Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is a British
grime
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* Grime (music genre), a genre of music
* ''Grime'' (album), a 2001 album by Iniquity
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* "Grime", a 2022 song by Dallas Wood ...
MC, songwriter, record producer and DJ who was born in
Hackney, and raised in
Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...
. He is the co-founder of the crew and label
Boy Better Know
Boy Better Know, often abbreviated as BBK, is a British grime collective and record label. The collective was founded in North London in 2005 as an independent record label by brothers Jamie and Joseph Adenuga, better known as Jme, and Skepta ...
. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company, ''Boy Better Know Limited'', which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later
Roll Deep
Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Cartel.
The group have had two UK No. 1 singles, " Good Times" and " Green Ligh ...
alongside his older brother,
Skepta
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding ...
.
Early life
Jamie Adenuga
was born on 4 May 1985,
in
Hackney, into a family who are originally from
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. He grew up in
Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...
,
North London
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The term ''nort ...
where he lived in a
council house
A council house is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 ...
. He attended St. Paul's School and then
Winchmore School
Winchmore School is an 11–18 mixed, community secondary school and sixth form in Winchmore Hill, Greater London, England. It was established in 1956 as a secondary modern school and has been a specialist arts college since 2004.
History
...
in
Winchmore Hill
Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district.
With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, the district is bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road ...
,
Enfield
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Places Australia
* Enfield, New South Wales
* Enfield, South Australia
** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb
** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
along with his younger brother Jason, elder brother
Joseph
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and sister
Julie
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* Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Film and television
* ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day
* ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...
. Adenuga subsequently graduated from the
University of Greenwich
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The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along with it ...
having studied 3D Digital Design.
Career
He started out producing by making mobile phone ringtones. He later used ''
Mario Paint
is a video game developed by Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsm ...
'' and
Game Boy Camera
The Game Boy Camera (GBC), released as in Japan, is a Nintendo accessory for the handheld Game Boy game console. It was released on February 21, 1998, in Japan, and manufacturing was ceased in late 2002. As a toy for user-generated content, it ...
. In his song “96 Bars Of Revenge” Adenuga also references himself using
Fruity Loops
FL Studio (previously known as FruityLoops before 2003) is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by the Belgian company Image-Line.
FL Studio features a graphical user interface with a pattern-based music sequencer. The program is availa ...
,
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed and released by Avid Technology (formerly Digidesign) for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is used for music creation and production, sound for picture (sound design, audio post-productio ...
and
Logic Studio
Logic Studio is a discontinued professional music production suite by Apple Inc. The first version of Logic Studio was unveiled on September 12, 2007.
It claims to be the largest collection of modeled instruments, sampler instruments, effect plug ...
. Adenuga also co-owns his own T-shirt chain, bearing the labels of himself, his record label
Boy Better Know
Boy Better Know, often abbreviated as BBK, is a British grime collective and record label. The collective was founded in North London in 2005 as an independent record label by brothers Jamie and Joseph Adenuga, better known as Jme, and Skepta ...
, and his dormant
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
Straight Outta Bethnal. He released his debut album ''Famous?'' and an album through a major label with the whole of Boy Better Know.
In October 2008, he became one of a small number of unsigned artists to headline at the
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England.
Originally a warehouse during the 1920s, the building became a cinema and ballroom. It was converted for use as a theatre in the 1970s. After further developme ...
.
Jme released a single, "Over Me", in September 2009. He followed this single with another, "Sidetracked", which featured
Wiley
Wiley may refer to:
Locations
* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
*Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia, U.S.
* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
People
* Wiley (musician), British grime MC, rapper, and producer
* Wiley Mill ...
, followed by "CD is Dead", which featured
Tempa T
Nicky Nyarko-Dei (born 7 October 1984), known by his stage name Tempa T, is a British grime MC originating from East London. He is well known for his 2009 single "Next Hype" which is considered an anthem of the UK underground scene. Due to this ...
. These three singles are featured on the album, ''Blam!'', which was released on 4 October 2010.
On 13 February 2011, Jme released a compilation album entitled ''History:'' which peaked at 162 on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
.
In January 2012, Jme released a single, "
96 Fuckries
''Integrity>'' is the third album by grime rapper Jme, It was released on 4 May 2015 independently on Boy Better Know. Throughout the years leading up to the album, Jme released numerous singles such as "96 Fuckries" and "Work" that were includ ...
", which entered the chart at number 41.
Jme's third studio album, ''
Integrity>'', was released on 4 May 2015. It entered the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
at number twelve. It was one of nineteen records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.
During 2019, Jme entered an eleven-month hiatus from social media. On 14 November 2019, Jme announced the release of his fourth studio album, ''Grime MC'', which was released on 29 November 2019. The album was released exclusively on CD and vinyl during its initial release. ''Grime MC'' was positively received by
''Clash'', which gave it 8/10, while
''Pitchfork'' called it "the strongest record of his career".
Since the release of Grime MC, JME has not released anymore albums however he has collaborated numerous times with other Grime Artists in the years of 2020 and 2021.
- Featuring alongside Skepta, Jammer, Shorty and Frisco for “Red Card”.
- Collaborated with Shorty, Frisco and Capo Lee for Capo's album “Norf Face”.
- Featured in the Female Allstar's EP “What You Call Disss”
- Featured in a song with SBK and Shorty called “Be Careful”
Personal life
Adenuga is a
vegan
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and
teetotaler
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. Adenuga is the brother of
Beats 1
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DJ and radio host
Julie Adenuga
Julie Oluwatoyin Chidozie Adenuga (born 15 July 1988) is a British broadcaster, radio host and the creator of Don't Trust The Internet. She was one of the three lead DJs for Beats 1, Apple Inc., Apple's 24/7 radio station as part of Apple Music. ...
, fellow grime artist
Skepta
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding ...
, and graphic designer and producer Jason.
Jme married Sarah Cavanagh, his longtime girlfriend, in August 2016. Their daughter, Rosè, was born in May 2018.
During campaigning for the
2017 UK general election
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,
Labour Party leader
Jeremy Corbyn
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met with Jme to encourage people to register to vote, with Jme saying "I'm on Jeremy's
Snapchat
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to make sure you register to vote".
Jme is known for his involvement with the
Sidemen A sideman is a musician who performs live with a band of which they are not a permanent member.
Sideman or Sidemen may also refer to:
* Sidemen, Bali, a district in the Karangasem Regency of Bali
* Sideman (bishop), a 10th-century Bishop of Cred ...
, a British
YouTube
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collective consisting of seven
YouTube personalities
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, and has appeared in their YouTube videos. He has participated in all four of the Sidemen's annual charity football matches between 2016 and 2022.
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Compilation albums
Mixtapes
*2006: ''Boy Better Know – Edition 1: Shh Hut Yuh Muh''
*2006: ''Boy Better Know – Edition 2: Poomplex''
*2006: ''Boy Better Know – Edition 3: Derkhead''
*2006: ''Boy Better Know – Edition 4: Tropical'' (Instrumental mixtape)
*2011: ''Boy Better Know – Tropical 2'' (Instrumental mixtape)
*2015: ''Jme – 48 Hour Mixtape'' (Free Stream)
Vinyl
*Jme – ''Badderman EP''
*Jme – ''Calm Down''
*Jme – ''Don't Chat''
*Jme – ''The Jme EP – Rice and Peas''
*Jme – ''Joel Shut Your Mouth''
*Jme – ''Meridian Walk''
*Jme – ''Serious/Calm Down EP''
*Jme – ''Serious Serious EP''
*Jme – ''Waste Man EP''
*Commodo ft. JME- Shift
*Jme/Grime Reaper – ''Safe and Sound EP''
*Jme/Skepta – ''Adamantium EP''
*Jme/Trigz – ''Berr Quick EP''
*Jme/Trigz – ''The Nu EP''
*Jme – ''Integrity>''
*Jme – ''Integrity> Instrumental''
*Jme - ''Grime MC''
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Guest appearances
Notes
References
External links
Jmeon
MySpace
*
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1985 births
English people of Nigerian descent
Grime music artists
British record producers
Black British male rappers
British songwriters
People from Tottenham
Alumni of the University of Greenwich
Living people
English people of Yoruba descent
Yoruba musicians
People educated at Winchmore School