Nyzzy Nyce

DeAngelo Samuel, (born January 4, 1988) better known by his stage name Nyzzy Nyce (aka Nyzzy), is an American rapper from Fort Wayne, Indiana. In his career, Nyzzy has released the mixtape Nothing Nyce which spawned a successful independent string of momentum including national blog coverage, broadcast and licensing. In 2015, he will release several mixtapes including the anticipated Lost in LA and EP entitled Lost in Paris.

His career began at a young age where Nyzzy began to dabble in the art of rapping and developed a passion for “Rap Battling” that quickly created buzz around the city. In 2007 Nyzzy began to turn his passion into a career and created a label called the CertiFLYYed Entertainment Group. The label spent several years building a local fan based before releasing music videos that expanded their fan base to a national level and garnered over 200,000 views. Shortly after, the Nyzzy found himself on 106 and Park and Blaze the Stage acquiring an even broader following. His record label is now called Hurricane Music Group and is distributed via 3D Distribution.

His career began at a young age where Nyzzy began to dabble in the art of rapping and developed a passion for “Rap Battling” that quickly created buzz around the city. In 2007 Nyzzy began to turn his passion into a career and created a label called the CertiFLYYed Entertainment Group. The label spent several years building a local fan based before releasing music videos that expanded their fan base to a national level and garnered over 200,000 views. Shortly after, the Nyzzy found himself on 106 and Park and Blaze the Stage acquiring an even broader following. His record label is now called Hurricane Music Group and is distributed via 3D Distribution.

In 2012, Alex Smith, Nyzzy's current manager facilitated a collaborative music project entitled “HipHop4theCity” (aka The MY CITY Project). Nyzzy wrote and recorded the chorus for the resulting song and music video. The project showcased the region's undiscovered talent while simultaneously bringing awareness to community involvement, the arts, and what young people are able to do for a community's civic pride when they collaborate and work together. It also sparked a renewed sense of civic pride within the young population of Fort Wayne, Indiana that attracted the attention of national economic development publications, blogs and has also inspired other civic initiatives such as the annual MY CITY Summit.

The MYCITY Movement is now an ongoing music based project aimed at convincing others to take pride in their community. This project is built around a national version of the hit local song My City. The song is called My City (National) and was released on Thanksgiving Day, 2012

Nyzzy has performed at South by Southwest (SxSW) in 2013 and 2014. SxSW is among the world's largest music festivals and is hosted in Austin, TX.

Nyzzy released his debut mixtape in 2014 entitled Nothing Nyce, which spawned a successful independent string of momentum including national blog coverage, broadcast and licensing.

Nyzzy released his second mixtape in July 2015 entitled Lost in Los Angeles.

DeAngelo Samuel was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Blackhawk Middle School. He attended Snider High School and started a record label called Certiflyyed Entertainment Group which was featured on BET’s 106 & Park. His record label is now called Hurricane Music Group and is distributed via 3D Distribution.

Nyzzy was featured on the Made Here story entitled: A Vibrant Heart. Your Story Made Here is a project put together by Vision 2020 to showcase the stories of individuals in the Northeast region of Indiana. The project’s goal is show portray the region as open and accessible.