Born: November 6, 1978
Birthplace:
Oxnard, CA
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Michael Woodrow Jackson, aka Oh No, is an
American rapper and record producer who has released several albums on Stones
Throw Records.
He is also half of the hip-hop duo Gangrene
along with The Alchemist.
Oh, No started performing with Kali Wild and
was featured on his brother's group Lootpack's album Soundpieces: Da Antidote.
No was signed to Los Angeles-based Stones
Throw Records, who released his debut album, The Disrupt, in 2004. Around this
time, he also performed on singles by other artists and began doing freelance
production work for labelmates Wildchild, MED (Nickolas Rodriguez), and others.
He has produced for Juggaknots, De La Soul,
Murs, and various other artists.
In August 2006, Oh No released the album
Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms, exclusively sampling the music of Galt MacDermot
and featuring appearances from numerous other rap artists, mainly in the Stones
Throw family.
In 2007 he released Dr. No's Oxperiment to
rave reviews. The album was constructed using Turkish, Lebanese, Greek, and
Italian music samples.
Also, in 2009 Oh No remixed several songs for
the soundtrack of the U.S. Limited Edition version of Arc System Work's 2D Fighting
Game Blazblue.
Oh, No released an album, Dr. No's Ethiopium,
in 2009, made entirely of samples of Ethiopian music.
In 2013, Oh No produced the original score for
the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V, The Alchemist, Tangerine Dream, and
Woody Jackson.