Bling

B.L.I.N.G. (vocals) & DJ M.O.N. (beats/instrumentals) Bling, touches down with a whole new blast of heavyweight metaphor & lyrical illustration over a sonic landscape of soulful electro-pop hip-hop fusion. Bridging the gap from the Middle East to NZ; Bling goes against the grain breaking current hip hop trends. He comes clean & empowers with an understanding self reflective inner voice that tackles todays issues and deals with them.

Bling, touches down with a whole new blast of heavyweight metaphor & lyrical illustration over a sonic landscape of soulful electro-pop hip-hop fusion.

Bridging the gap from the Middle East to NZ; Bling goes against the grain breaking current hip hop trends.
He comes clean & empowers with an understanding self reflective inner voice that tackles todays issues and deals with them.

Check out his blend of good values & conscious party flows seething over crank club anthems to pimped out niceness, while he collaborates on his upcoming album (Where To From Here) with longtime friend and beatmaker/producer DJ M.O.N.

Bling, aka Kms (Khalid Mohammed El-Sharief) spent his childhood & early teens growing up in Dubai, UAE.
Yearly he went on 3-month long pilgrimages to Palestine, where his Grandfather had prospered and family bloodline originated.
This opened his eyes to something that remained deep inside him that he desired to express.
At age 14 he was lucky enough to move to New Zealand with his brothers & sisters to study & get a recognised education.
He became a successful design student & class representative due to his amicable communication skills; but he felt his destiny was not yet being fulfilled.

Music was to become a vehicle for his expression and it subsequently took over from his studies, much against his Muslim family's values (to begin with).

Bling got his first taste of hip hop MC'ing, seeing local talents at Auckland nite-clubs.
Eager to master the microphone skills he felt he had inside him, it wasn't long until he found a producer to record his 1st demo. (DJ M.O.N.)

To further his experiences, Bling set about collaborating with locals such as the Sugarlicks Record label & DJ Definite, whom with he released his first album (Definite & Bling - Flavourism, Capitol Recordings 2006) and met while performing as the MC for Batucada Sound Machine.

Bling has many live shows, freestyle jams, festivals & performances under his belt & is well known for his live energy on the mic & freestyle ability.

Now, Bling is getting back to his roots on "Where To From Here", re-uniting with longtime friend and beatmaker/producer DJ M.O.N.
Expect a diverse range of influences with good vibes & conscious flow!
"Get Wid It!" is the first single & video off the upcoming album, check it out!

Bling's stats:

*niteclubs - RnB Superclub resident, Vanilla resident (4yrs), FU Bar, Khuja, 420, Rising Sun, Safari, Saphire, Studio, Float, Coast, Rakinos, Lounge & Hennessey with shows in Auckland/Wellington/Sydney

*live band performances - Batucada Sound Machine

*festivals - WOMAD, Auckland City Council Events, Grey Lynn Festival

*radio - 95Bfm, Base FM, Mai FM, Flava, George FM, KFM, Up FM

*TV programmes - C4 Live At Yours, Juice TV, Maori TV, ALT TV, Triangle TV, Top of the Pops & has hosted a season of Sportscafe

*recorded with soul label Sugarlicks, Capitol Recordings & featured on the Loop Recordings 2006 Compliation, has released 4 music videos

*reached number 5 on the independent charts December 2006 - Definite & Bling - Flavourism

*touted as one to watch on TV3's Campbell Live

*appeared on DJ CXL's, Il Semantics and the PHD's mixtapes

*supported DJ's CXL, Manchoo, Sir-Vere, P-Money, Reminisce, Spense, Mix, Penfold, Poroufessor, Manuel Bundy, Ying Yang Twins after party

*has supported international acts; De La Soul, Jurassic 5, DMX, DJ Craze & Mix Master Mike

*voted 'Finest MC in Auckland City' at the Sony Ericsson Urban Awards

*winner of radio station Mai FM's 'Coke Rhythm Nation'.

*has received heavy NZ On Air support & featured on numerous Indie Hit Discs compilations

*sponsored by Triple 5 Soul (4yrs)