Jammz is a

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MC and

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from Hackney, East London and the founder of the record label I Am Grime.

Career

Although he had already released an early mixtape, Jammz started to make a proper name for himself in 2014, and was frequently cited as part of grime's "radio renaissance" of those years due to his appearances on radio stations such as

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, BBC Radio 1xtra, NTS and

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. His single 'Hit Then Run', released in 2015, was voted as Noisey's Third Best Grime Track of that year and was playlisted on BBC Radio 1xtra. He also collaborated with Plastician on the single 'London Living', and Finn & Fallow on the single 'Final Warning'. In March 2016, Jammz supported

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on the UK leg of his Made In The Manor tour and featured on the front cover of the ''Observer Music Magazine'', alongside Krept & Konan, Stormzy, Novelist and Little Sims as part of an article titled 'How British MCs Found a Voice of Their Own'. In July 2016, he featured in '' GQ'''s documentary ''The Business of Grime.'' In November 2016 Jammz released his ''Warrior'' EP to acclaim from Fader, Complex, FACT Mag, Noisey and more, and he performed at his first London headline show in December of that year. In 2017 he collaborated with DJ Q on the single 'Who's That Girl', an

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Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. D ...

's " I Luv U", and released the singles 'Oh Please' and 'Know Yourself' (with Westy).

Personal life

Jammz is of Jamaican and Vincentian descent.

References

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* 1991 births People from the London Borough of Hackney Grime music artists Living people English people of Jamaican descent English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent {{Hiphop-bio-stub