Nadim Music

“Nadim Azzam can spit a flow as easily as he can charm you with his soulful vocals. It’s a fusion that inspires listeners, much like Michael Franti and G Love & The Special Sauce, and his original lyrics and arrangements will entertain and inspire you.”

– Ann Arbor Summer Festival

“Nadim Azzam is one of those rare artists that cracks the singer/songwriter paradigm with a voice that navigates soulful hooks and hip/hop rhymes seamlessly. Tight acoustic guitar, story-driven spoken word, and ear-catching pop hooks fuse together into a delivery that’s as powerful as its components.”

– Chris DuPont

“At 24, this young Ann Arborite built a name with his heartfelt, rap-laced solo acoustic set, and has been amassing a national following in love with his rapidfire hip-hop delivery fused with the sincerity of a 50’s lovesong balladeer. His original music is a hip-hop, alt rock, jazz fusion that uplifts and inspires, bringing that feel-good, smile worthy element found in Ed Sheeran, Michael Franti, and G Love & The Special Sauce.”

– The Ark

BIO

You’ve got to hurt to heal. Through painfully honest self-reflection, Nadim Azzam addresses depression, addiction, and the dysfunctional realities of our times with his songs rooted in hope and connectivity. A singer, rapper, and songwriter who makes his own beats and plays multiple instruments on his tracks, Nadim has spent years evolving to where his music is at today.

A symbiosis of programmed drums and organic live instruments creates a warm, sometimes surreal sonic environment. Smooth keys, angular guitars, and lush synth pads swim alongside melodic vocal hooks and bars that waste no time getting straight to the heart of things. The energy is chill, friendly and open-hearted, but the songs open up from this unassuming approach into statements of vulnerability and bracing honesty. Nothing is hidden, and nothing is off-limits. Graceful vocals and smiling lyrical flows reveal a personal truth that’s sometimes almost hard to look at but always comes from a search for real understanding.

Making songs for the deep-thinkers, the over-drinkers, and other sensitive souls, Nadim faces his own struggles head-on in hopes of offering some sense of solace to anyone else walking similar valleys of their own. These songs seek to remind that there’s more to life, and that the pain any given individual feels can be transformed from a solitary torment into a vessel of connection.