2012-2014
The Peak of Phase One
The next stretch marked a high-activity period for the first NuSounds roster.
In early 2012, Krazy, a rapper from Colorado and former member of The Silent Assassins, officially joined the label.
SuperUgly came with his project,Top of the Food Chain. That spring, the compilation NuSounds or Nothing Vol. 1 arrived, built as a full sampler of the roster’s sound, with each artist contributing solo tracks, outside collaborations, and in-house features.
Over the following years, the catalog expanded on multiple fronts. Krazy’s compilation Unreleased & Rare Features surfaced older work that pre-dated his NuSounds tenure. SuperUgly released the double project Prick Flair: The Man and
Prick Flair: The Legend, signaling his transition into the Prick Flair name. Klassic delivered his first full-length album Tolerance Break, with SuperUgly as the sole guest.
In 2013, Klassic and, the now named Prick Flair, joined forces for The Road Warriors Mixtape, blending remixes, new material, and previously released songs under their duo name Road Warriors.
The label also assembled Klassic Kollection Vol. 1, a compilation of unreleased tracks from the NuSounds or Nothing and Tolerance Break sessions. By 2014, NuSounds was acting more and more like a hub for archival material as well as new work, distributing the long-shelved Krazy & Pskitz mixtape Triumphant (originally recorded in 2009), and releasing NuSounds or Nothing Vol. 2, a follow-up compilation built on the same three-tier structure as Vol. 1 and featuring high-profile appearances such as Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Vol. 2 effectively closed the first chapter of NuSounds Global: over the months that followed, DeSix, Krazy, and Tres Aurland stepped away amicably, and Klassic entered an extended hiatus.
With their departure, the label went dormant, quietly closing its first era.
The next stretch marked a high-activity period for the first NuSounds roster. In early 2012, Krazy, a rapper from Colorado and former member of The Silent Assassins, officially joined the label.SuperUgly came with his project,Top of the Food Chain. That spring, the compilation NuSounds or Nothing Vol. 1 arrived, built as a full sampler of the roster’s sound, with each artist contributing solo tracks, outside collaborations, and in-house features.
Over the following years, the catalog expanded on multiple fronts. Krazy’s compilation Unreleased & Rare Features surfaced older work that pre-dated his NuSounds tenure. SuperUgly released the double project Prick Flair: The Man and Prick Flair: The Legend, signaling his transition into the Prick Flair name. Klassic delivered his first full-length album Tolerance Break, with SuperUgly as the sole guest.
In 2013, Klassic and, the now named Prick Flair, joined forces for The Road Warriors Mixtape, blending remixes, new material, and previously released songs under their duo name Road Warriors. The label also assembled Klassic Kollection Vol. 1, a compilation of unreleased tracks from the NuSounds or Nothing and Tolerance Break sessions. By 2014, NuSounds was acting more and more like a hub for archival material as well as new work, distributing the long-shelved Krazy & Pskitz mixtape Triumphant (originally recorded in 2009), and releasing NuSounds or Nothing Vol. 2, a follow-up compilation built on the same three-tier structure as Vol. 1 and featuring high-profile appearances such as Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Vol. 2 effectively closed the first chapter of NuSounds Global: over the months that followed, DeSix, Krazy, and Tres Aurland stepped away amicably, and Klassic entered an extended hiatus. With their departure, the label went dormant, quietly closing its first era.
A supporter shows love with a NuSounds Global tattoo.
Unknown date, circa. 2012
NuSounds or Nothing Vol. 1 recording sessions
SuperUgly
Krazy
Krazy with Bizzy Bone
of Bone Thugs -N- Harmony