His voice, his body, his beats, they are all fully flexed, full of fire, and all of it, especially the lyrics, hit hard. But Nolan Chapman, the 25-year-old livewire emcee otherwise known as Nolan The Ninja, is utterly focused, driven, and by now, ever more worldly in his overall approach the a stage, or to a studio. And if this local rapper/producer is markedly intense, it’s only a means to bring a beneficial invigoration to his audience. At the end of the day, this self-ascribed “hip-hop nerd” just wants to be as inspiring to this (and future) generation(s) of hip-hop fans as several icons of the 90’s were for him when he was growing up.