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William T. Nicholson Age 35

Portsmouth, VA

William Nicholson lives in Portsmouth, VA. He attended the Virginia State University. William's a big fan of Baseball.

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William P. Nicholson Age 40

Eureka, CA

Also known as: overdoseproductions

William L. Nicholson AKA OverDose™ was named after a drug overdose that almost landed him in the hospital late October, Halloween night of 1995, although it's meaning reflects a hustlers view of the Humboldt County drug epidemic. OverDose grew up around many influential leaders of the Humboldt County underworld. OverDose was born on October 6, 1979, From childhood, everyone called him "Bill or Billy The Troublemaker." For misbehaving, he had to read entire newsprints of the Humboldt County edition of The Times Standard headlining nothing but Meth, Heiron, & Marijuana busts. A punishment that sparked fire in his imagination and his musical career. OverDose without father, his mother absent battling with her own addiction, went away to stay with his grandmother, Karen Mesa a newly recovered addict, needless to say they experienced hard times and the family was very dysfunctional. No matter where they moved Myrtletown, Eureka, Weaverville, Laguna Hills, with family-OverDose was distressed and always uncomfortable. "I remember feeling like nobody liked me, an outcast all the time. My major thing growing up was I couldn't stay out of trouble. Because I grew up everywhere. I didn't have any good influences to grow up with." As time passed, the issue of his father and mother tormented him. He felt "like they just threw him in the trash," he said. Then his loyal best friend Dennis Lee, at that time-crime partner, started saying he had an effeminate face. "I don't know. I just didn't feel hard." Placed in Juvenile Hall Humboldt County Correctional Facility at age fifteen, records now concealed, he fell into rap; he started writing lyrics, walking with a swagger, milking the dark background of Humboldt County's root secrets for all they were worth. People in big towns feared the Redwood Curtains reputation; back in the day OverDose called himself "Stingy," a nickname that could never stick due to his caring outlook on single parenting. Regardless of the truth, even the Humboldt County Sheriff Department & Eureka Police Department made people think he was some kind of tough guy who would never get anywhere or amount to much. The loneliness began to wear on him. He retreated into writing love songs and poetry. "I remember I had a notebook like a diary. And in that book I said I was going to be famous." He wanted to be one of the only rap artists' representing Humboldt County to the fullest, completely uncut, having something raw and uncensored, yet real to say. Music was an escape from the reality of life. He was good at it, eager to leave his tough times behind. "The reason why I wanted to get into the local rap/hip-hop scene was because it takes nothing to show who I am and to tell things how they really are. without forgetting our small community motto; the more we learn the less we know." His grandmother Karen Mesa presently an active member of the local community, owner of almost half of Eureka, California's half-way/clean&sober homes and treasurer of The Lost Coast Survivors' motorcycle club/thrift shop, eventually enrolled him into the Humboldt Recovery Center known formally as "H.R.C," an escape from prison and conditions of his parole where he focused and found that his dream of becoming a famous rap artist was happening right before his eyes, "I can remember thinking... "This is the best shit in the world!" That got me real high, a high that drugs couldn't even touch. I was learning musical career changing secrets: Marketing is what my cousin JD does best and now he has been promoted to OverDose Production Manager, an invaluable asset to my independent record label, OverDose Productions ~Thank you & much love Cuz~ OverDose enrolled in the illustrious College of The Redwoods, where he studied music with lyrical masterminds and finally felt "in touch" with himself. "Those guys had pro-tools that we never seen before," he said. "That was the first time I saw there were talented Humboldt County rap artists who had a true vision of telling it how it really is without any fear of what anyone thought, people who you could get along with. Before that, I just believed what everyone else said: Humboldt County was nothing but cut-throat, drug addicts, fiends all heartless without souls, nor remorse. But I liked the drug lifestyle, with drug addicts-I could easily relate and the gang related games that seemed to play all on auto pilot. Nonetheless, I loved going to school. It taught me a lot. I was starting to feel like I really wanted to be an artist using emotion to sell my musical artistic abilities.” And that was exactly what he did pulling in hundreds by tugging on the heart-strings of thousands. In early 2006-2008, OverDose teamed up with Kenny Freestyle, local Humboldt County artist Karma and other Bay Area-based rappers to create 2009's "Humboldt County's Most Wanted" a band intent on massive bass beats and frenetic, Parliament- Funkadelic-style rhythms. The idea for the album came to OverDose after and ex-girlfriend's father started posting wanted posters all over Humboldt County, upset for personal reasons. Finally In 2010, the group released its singles and best album, Humboldt County's Most Wanted, a pulsating testament to the Humboldt County political and economic sides of Hip-Hop, featuring two classic tracks, "My Life" and "Round Here." After an EP of re-mixes, Diamondback Entertainment released "Humboldt Storms Torrential Vol. 1" and, the following year, "Humboldt Storms Torrential Vol. 2" all on Diamondback Records. Later in 2009, OverDose entered a most fruitful seven month period. He broke free of Diamondback Entertainment and made his solo masterpiece, Humboldt County's Most Wanted. Although Humboldt Storms, "U Afraid of A White Boy featuring Haystak" was the hard hitting rap album that put him in the notorious, high-speed lane to stardom. That same year he was instantly both famous and infamous staring straight into the realm of the emerald triangle and reaching out to fans throughout America. This high-budget production about drugs was what introduced him to Spice 1, he recorded and released "Cold Black Winter" an album that found OverDose crossing over to the top of the charts. The same year, OverDose played a single "Fatherless" featuring Shadari and finally completed his ten track album two single debut. Back in November of 1990, he was smacked in the head five times with the back end of a hammer during a gang related hit. OverDose miraculously recovered from his injuries to produce his most impressive artistic accomplishments, including 2006's "Ah Lil Bit Crazy" and 2007's "I dont Wanna Git High No More" both collaborations with Mario Garcia AKA Swerv, which sold out every copy they could manually produce, and the singles "At Home" & "Valentine" which with heart felt lyrical emotion stole the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. While his career arc began a steep rise toward fame and fortune, OverDose was almost stabbed and had to fight for his life in a confidential deal gone bad. Though his lifestyle of hustling in the dark underworld of Humboldt County is a jolt to his fans and the music community, OverDose himself often says that he expected he'd die by the sword before he reached twenty-one, knock on wood that he is still with us... And if he ever does meet his demise he hopes his spirit continues to soar among the stars.

William Nicholson Age 24

Vacaville, CA

Also known as: mr_kool_kid_bud

William Nicholson lives in Vacaville, California.

William Nicholson Age 42

Fredericksburg, VA

Also known as: skippio77

William Nicholson lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is a 1995 graduate of King George High School. He loves listening to Trance, Funk, Jungle and Ladyhawk. House, Iron Chef and Discovery Channel are his favorite TV shows. His favorite sport is Taekwondo.

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