Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Album release date: DECEMBER 9, 2003
Courtesy of Nick Records/Jive
Nick Cannon, TV Star, Movie Star, Music Star!
Music: A who's-who of Urban Music stars have thrown their weight behind
Nick Cannon. Producers/guests on Nick's debut include R. Kelly, Sean P
Diddy Combs, Mary J. Blige, Joe, Ying Yang Twins, B2K, Nivea, Just Blaze
and Tone & Poke. His latest single "Gigolo" (featuring R. Kelly) racing
up the Urban & Crossover charts. Previous single "Feelin' Freaky" (feat.
B2K) was Top 30 Urban hit.
Television: Producer/Star/Host "The Nick Cannon Show" (Nickelodeon),
Co-host of "Nickelodeon Snick House", Host of "TEENick". Nick is
practically a regular on BET & MTV. He has hosted TRL twice in addition
to several appearances on the show. Also, Nick has hosted MTV's "Door to
Door"part of the MTV Beach House. Nick has appeared on BET's 106 & Park,
The Basement and more...
Film: Star "Drumline" (Fox - '00), Cameo "Men In Black II", Star "Love
Don't Cost A Thing" (Dec '03 - Warner Bros), Star "The Underclassman"
(Shooting Now)
Stage: Nick Cannon appeared on tour with B2K this past summer.
At twenty-one years old, Nick Cannon is a successful rapper, songwriter,
comedian, film star and executive producer of his very own hit
Nickelodeon TV series (The Nick Cannon Show). Now he's ready for the
next stage of his multi-faceted career with the release of his debut
album on Jive Records (12/9/03).
A San Diego native, Cannon began performing at eight years of age after
his grandfather left him several instruments as a gift. Through what
Cannon recalls as "a lot of trial and failure," he recorded his first
song at home on his boom box. Soon after, Cannon took to the stage to
perform his music along with some stand-up routines. He then founded
the San Diego-based rap duo Da Bom Squad, whose hip-hop rhythms rocked such venues as Billboard Live, opening for
superstars such as Will Smith, Montell Jordan and LFO.
Cannon's full-time music career, however, would have to wait as
opportunities in stage and television began pouring in.
Nick Cannon headed for Hollywood when he was sixteen years old and
landed gigs at world-renowned comedy venues including The Improv, The
Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store. Cannon went on to share the stage
with the likes of Chris Tucker, Damon Wayans and Chris
Rock. Nick landed his first television gig as the warm-up act for
Nickelodeon's long-running hit series All That. Producers
quickly recognized that Cannon's calling was in front of the camera. He
became a regular on the show as well as the co-host of Nickelodeon's All
That Music Festival and More (47-city) tour, which featured artists
such as B*Witched, Blaque, A-Teens, LFO and more. Cannon's performances
on Nickelodeon's TEENick In Concert series enjoyed audiences of over
half a million fans. But it's his work as co-host of Nickelodeon's
Snick House and as host of the music-based TEENick programming block
that catapulted him to leading-man status. This path culminated in the
creation of The Nick Cannon Show, featuring Cannon "taking over"
real-life situations such as a family dinner, a baseball game or
lunchtime at a high school cafeteria. Through the show, Cannon got a
chance to "mix it up" with celebrity guests such as Eddie Murphy, Britney
Spears, Usher, The Sopranos' Joe Pantoliano, Mary J. Blige,
Master P and Lil' Romeo.
Cannon's powerful stage presence has captivated more than just
pint-sized audiences. While he enjoyed tremendous success on
Nickelodeon, Cannon has recently been catapulted to the big screen. He
recently landed his first leading role in a feature film in Drumline,
which will be released by Fox on December 13th. In the film, he plays a
talented drummer from Harlem who receives a full
scholarship to a college in Atlanta. The soundtrack, on Jive Records,
includes Nick Cannon's "I'm Scared of You." He also made
a cameo appearance as an autopsy agent in the blockbuster feature film
"Men In Black 2." Television, film and music superstar Will Smith has
been serving as his mentor, collaborating with him on a television pilot
called Loose Cannon. "Will has been such a positive force in my life,"
says Cannon, "he told me that I remind him of himself when he was
younger. That's the most incredible compliment anyone could ever give
me!" Further following in Smith's footsteps, Nick recently recorded a
cover of the Fresh Prince/DJ Jazzy Jeff hit "Parents Just Don't
Understand" with Lil' Romeo and 3LW for the Paramount
Pictures/Nickelodeon feature film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius soundtrack.
Cannon has appeared on, and even guest-hosted, MTV's Total Request Live.
Other credits include a guest-starring role on the UPN series The
Parkers and a starring role in an upcoming music video for the R&B group
BLAC. Also look for Cannon to star in a remake of "Can't Buy Me Love,"
the 1987 James Foley-directed film about an unpopular kid who hires a
cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to improve his
social status.
Nick Cannon is well on his way to being a household name. Listen for
the first single from his Jive debut album, "Your Pops Don't Like Me,"
in January 2003!!