Brooklyn native Nomi (born Nomi Ruiz) first gained significant exposure as one of the "NYC beauties" whose images were projected onto the backdrop of Antony's Turning performances of 2004. As a solo recording artist, she debuted in 2005 with Lost in Lust, a song-oriented downbeat electronic album steeped in the grittier ends of early-'90s hip-hop and R&B production -- she has cited Mobb Deep and ...more





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