Northern Dial Artist Profile

n.i.f.t.y.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ches Christian, better known as N.I.F.T.Y., is a Toronto faith-based hip-hop artist, storyteller and educator with a recording career stretching back to the 2000s. Alongside national touring and independent releases including This Iz Bizness, he became Canada's first rap performance professor at Centennial College and has remained active in music education and community work.