Nick Speed is a triple threat emcee / producer / DJ, hailing from the dirty streets of Detroit, who recently signed to G-Unit Records as an in-house producer. After spending years selling beats to underground artists, Speed finally garnered national attention with the creation of Libido Sounds, a joint venture with Elzhi from Slum Village. Since signing to G-Unit in 2005, Speed has provided beats to such artists as 50 Cent, 2pac, Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks, M.O.P., Talib Kweli and Musiq Soulchild. Perhaps most well known of Speed’s swiftly growing resume is the track ,“What If” by 50 Cent, from the platinum soundtrack to the film “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” He recently produced the album "Hot Soup" by Danny Brown.

“I call it bleeps and blips. I take little pieces of nothing and turn it into something,” Speed says of his unique production style. “I take little samples of a note and turn ‘em into fully orchestrated pieces.”

Nick’s first foray into the world of underground hip-hop was with long time friends Elzhi and Magestik Legend, with whom he formed the legendary group 9-2-5 Colony. “We became a group right after high school,” Speed remembers, “them two dudes are still my best friends.” Since the 9-2-5 days, each member has gone on to accumulate acclaim as a solo artist, with Magestik Legend holding things down as a featured artist on Subterraneous Records, and Elzhi touring the world with Slum Village. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.