Nappy Nina

Nappy Nina is an American rapper and producer. Raised in Oakland, she performed slam poetry as an emcee in her adolescence. She moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2012 and has released the albums Naptime, Extra Ordinary, The Tree Act, and Dumb Doubt. Because of her father's work in music she spent time around local musicians like Eesu Orundide and D'wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné!. In 2012, Nappy Nina moved to Brooklyn with $500 to pursue music. Her next EP Extra Ordinary was released in 2017. In a positive review, Jamara Mychelle Wakefield wrote for Bitch: "Extra Ordinary is a quality manifesto from a new artist who wanted to prove herself as a “capable and worthy mc.” Nappy Nina’s debut EP floats in the air between Oakland and Brooklyn—refined like coconut oil, but also rough and biting."

Her album The Tree Act (2019) was reviewed as combining a "righteous pen game with ace production" by Okayplayer's Karas Lamb.

In 2020 she released the album Dumb Doubt, which Taylor Crumpton of Bandcamp Daily said "marries airy, breathable beats with soulful jazz and Black radical tradition themes." She also produced the track "Weight" with Mexican Summer's Looking Glass digital music series for Brooklyn-based artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On January 1, 2021, Nappy Nina released the track "Pandemy Stimmy" with Stas Thee Boss. Nina plans to release an EP titled Double Down in 2021.

Personal life Nappy Nina is queer.