Nocando

Nocando
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Background information
Birth name	James McCall
Born	(1983-06-03) June 3, 1983
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Indie hip hop, freestyle rap, underground hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Alpha Pup Records, Hellfyre Club
Associated acts	Project Blowed, Bomb Zombies, Flash Bang Grenada, Customer Service, Busdriver, Nobody, Thavius Beck, Open Mike Eagle
Website	soundcloud.com/nocando

James "Jimmy" McCall (born June 3, 1983), better known by his stage name Nocando, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam champion, host of Low End Theory, and founder of Hellfyre Club. He has also been a member of Customer Service, Bomb Zombies, and Flash Bang Grenada.

Career

Nocando began gaining notoriety especially within the battle circuit with wins over what is believed to be hundreds of emcees. Nocando has since focused on making and releasing music, only taking time out occasionally to battle.

Nocando released the official debut album, Jimmy the Lock, on Alpha Pup Records in January 2010. The album is produced by Thavius Beck, Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots, Daedelus, and Nicholas Thorburn, among others. He released Sincerely Yours, a collaborative EP with Nobody as Bomb Zombies, on Hellfyre Club later that year. In 2011, he released 10 Haters, a collaborative album with Busdriver as Flash Bang Grenada, which was listed by the Alarm magazine as one of "50 Unheralded Albums from 2011".

Nocando released the free EP, Zero Hour, in January 2012. He released "Where's the Money?" in September 2012, and "Up in the Air" in December 2012. He released the single, "Little Green Monsters", in December 2013. His second solo album, Jimmy the Burnout, was released on Hellfyre Club in March 2014.

Discography

See also: Bomb Zombies discography and Flash Bang Grenada discography

Albums

• Jimmy the Lock (2010)
• Jimmy the Burnout (2014)

Mixtapes

• Walk the Void (2006)
• L.A. vs. Hollywood (2008)
• Tits & Explosions (2013)

EPs

• The Impatient EP (2004)
• Is a Virus (2009)
• The Patient EP (2009)
• Zero Hour (2012)

Singles

• "Where's the Money?" (2012)
• "Up in the Air" (2012)
• "Little Green Monsters" (2013)

Guest appearances

• Subtitle - "Cray Crazy" from Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
• Ellay Khule - "Unlucky" from In My Own World (2006)
• Thavius Beck - "98" from Thru (2006)
• Subtitle - "Write Is Wrong" from Terrain to Roam (2006)
• 8-Bit Bandit & Dumbfoundead - "Strategy Guide" from Super Barrio Bros. (2007)
• Awol One - "Crew Cut for Sale" from Afterbirth (2007)
• Joe Dub - "The Getdown" from Pooretry (2007)
• Open Mike Eagle - "Four Horsemen" from Premeditated Folly (2008)
• Kenny Segal - "Backyard BBQ" from Ken Can Cook (2008)
• K-the-I??? - "Trading Places" from Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2008)
• Sahtyre - "Natural High" from High Saht (2009)
• Dumbfoundead & DJ Zo - "She Don't Care Remix" from Fun with Dumb (2009)
• Riow Arai - "Meet Me in Ebisu" and "Open Eyed Dreams" from Number Nine (2009)
• Deeskee - "Relative Work" from Audiobiograffiti (2009)
• Abstract Rude - "Thynk Eye Can (Blowedian Next Generation Mix)" from Rejuvenation (2009)
• Busdriver - "Least Favorite Rapper" from Jhelli Beam (2009)
• Factor - "Tell Me" from 13 Stories (2010)
• Open Mike Eagle - "Combustible Party Truck" from Another Roadside Attraction (2010)
• Intuition - "All I Got" from Girls Like Me (2010)
• Otherwize - "Cum on Dance" from Point of View (2010)
• Nobody - "Innocent, In a Sense" from One for All Without Hesitation (2010)
• Open Mike Eagle - "Unapologetic" from Unapologetic Art Rap (2010)
• African-American Zombie Lawyer - "Watchmen" from The Adventures of Finglonger (2011)
• C-Rayz Walz - "Blvck Like Burt Reynolds" from All Blvck Everything: The Prelude (2011)
• Sleaze - "The Real" from Arkitectoniks (2011)
• Mexicans with Guns - "Got Me Fucked Up" from Ceremony (2011)
• Rogue Venom - "Go" (2011)
• Open Mike Eagle - "Free-Writing Exercise" from 4nml Hsptl (2012)
• Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal - "City Lights" from The Kleenrz (2012)
• Busdriver - "Werner Herzog" from Arguments with Dreams (2012)
• Great Dane - "All Over" from Alpha Dog (2013)
• Taurus Scott - "Tax Man" from Taurus Scott (2013)
• Milo - "Sophistry and Illusion" from Cavalcade (2013)
• Nobody - "Beaches" from Vivid Green (2013)
• Anderson Paak - "Heart of Gold (Chain)" from Cover Art (2013)
• Clipping. - "Something They Don't Know" (2014)
• Man Mantis - "Tracing Paper" from Majestic Dimensions Vol. I (2014)
• Wax - "General Sh*t Talk" from Livin Foul (2015)
• CLMD - "Did It Again" (2015)

Compilation appearances

• Danger Room Vol. 1 (2004)
• Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)
• Sucka Free (2006)
• Project Blowed for Dummies (2006)
• Los Scandalous (2007)
• Danger Room Vol. 2 (2009)
• Prometheus (2011)
• Veneris Nigrum (2011)
• Dorner vs. Tookie (2013)

External links

• Nocando on SoundCloud
• Nocando discography at Discogs