Noah Raymond Brickley, known professionally as Noah23, was born on February 10, 1978, in Natchez, Mississippi. He moved to Guelph, Ontario at age four and began rapping in the early 1990s. His first album, Plague Language, released in 1999, was initially on cassette and later remastered as Cytoplasm Pixel in 2006. In the late 1990s, Noah23 co-founded the Plague Language record label with producer Orphan (Kingston Maguire). The label released music from various artists until it entered a hiatus in 2004 following Orphan's departure. Notable releases during this period include Neophyte Phenotype (2001) and Quicksand (2003). Noah23 collaborated with numerous artists, including Lil B The Based God, Cadence Weapon, and Buck 65. He performed with acts like Kool Keith and Busdriver. In May 2011, Noah23 announced his retirement from music but returned in 2012 with the album Wingfoot. Subsequent releases include Lotus Deities (2013) and Peacock Angel (2015).
