jenkins' mixtape The Water[s], contributing to the track Comfortable.^[11] In 2015, she was featured on multiple tracks from Kirk Knight's album Late Knight Special.

2016–present:

Name change, success with Telefone mixtape

Noname initially used the stage name "Noname Gypsy," which she chose as a teenager when she was transitioning from poetry to music, believing that "gypsies were very nomadic, just not about staying in one space for a long time" On March 18, 2016, she officially dropped the "Gypsy" half of the name after her cousin Ishmael Robinson informed her of its racial connotation. She announced her name change on Twitter, claiming she was unaware of the negative connotations of the term "gypsy" and did not want to offend Romani people.^[12] In a 2016 interview with The Fader, she explained her current stage name, following the change:

I try to exist without binding myself to labels. I’m not really into labels at all, even the way I dress; I usually don’t wear anything with a name brand. For me, not having a name expands my creativity. I’m able to do anything. Noname could potentially be a nurse, Noname could be a screenwriter. I’m not limited to any one category of art or other existence, on a more existential level.^[13]

Noname released her first mixtape, Telefone, on July 31, 2016, which she spent three years producing.^[14] Telefone was Noname's way of introducing herself to the world through songs presented as open ended telephone conversations.^[15] The album is centered around important telephone conversations that Noname has had over the years.^[15] Her rap speaks of black women's pain and also highlights the struggles of growing up in Chicago.^[15] The album was originally released as a free download on bandcamp.com; it was later released on vinyl in September 2017.^[16]Telefone received overwhelmingly positive reviews from music critics. Rolling Stone dubbed it one of 2016's "most thought-provoking hip-hop."^[3] Stereogum wrote that on Noname possessed "a potency and urgency in her complicated, spoken word-esque cadences and subdued delivery that escapes many of her more animated peers."^[4] Consequence of Sound concluded that "the louder her music is played, the brighter her cadence glows, giving her lyrics a type of 3D craft that makes Telefone a diary of lessons too relevant to keep to yourself."^[5]

In October 2016, Noname and fellow Chicago native Saba collaborated to produce “Church/Liquor Store”, a song that explores the Westside of Chicago where liquor stores sit directly next to places of worship.^[17] Noname critiques the gentrification of the neighborhood and the erasure of crime believed to accompany it.^[17]

Noname performed a NPR Tiny Desk Concert on April 3, 2017.^[18]

Influences

Musically and stylistically, Noname has credited Nina Simone, Andre 3000 and Missy Elliott as her influences.^[2]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Album details
Telefone	Released: July 31, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"The Truth"	2013	Mick Jenkins	Trees & Truths
"Lost"		Chance the Rapper	Acid Rap
"Comfortable"	2014	Mick Jenkins	The Water[s]
"Future Plans Pt. III"		Woo Park	Smokes
"Warm Enough"	2015	Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiement, J. Cole	Surf
"Israel (Sparring)"		Chance the Rapper	Template:N/a
"Last Dance"		Chance the Rapper, Lil B	Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape)
"Dead Friends"		Kirk Knight, Thundercat	Late Knight Special
"Finish Line / Drown"	2016	Chance the Rapper, T-Pain, Kirk Franklin, Eryn Allen Kane	Coloring Book
"Angles"		Mick Jenkins, Xavier Omar	The Healing Component
"Church / Liquor Store"		Saba	Bucket List Project
"The Tragedy"		Jeremih, Chance the Rapper	Merry Christmas Lil' Mama
"Amphetamine"	2017	Smino	blkswn

References

External links

• {{#invoke:Official website|main}}