Jesse Robinson[1] (born October 30, 1983),[2] better known by his stage name Nacho Picasso, is an American rapper born in San Francisco, California and raised in Seattle, Washington.[4] He is a member of the Moor Gang rap collective.[5] He has notably released several collaborative albums with Blue Sky Black Death.[6]The Seattle Times has described him as "our new anti-hero: a party-hardy street-boss misogynist, whose songs are full of dark humor."[7]
Career
In 2011, Nacho Picasso released For the Glory.[8] In January 2012, he released Lord of the Fly,[9] which was followed by Exalted in June that year.[10]For the Glory, Lord of the Fly, and Exalted were produced by Blue Sky Black Death.[11] In November 2012, he released Black Narcissus.[12][13]
In June 2013, Nacho Picasso released a collaborative album with rapper Avatar Darko, titled Vampsterdam.[14] In October 2013, he released the album High & Mighty, which included production from Jake One, Cardiak, and Vitamin D, among others.[15] It was led by the street single "Crime Waves", produced by Swiff-D.[16]
In January 2014, Nacho Picasso released a 7-track project titled Trances with Wolves, which featured guest appeacences by Avatar Darko and Gifted Gab and included production from Jake One and Raised by Wolves, among others.[17] In April 2014, he released a single titled "David Blowie" produced by Raised by Wolves, which samples David Bowie's "Within You", a song from the soundtrack for Labyrinth.[18]
In January 2015, Nacho Picasso's fourth collaborative album with Blue Sky Black Death, titled Stoned & Dethroned, was released on Surf School Recordings.[19] In May that year, he released The Witchtape, a collaborative EP with 88 Ultra.[20]
In 2018, he released an EP, Role Model, which included production from Harry Fraud and a guest appearance from Riff Raff.[21] In 2019, he released Nachferatu.[22]