Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, known as Tricky, is an influential English musician, producer, and rapper from Bristol. Beginning his career with Massive Attack, he played a key role in shaping the Bristol underground scene and the development of trip hop. Tricky launched his solo career with the acclaimed album Maxinquaye in 1995, starting a notable collaboration with vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. He continued to innovate throughout the late 1990s and has released numerous albums since, most recently Fall to Pieces in 2020. Renowned for his dark, genre-blending sound that fuses hip hop, alternative rock, and ragga, Tricky has worked with a diverse range of artists such as Björk, PJ Harvey, and Grace Jones.