Nakia Shine Coleman, born on October 17, 1980, in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. In 2006, he hosted an episode of BET's Rap City. His debut single "Krispy" (2007) peaked at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 24 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. He released his major label debut album Due Season (2007) under Universal Records. In 2010, he won a BMI award for his contribution to Drake's "Best I Ever Had", which later earned him four more BMI awards and a Grammy nomination. His discography also includes the mixtapes 2000Shine (2009), The Alarm Clock Theory (2010), and Memphis Beat (2011), the EPs The Kush (2008), Checkin' My Fresh (2009), and Dreads (2010), and the singles "W.O.W." (2007), "Club Walmart" (2010), and "Newmonia" (2011).