Poofy Man

Artist Profile

Chris Nicolaou, known professionally as “Poofy Man,” is a Dallas based hip-hop producer who got his start in 2012 while writing and producing original instrumentals for a small West Dallas publishing house.

In the six years that followed, he worked behind closed doors, privately amassing an expansive body of work, consisting of more than 30,000 original compositions, sketches, scores, and instrumentals. His commitment and dedication to his craft gave way to his unique sound and self-styled genre, “Drip-Hop.”

In February of 2017, Nicolaou linked up with South Dallas rapper,“Capo Dutch” to form an experimental hip-hop Dope Ninja. Following the release of their debut EP,’Origins,’ Dope Ninja first official EP, entitled “Origins,” the duo created, what is now known as “Dope Ninja.”

In the four months following, Poofy Man took Dope Ninja to the top of Dallas/Ft. Worth’s Reverb Nation charts, topping out at #3 in January 2018. The group earned their first syndicated radio spin on Power 106.1 Tampa following the release of their new single, “Black Mamba ft. 7 Tha Great.”

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