Stormzy
Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' series of freestyles over classic grime beats. Stormzy's song "Shut Up", which was initially released as a freestyle on YouTube, became popular and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart after he launched a campaign to reach Christmas number one. Stormzy won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC's Sound of 2015 list. His debut album, '' Gang Signs & Prayer'' (2017), was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with "Vossi Bop" and his headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival was widely praised; he wore a Union Jack stab vest d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Stormzy
Stormzy is a British recording artist who has received numerous nominations and awards for his work in music throughout his career. In 2018, his debut album ''Gang Signs & Prayer'' became the first rap album to win the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. AIM Independent Music Awards The AIM Independent Music Awards are hosted by the Association of Independent Music (AIM) and were established in 2011 to recognise artists signed to independent record labels in the United Kingdom. Stormzy has received three awards from five nominations. ! , - , rowspan="2", 2016 , rowspan="3", Stormzy , Independent Breakthrough of the Year , , style="text-align:center;", , - , Innovator Award , , style="text-align:center;", , - , rowspan="3", 2017 , Most Played New Independent Act , , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", , - , ''Gang Signs & Prayer'' , Independent Album of the Year , , - , "Big for Your Boots" , Independent Track of the Year , , style="text-a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shut Up (Stormzy Song)
"Shut Up" is a song by English rapper Stormzy. The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as the B-side to the "WickedSkengMan 4" single. It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy. "Shut Up" was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year. The song initially entered at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2015; however, following an unsuccessful Christmas number one campaign, the song rose to number eight. To date, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. Background The instrumental to the song was produced by grime producer XTC. Titled "Functions on the Low" and originally released by grime collective Ruff Sqwad in 2004, it became one of the most well-known and popular grime instrumentals, and was first vocalled by Discarda on his track "Havana". "Shut Up" was initially only available as a freestyled performance on YouTube in May 2015. Due to the popular ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grime (music Genre)
Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. The style initially spread among pirate radio stations and underground scenes before achieving some mainstream recognition in the UK during the mid-2000s through artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. In the mid-2010s, grime began to receive popular attention in Canada. The genre has been described as the "most significant musical development within the UK for decades." Grime is generally considered to be distinct from hip hop due to its roots primarily being genres such as UK garage and jungle. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grime (music Genre)
Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. The style initially spread among pirate radio stations and underground scenes before achieving some mainstream recognition in the UK during the mid-2000s through artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. In the mid-2010s, grime began to receive popular attention in Canada. The genre has been described as the "most significant musical development within the UK for decades." Grime is generally considered to be distinct from hip hop due to its roots primarily being genres such as UK garage and jungle. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dave (rapper)
David Orobosa Omoregie (born 5 June 1998), also known as Santan Dave, 50 Pence or just Dave, is a British rapper. He has gained acclaim for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay. Dave released his debut extended play ''Six Paths'' in 2016, after the release of a number of successful singles including the Grime (music genre), grime song "Thiago Silva (song), Thiago Silva" with AJ Tracey. In the same year, Canadian rapper Drake (musician), Drake premiered a remix single of Dave's song "Wanna Know" featuring himself on OVO Sound, OVO Sound Radio. Dave released his second EP ''Game Over (EP), Game Over'' in 2017. In 2018, his Political music, political song "Question Time", which directed criticism towards the UK Government, British Government, won the Ivor Novello Awards, Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. In the same year he released "Funky Friday", featuring Fredo (British rapper), Fredo, which became his first number-one song on the UK Singles Chart and his f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Hip Hop
British hip hop, also known as UK hip hop or UK rap, is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of R&B/Hip-Hop. British hip hop can also be referred to as Brit-hop, a term coined and popularised mainly by ''British Vogue'' magazine and the BBC. British hip hop was originally influenced by the dub/toasting introduced to the United Kingdom by Jamaican migrants in the 1950s–70s, who eventually developed uniquely influenced rapping (or speed-toasting) in order to match the rhythm of the ever-increasing pace and aggression of Jamaican-influenced dub in the UK. Toasting and soundsystem cultures were also influential in genres outside of hip hop that still included rapping – such as grime, jungle, and UK garage. In 2003, ''The Times'' described British hip hop's broad-ranging approach: ..."UK rap" is a broad sonic church, encompassing anything made in Br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Headie One
Irving Ampofo Adjei (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Headie One (formerly Headz), is a British rapper and singer. In 2018 he released his second solo mixtape, titled ‘''The One’'', which included the single "Know Better" featuring rapper RV, it became an "underground hit". Headie One is a member of the UK drill group OFB and is considered to be a pioneer innovator of the UK drill scene. He is best known for his tracks "18hunna" featuring rapper Dave, " Only You Freestyle" featuring rapper Drake, "Ain't It Different" featuring rappers AJ Tracey and Stormzy and his solo single "Both". The track "18hunna" peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Only You Freestyle" peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and "Ain't It Different" peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Headie One has released a series of mixtapes. In 2019, he released his seventh and first mainstream mixtape titled '' Music x Road'', which peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Char ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yaw Tog
Thorsten Owusu Gyimah (born 8 May 2003), popularly known as Yaw Tog, is a Ghanaian rapper who majors in drill music, known in Ghana as ''Asakaa''. He is best known for his viral song "Sore" which featured O'Kenneth, City Boy, Reggies & Jay Bahd and also Kwesi Arthur and Stormzy on the remix produced by Chris Rich. Education Gyimah was a student of Opoku Ware Senior High School. He wrote his final WASSCE paper on 7 October 2021. Discography EPs * ''Time'' Singles * Sophia * Sore ''feat. O`Kenneth,City Boy, Reggie & Jay Bahd'' * Sore Remix ''feat. Kwesi Arthur & Stormzy'' * Y33gye * Africa * Empty * Daben *Mood *Time *Fake Ex *Boyz *Gold Friends *Sei Mu *Azul with Bad Boy Timz Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin (born 13 August 1999) professionally known as Bad Boy Timz is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "MJ," and a follow-up remix which featured Nigeria singer Mayorkun. He ... Concerts He performed at the 17th Ghana Party ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tion Wayne
Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's " Options", "Keisha & Becky" with Russ Millions and KSI's track "Houdini" – before getting his first top 10 hit as the lead artist with " I Dunno" featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy, which peaked at number 7, and having his first number 1 with "Body" alongside Russ Millions. Early life Dennis Junior Odunwo was born in Edmonton in the Borough of Enfield, North London. His parents are from Nigeria. His mother was a nurse and his father was a computer engineer. He is a middle child and wanted to become an accountant. Career Odunwo began to make a name for himself in the music scene in 2010 after dropping a handful of videos on YouTube. By 2014, he had released his first mixtape, titled ''Wayne's World''. Odunwo slowly began building a loyal following. By 2016, he had ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aitch (rapper)
Harrison James Armstrong (born 9 December 1999), known professionally as Aitch, is a British rapper from Manchester. His solo breakthrough single "Straight Rhymez" has garnered over 24 million views and brought him to the attention of London rapper Stormzy. His song "Rain" has garnered over 57 million views on YouTube and over 140 million streams on Spotify. Aitch has released ten singles that have charted within the top 40 in the UK, including "Taste (Make It Shake)", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. He has supported rappers such as Cadet and Wiley on tour, as well as featuring on a new version of teenage rappers A1 x J1's top 20 hit "Latest Trends". The name "Aitch" derives from the pronunciation of the letter 'h', which is the first letter of his given name. Early life Harrison James Armstrong was born on 9 December 1999 in Moston, Manchester. He is an avid supporter of the football club Manchester United. After leaving school he went to college and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dutchavelli
Stephan Fabulous Allen (born 11 November 1993), better known by his stage name Dutchavelli, is a British rapper. His name comes in part from the fact that he and his family (including his sister, singer and rapper Stefflon Don) spent their formative years in Rotterdam, and he initially went under the name 'Dutch'. He has worked with artists such as Stormzy, Gzuz and Tion Wayne and has achieved Top 40 hits with songs such as " I Dunno", "Burning" and "808", the former peaking at number 7 in the charts. Early life Stephan Allen was born in Birmingham to parents of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent. He has six siblings and is the fifth born of the seven. When he was a year old, his family moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands, (hence Allen's stage name); around a decade later on they moved back to Clapton in Hackney, East London. He cites that instead of sitting around the dinner table to eat they would play each other music ranging from Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, '' No. 5 Collaborations Project''. He signed with Asylum Records the same year. Sheeran's debut album, '' +'' (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. It contained his first hit single "The A Team". In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Sheeran's second studio album, '' ×'' (pronounced "multiply"), topped charts around the world upon its release in June 2014. It was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In the same year, ''×'' won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |