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A boy fled Iraq in the arms of his mother when he was just two years old. Their journey took them through Moscow before finally arriving in New Zealand, where Zaidoon Nasir would grow up navigating the dualities of life between cultures.
Settling in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, he embraced video games and US hip hop like so many of his new peers. Little did he know that within that sense of belonging he would also be confronted with what it meant to be different - in skin, in hair, in heritage. A truth that would eventually drive him to find his voice through art and music.
That voice became WHO SHOT SCOTT, an artist and music producer unafraid to fuse raw vulnerability with sonic explosivity. Over five EPs, he has crafted a fearless, genre-blurring sound, part alternative hip-hop, part punk energy, part electronic experimentation, celebrated internationally for its “filthy and frantic” urgency and emotional depth.
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Rolling Stone Australia named him one of the Top 8 New Zealand artists to watch.
His single ‘LONERS ANTHEM’ spent four weeks at #1 on NZ College Radio and was voted the most beloved track of 2022.
Opened for Snoop Dogg and Yung Gravy, Performed at major festivals like WOMAD, Rhythm & Vines, SXSW, and more.
He has two APRA Silver Scroll nominations, a sync in Borderlands 4, and a successful Japan tour
‘Auckland alternative hip-hop artist WHO SHOT SCOTT goes ballistic upon discovering a war between commerce and art... his riotous new song offers a sonic jump scare.'
rolling stone australia
‘The punky take on Hip-Hop reminds me of Whale or early Beastie Boys as the breathless, desperate vocals race to keep up with the barrage of guitars and drums... Who Shot Scott is the real deal.'
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