Tyze Nitro
Ricky Doherty (born April 17, 2010), known professionally as Tyze Nitro, is a British grime MC, record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ, drummer, graphic designer, video director and entrepreneur. He started venturing to music at the age of 7, releasing music on SoundCloud and fouding his label, Tixplosive*. He released his mixtape Defuse! in 2022 after a hiatus, following that with BL00DY OC10BER, Nitro Euphoria* and The Teenage Maverick Tape from 2024 to 2026.
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| Birth name | Ricky Doherty |
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| Born | April 17, 2010 London Borough of Barnet, England |
| Origin | North Finchley, London, England |
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| Instruments | vocals • FL Studio • drums • bass • piano • harmonica |
| Years active | 2017–present |
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Early Life
Doherty was born in Barnet, London to a Jamaican mother and an Irish father. He spent a lot of his childhood in North London and some of it in Luton. He is the oldest of 2 siblings. His father, who died in 2020, was mostly absent in his early life.
Doherty had many aspirations growing up, such as playing football, joining the Army and being an animator.
Career
2017-2019: Early work and hiatus
Doherty started making music in 2017, aged 7, using GarageBand and releasing songs on SoundCloud. He released his first mixtape titled X+X: Xtreme + Xplosive around May 2018. In 2019, he moved in to foster care, separating from his mother. This lead to a lengthy hiatus from making music.
2021-2024: Return to music, Defuse!, and BL00DY OC10BER
In 2021, Doherty returned to creating music. Later that year, he met British MC and record producer Huey Evergreen. In 2022, Doherty released his mixtape Defuse!, officially ending his hiatus.
Doherty released his mixtape BL00DY OC10BER on October 29th, 2024 to positive feedback.
In November of 2024, Tyze and Huey Evergreen would get into a feud with American rapper and singer RayyJayy, leading Tyze to release the diss track N0 S3LF C0NTR0L. The three would later reconcile in January of 2025.
2025-2026: Nitro Euphoria*, Tyze Nitro* and ZEUS NITROGREEN
In January of 2025, Doherty announced his next album would be titled The Warrior vs. His Demons. It would end up being scrapped. On his 15th birthday, he shared that he was nearly finished with his next project. He appeared on "Marmaduke" with Huey Evergreen on his album, "Subliminals". He dropped the lead single to Nitro Euphoria*, Quadrant on July 4th, 2025, and the album released on July 12th.
Tyze would feature on Lil Troll's album, LUV.WAV, Boredom's Simulifeation and ATP DAY LYT's OUT OF DIS WORLD.
Doherty was a special guest on Huey Evergreen's one night only show as a special guest as a hypeman, DJ and MC. On September 26, 2025, at 6:35am, Doherty surprise released his self-titled album. It was supported by one single, the first track, apocalypse in the north. The music video for that and nitro euphoria digipack* would release shortly after.
On October 10th, 2025, Tyze Nitro and Huey Evergreen announced that the 4Negative album has finished and released the song Blonde Black Friday Vinyl. The lead single "Wasabi Hustle" would release on the 14th of October with a music video dropping on October 26. The long awaited album, titled ZEUS NITROGREEN would drop on October 17th.
2026-present: The Teenage Maverick Tape
Doherty teased a project in November 2025, coming fresh of 2 albums and his album with Huey Evergreen as 4Negative. He would drop "Circus", a single with Huey Evergreen on April 3rd, 2026. A day later he announced that The Teenage Maverick Tape, would drop on April 17th, 2026, his 16th birthday. It would release to critical acclaim with Doherty experimenting predominantly with the jerk genre with elements of experimental rap, rage, grime and industrial rap.
Personal life
Beliefs
Doherty says he is a Christian anarchist. He was raised Christian by his mother and went to a Christian primary school. In April of 2024, he stated that he had "found more in faith for the first time in ages".
Mental health
Doherty has been open about his struggles with mental health, such as depression and suicidal ideations.
Doherty was diagnosed with ADHD in 2022. He has stated it influenced his music to be more energetic.
Discography
Main article: Tyze Nitro discography, Tyze Nitro production discography
Studio albums
- Nitro Euphoria* (2025)
- Tyze Nitro* (2025)
Collaborative albums
- ZEUS NITROGREEN (with Huey Evergreen as 4Negative) (2025)
Mixtapes
- X+X (2018)
- Defuse! (2022)
- Kendrick's Fiver (2023)
- High Five (2024)
- Kendrick's Fiver: Side B (2024)
- Kendrick's Fiver: Red Edition (2024)
- Kendrick's Fiver: Yellow Edition (2024)
- Kendrick's Fiver: Orange Edition (2024)
- BL00DY OC10BER (2024)
- The Teenage Maverick Tape (2026)
Instrumental mixtapes
- Spiral Ripples + Swirling Twists (2023)
- Spiral Ripples + Swirling Twists, Vol. 2 (2024)
- Spiral Ripples + Swirling Twists, Vol. 3 (2024)
- Spiral Ripples + Swirling Twists, Vol. 4 (2024)
