American rapper
Musical artist
Eriq Henry Timmons,[3][4] professionally known as Freak Nasty, is an American hip hop recording artist[1][2] and record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in New Orleans.[1] He is best known for his Top 40[1] single "Da' Dip" released in 1996[2] which was a sleeper hit,[2] and ultimately went mainstream in the summer of 1997;[2] it later peaked number 15[5] on the Hot 100. Later he released "Do What U Feel"[5] from the album Which Way Is Up,[5] but it failed to reach the success of the previous song, making it to 87 on the Hot R&B charts.[5]
Music career
Freak Nasty began his career as a DJ and a hip hop producer. He was one of two, in a group called PMW. He then found success in Atlanta, Georgia with his first album Freak Nasty, selling close to 300,000 units.[citation needed] His next album Controversee... That's Life... And That's the Way It Is, was a much bigger hit and sold over 5 million units,[citation needed] mainly due to his smash hit single "Da' Dip", which peaked at number 15[5] on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2007, the single "Do It Just Like a Rockstar" peaked at number 45[5] on the Billboard Hot 100.
