Nesby Phips

Nesby Phips is a New Orleans native musician, visual artist and woodworker based in New Orleans. The grand-nephew of Mahalia Jackson, Phips's musical lineage runs deep, and as a multi-genre producer and rapper he has worked with some of the brightest stars in the industry. As a visual artist, he has created murals, canvases and art installations with the color and culture of New Orleans as his central inspirations. His art installation, Beaucoup Power, resulted in multiple billboards located throughout New Orleans and New York, intended to support the esteem and self-awareness of the peoples of the Black Atlantic.