Nicholas A. Beatrice
- Actor
- Music Department
Born in Boston and raised in the Bay Area, ill Nicky left home at a young age to pursue his musical endeavors. Upon settling in San Diego, Nicky formed a music collective and lifestyle brand called "The I Love Life Movement" most commonly referred to as "The ill Movement."
Persistent dedication has helped Nicky create a great deal of momentum as he has taken his talents all across the nation, performing along-side some of the biggest artists in the industry, and achieving all of this independently.
At the end of 2018, Nicky expanded his indie label to Los Angeles, CA. With new partnerships, he began writing numerous songs for major artists as well as landing sync placements on major networks. In February 2019, alongside Billion Bassy and Count Bassy, Nicky and The ill Movement officially opened the doors to their recording studio, Studio 403. It has served not only as a creative space/HQ for ill Nicky and his team, but a platform for various songwriters and recording artists including Blackbear, Skizzy Mars and Marc E Bassy.
Last summer, Nicky released his album, Internet Friends. Several songs from the project saw major placements including Gary V, Spencer Vibes and other YouTube personalities. Several songs from the latest album, including F**KFaith, CrazyLittleDreams and FourThirty, have each streamed millions of times on Spotify, Apple and Youtube. FourThirty especially, received mass exposure after being added to NBA 2K20. Some major players have publicly said it is among their favorite addition to the soundtrack. Just recently, another song of his, Photograph, has been added to NBA 2K21. It will be available this September.
In October 2019, Nicky released "Fairfax and Melrose" and it attained over 200k overall streams in just a couple weeks. It has especially seen success in the Fortnite community, as thousands of players continue to add Nicky's new song to their montages. He also had the opportunity to share the song as well as a spontaneous freestyle with some of LA's biggest hip hop personalities, Bootleg Kev and DJ Hed, on the syndicated radio station, REAL 92.3.
2020 saw numerous wins for ill Music Group. After dropping 7 singles in the year, Nicky's 8th release, California, was the undeniable hit. In just 2 months, the song has seen over 1 million Spotify streams, thanks largely to it's viral success in India. It reached #1 on India Viral Spotify and Top 200 on most Shazzammed song in all of India. It continues to make an impressive climb.
Aside from having success in India, Nicky has struck a cord with his native country, Italy. Although he was born in America, all 4 of his grandparents hailed from Naples, Italy and his consistent mention of Italian pride in his music has begun to build a strong following in various Italian regions, especially Naples.
With ill Nicky's impressively veteran performance skills, poignant songwriting, and infectious personality matched with his versatility and ability to genre bend, its no wonder he is earning the eyes and ears of the industry as well as the hearts of a very loyal fan-base.
Persistent dedication has helped Nicky create a great deal of momentum as he has taken his talents all across the nation, performing along-side some of the biggest artists in the industry, and achieving all of this independently.
At the end of 2018, Nicky expanded his indie label to Los Angeles, CA. With new partnerships, he began writing numerous songs for major artists as well as landing sync placements on major networks. In February 2019, alongside Billion Bassy and Count Bassy, Nicky and The ill Movement officially opened the doors to their recording studio, Studio 403. It has served not only as a creative space/HQ for ill Nicky and his team, but a platform for various songwriters and recording artists including Blackbear, Skizzy Mars and Marc E Bassy.
Last summer, Nicky released his album, Internet Friends. Several songs from the project saw major placements including Gary V, Spencer Vibes and other YouTube personalities. Several songs from the latest album, including F**KFaith, CrazyLittleDreams and FourThirty, have each streamed millions of times on Spotify, Apple and Youtube. FourThirty especially, received mass exposure after being added to NBA 2K20. Some major players have publicly said it is among their favorite addition to the soundtrack. Just recently, another song of his, Photograph, has been added to NBA 2K21. It will be available this September.
In October 2019, Nicky released "Fairfax and Melrose" and it attained over 200k overall streams in just a couple weeks. It has especially seen success in the Fortnite community, as thousands of players continue to add Nicky's new song to their montages. He also had the opportunity to share the song as well as a spontaneous freestyle with some of LA's biggest hip hop personalities, Bootleg Kev and DJ Hed, on the syndicated radio station, REAL 92.3.
2020 saw numerous wins for ill Music Group. After dropping 7 singles in the year, Nicky's 8th release, California, was the undeniable hit. In just 2 months, the song has seen over 1 million Spotify streams, thanks largely to it's viral success in India. It reached #1 on India Viral Spotify and Top 200 on most Shazzammed song in all of India. It continues to make an impressive climb.
Aside from having success in India, Nicky has struck a cord with his native country, Italy. Although he was born in America, all 4 of his grandparents hailed from Naples, Italy and his consistent mention of Italian pride in his music has begun to build a strong following in various Italian regions, especially Naples.
With ill Nicky's impressively veteran performance skills, poignant songwriting, and infectious personality matched with his versatility and ability to genre bend, its no wonder he is earning the eyes and ears of the industry as well as the hearts of a very loyal fan-base.
