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B.O.S.S is an acronym for the phrase “Big On Sexy Sh!t” in which the group’s co-founder, producer/musician Abdul Malik Abbott aka DJ ABBY AB coined from his adoration of smooth & sexy soul music. In 2010 he joined forces with co-founder, singer/songwriter Natalieq aka Natalie Rand and formed B.O.S.S, which is a music project that incorporates and celebrates the sounds of R&B, Jazz, Soul, Reggae, Pop & electronica.
Natalieq was born into the arts industry in Brooklyn, touching all corners of the arts as early as age 9. She went to Performing Arts H.S. in NYC and is an NYU alumni. The Lion King was one of the international shows she performed in, abroad and on Broadway's stage, performing several different roles which showcase her voice, acting and dance talent. Natalieq performed in live performances and/or videos with artists Beyonce, Joss Stone and Tweet. Natalieq has been blessed to flex her talent in both film and TV, appearing in “Meteor Path to Destruction”, “Shark”, “Smith” and “The Wackness”.
Abdul Malik Abbott was raised in Harlem, NY and was a member of the Boys Choir of Harlem as a youngster. Following in his father's footsteps, he decided to become a filmmaker and after graduating from the High School of Music & Art, he attended NY's School of Visual Arts as a film major. Abdul also goes by the stage name DJ ABBY AB.
Abdul worked as a sound technician on “Do the Right thing” and “Mo' Better Blues” and many other movies and TV shows. His love of music only grew larger while being part of the MTV generation, which introduced him to all sorts of musical styles and genres. Growing up with rap & hip-hop as his life's soundtrack, Abdul also embraced the sound coming from over-seas, his love for Euro-soul & euro pop heavily influenced his musical tastes to date.
Abdul also directed several classic videos including videos for the late jazz legend Abbey Lincoln and Jay-Z, introducing Jay-Z to the world with the “must-have” home video "Streets is Watching" as well as the hip-hop infused feature film "State Property" (Lionsgate), in which he also co-produced music for the soundtrack. Abdul has worked with 100's of recording artists as a filmmaker, but never lost his love for creating music of his own which was finally recognized with the creation of B.O.S.S. Abdul writes, produces, engineers, composes and plays bass, guitar, keys and programming for B.O.S.S music as well as Directing, Producing and editing their promos and music videos.
Guitarist and songwriter Mike P. contributed guitar compositions and performances on "When you Love Me", "Bad Timing", "Me & You" and "Major Love" on the LP, "Tricky Kinda Love". He has since then embarked on a solo venture, but his contributions to the songs live on.
The Soulful, reggae influenced B.O.S.S tune "Me & You" is featured on the soundtrack for the Universal feature film "The Loft" (2016)
B.O.S.S featured their tune "Let it all go" in the award-winning short film "Curse of War" and has released their 2nd EP, "Liquid Leather", a soulful project that embraces a gumbo of music flavors in it's tunes along with instrumental versions of the songs.
Just in time for summer 2019, B.O.S.S has released "Major Love (Island remix)" - a remixed & remastered version of the tune which was originally featured on the "Tricky Kinda Love" EP. The newly arranged track has a reggae feel rhythm section and producer/musician DJ ABBY AB replayed almost all of the instruments to give it a fresher melodic sound, still keeping the main elements from the original in tact.
As the music project grows with each tune produced, B.O.S.S promises to continue making smooth, rhythmic and melodious music for the grown and sexy!
Natalieq was born into the arts industry in Brooklyn, touching all corners of the arts as early as age 9. She went to Performing Arts H.S. in NYC and is an NYU alumni. The Lion King was one of the international shows she performed in, abroad and on Broadway's stage, performing several different roles which showcase her voice, acting and dance talent. Natalieq performed in live performances and/or videos with artists Beyonce, Joss Stone and Tweet. Natalieq has been blessed to flex her talent in both film and TV, appearing in “Meteor Path to Destruction”, “Shark”, “Smith” and “The Wackness”.
Abdul Malik Abbott was raised in Harlem, NY and was a member of the Boys Choir of Harlem as a youngster. Following in his father's footsteps, he decided to become a filmmaker and after graduating from the High School of Music & Art, he attended NY's School of Visual Arts as a film major. Abdul also goes by the stage name DJ ABBY AB.
Abdul worked as a sound technician on “Do the Right thing” and “Mo' Better Blues” and many other movies and TV shows. His love of music only grew larger while being part of the MTV generation, which introduced him to all sorts of musical styles and genres. Growing up with rap & hip-hop as his life's soundtrack, Abdul also embraced the sound coming from over-seas, his love for Euro-soul & euro pop heavily influenced his musical tastes to date.
Abdul also directed several classic videos including videos for the late jazz legend Abbey Lincoln and Jay-Z, introducing Jay-Z to the world with the “must-have” home video "Streets is Watching" as well as the hip-hop infused feature film "State Property" (Lionsgate), in which he also co-produced music for the soundtrack. Abdul has worked with 100's of recording artists as a filmmaker, but never lost his love for creating music of his own which was finally recognized with the creation of B.O.S.S. Abdul writes, produces, engineers, composes and plays bass, guitar, keys and programming for B.O.S.S music as well as Directing, Producing and editing their promos and music videos.
Guitarist and songwriter Mike P. contributed guitar compositions and performances on "When you Love Me", "Bad Timing", "Me & You" and "Major Love" on the LP, "Tricky Kinda Love". He has since then embarked on a solo venture, but his contributions to the songs live on.
The Soulful, reggae influenced B.O.S.S tune "Me & You" is featured on the soundtrack for the Universal feature film "The Loft" (2016)
B.O.S.S featured their tune "Let it all go" in the award-winning short film "Curse of War" and has released their 2nd EP, "Liquid Leather", a soulful project that embraces a gumbo of music flavors in it's tunes along with instrumental versions of the songs.
Just in time for summer 2019, B.O.S.S has released "Major Love (Island remix)" - a remixed & remastered version of the tune which was originally featured on the "Tricky Kinda Love" EP. The newly arranged track has a reggae feel rhythm section and producer/musician DJ ABBY AB replayed almost all of the instruments to give it a fresher melodic sound, still keeping the main elements from the original in tact.
As the music project grows with each tune produced, B.O.S.S promises to continue making smooth, rhythmic and melodious music for the grown and sexy!
