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Apani Nicole Smith (born September 17, 1974) known professionally as Apani B. Fly, is an American hip hop emcee.

In 1996 her first 12-inch single, "Estragen", was independently released and shortly followed up by several high-profile guest appearances on projects with Organized Konfusion, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Nujabes and MF Doom. Her first full-length album, Rhyme-Related (as a member of Polyrhythm Addicts), was released in 1999.

She opened for acts such as Fugees and Brand Nubian. For the past decade, Apani has remained part of the NYC underground scene with frequent performances at S.O.B.'s, Lyricist Lounge, and the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe.

Discography

Studio albums

• Rhyme Related (1999)
• Story 2 Tell (2004)

Singles

Estragen / Soul Control (1998)

Featuring Helixx & Pri the Honey Dark of Anomalies, Heroine, Sara Kana (a.k.a. Lyric), Ayana Soyini, Jean Grae (f.k.a. What? What?), and Yejide. DJ Spinna is credited with producing the first four tracks (A1–4) on the A-side with another three (A5, B4–5) attributed to GE-OLOGY, while Mike-One took credit for producing the Bonus Cuts (B6–10).

The Specialist / Perspective (1999)

Featuring C-Rayz Walz and Maylay Sparks.

Tags of the Times (1998)

Spot Me (2000)

Produced by Celph Titled.

Strive / Progress (2000)

Produced by Nujabes.

Abracadabra (2003)

Produced by DJ Spinna.

Laws (2003)

Laws (A1–2) produced by Nujabes, while DJ Deckstream [ja] (f.k.a. Monorisick) remixed Strive.

No Matter (2005)

Produced by Hiro Kunado a.k.a. HIRO.

References

1. "CURSIVE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
2. Polyrhythm Addicts discography at Discogs.

External links

• Apani B. Fly on Twitter
• Apani B. Fly discography at Discogs
• "Apani Is... (official website)". Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
• "Apani B Fly Emcee". 2001-03-03. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2021-11-28. An old interview with Apani, dating from March 3, 2001

• 1974 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American women rappers
• African-American women rappers
• Rappers from Queens, New York
• People from Hollis, Queens
• East Coast hip-hop musicians
• African-American songwriters
• Songwriters from New York (state)
• 21st-century American rappers
• Underground rappers
• 21st-century African-American women
• 21st-century African-American musicians
• 20th-century African-American musicians
• 20th-century African-American women