At 19,  Lil’ Pappie is a talented and well-rounded urban pop artist. As a writer and producer, Pappie is known for his strong hooks, clever lyrics, and ability to create unique beats. As a performer, Pappie’s background in punk and glam rock is clearly evident in his live shows. And as a vocalist, Pappie’s unique tone is his distinguishing feature as an artist. Always innovating and creating new sounds and spectacles, Pappie earned his title as “The Chief Of Pop.” Early in 2010, Pappie released his debut original EP, ‘It’s Pappie with an IE, Ozmand with a Z’ spawning one single ‘I Want Chu SSSo Bad’. He was then invited to record his latest single ‘Hypnotized’ at Cherry Beach Sound. It was featured in CBC Radio 3 Podcast ‘Ab-Originals’ as one of Suzette Amaya’s hip-hop, rap and urban picks.

As of July 2012, Lil’ Pappie is now known as the artist Niiko.