Nasir Frederick Graham, better known by his stage name Driicky Graham, is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey.
Background
Driicky Graham/Fred Neech was born Nasir Frederick Graham on November 23, 1991 in University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey hospital. He is the son of Derrick "The Sharpshooter" Graham, a former light middleweight boxing champion, and Joylette Bullock, an educator. Graham and his family grew up in Newark, New Jersey, his parents separated when he was two, At the age of seven he moved down with his mother to Oxford, North Carolina.
Career
He is currently signed to the independent record labels Nu World Era Music Group and E1 Music. In 1994, at the age of three, Graham appeared in the music video to the Lords of the Underground single "Tic Toc". This was his first experience in the industry which later inspired him to jump start his career in hip hop music
Graham began rapping at the age of 14, while always passionate about his craft, he did not view it as a serious career option until he signed to the independent record label Nu World Era Music Group when he turned 18.
Following the success of "Snapbacks & Tattoos", many major record labels attempted to sign Graham, including Epic and Interscope: however, Graham instead decided to sign to independent label E1 Music, as he felt they would give him more attention. His first mixtape, Ya Gotta Start Somewhere, was released on June 26, 2012.
Graham also made an appearance on a Black Entertainment Television Cypher during the 2012 Black Entertainment Television Hip Hop Awards in October alongside ASAP Rocky, Angel Haze, Childish Gambino and Joey Badass His second mixtape, "The Experience Of Fred Neech" or "EFN" was released December 15, 2014.