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Tricky, de artiestennaam van Adrian Thaws (Bristol, 27 januari 1968), is een Britse rapper en producer. Hij staat bekend als een van de belangrijke vormgevers van het triphopgeluid uit Bristol dat in de jaren negentig populair werd. Dit samen met Portishead en Massive Attack die ook uit deze stad afkomstig zijn. Aanvankelijk hoorde hij bij het entourage van Massive Attack, maar halverwege de jaren negentig bouwde hij een eigen succesvolle carrière op met een duidelijke eigen koers. Tricky staat bekend als een complexe persoonlijkheid, wat tot uiting komt in zijn muziek. Hij werkt ook vaak samen met andere artiesten.

Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English music artist, record producer, vocalist and rapper. Born and raised in Bristol, in southwest England, he began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles. Through his work with Massive Attack and other artists, Tricky became a major figure in the Bristol underground scene, which gave rise to multiple internationally recognized artists and the music genre of trip hop.

Tricky embarked on a solo career with his debut album, Maxinquaye, in 1995. The release won Tricky popular acclaim and marked the beginning of a lengthy collaborative partnership with vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. He released four more studio albums before the end of the decade, including Pre-Millennium Tension and the pseudonymous Nearly God, both in 1996. He has gone on to release nine studio albums since 2000, most recently Fall to Pieces (2020). In 2016, he joined Massive Attack on stage for the first time in two decades while continuing his solo career.

Tricky is a pioneer of trip hop music, and his work is noted for its dark, layered musical style that blends disparate cultural influences and genres, including hip hop, alternative rock, and ragga. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, including Terry Hall, Björk, Gravediggaz, Alanis Morissette, Grace Jones and PJ Harvey.