Known simply as NOX (an acronym for N.oise O.f E.xcitement), the Youngstown, Ohio rhymester takes swagger and inventive lyrical heat to new heights on his first studio album, The N.oise O.f X.citement (King Ape Entertainment). His big dreams of being a Hip-Hop superstar were fueled by his passion for making good music and entertaining, much like the artists he grew up listening to such as: OutKast, Common, Busta Rhymes, The Isley Brothers, Rick James, Cameo, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Bootsie C...