Jme (MC)
| Jme | |
|---|---|
 Jme in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Adenuga |
| Born |
4 May 1985 Tottenham, London, England |
| Origin | Tottenham, London, England |
| Genres | Grime |
| Occupation(s) | MC, producer, DJ, entrepreneur, philanthropist, comedian |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Boy Better Know |
| Associated acts |
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| Website | https://boybetterknow.com |
Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), better known by his stage name Jme, is an English grime MC.[1] He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know.[2][3] Jamie was previously part of the grime crew Meridian along with his brother, Joseph Adenuga (also known as Skepta). As well as working with Boy Better Know, Adenuga now focuses mainly on his own solo ambitions. He is known for his comedic rapping style.
In October 2008, he became one of a small number of unsigned artists to headline at the London Astoria.[4] As his fanbase has grown, Jme has travelled throughout Europe and North America with Tim Westwood to perform.[5]
Jme's third studio album, Integrity>, was released on 4 May 2015. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number twelve.[6]
Early life
Jamie Adenuga was born in Hackney, into a family who are originally from Nigeria.[7] He grew up in Tottenham, North London where he lived in a council house.[8] He attended St. Paul's School and then Winchmore School in Winchmore Hill, Enfield along with his brother Joseph aka Skepta. Adenuga subsequently graduated from University of Greenwich receiving First Class Honours in 3D Digital Design.[9]
Career
He started out producing on mobile phone ringtones, then moving on to Mario Paint, Game Boy Camera, Fruity Loops and then a mixture of Pro Tools and Logic Studio. Adenuga also co-owns with Uptown Records his own T-shirt chain, bearing the labels of himself,[10] his record label Boy Better Know, and his dormant nightclub Straight Outta Bethnal. He released his debut album Famous? and an album through a major label with the whole of Boy Better Know.
Jme released a single "Over Me" in September 2009. He followed this single with another, "Sidetracked", which featured Wiley followed by "CD is Dead", that featured Tempa T. These three singles are featured on the album, Blam!, which was released on 4 October 2010.
In January 2012, Jme released a single, "96 Fuckries", which entered the chart at number 41.[11]
In 2015, Jme released his last album "Integrity>" which was one of the 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.[12]
Personal life
Jme is often seen with members of BBK and the original grime scene members but also with people such as KSI and Jordi Mitchinson who is often seen segwaying with Jamie. Jme was featured in KSI's title track single for his debut EP, Keep Up. Jme has set up a mobile company using Pay As You Go called "Boy Better Know Mobile".[13] Adenuga is a vegan, and is teetotal.[14][15][16] Adenuga is the brother of Beats 1 DJ Julie Adenuga, he represents North Weybridge.
Jme has been a longtime fan of the Pokémon series, has collected trading cards since he was a child (his favorite being the Shiny Charizard) and has a track dedicated to the franchise (The Very Best).
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| Famous? |
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— |
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| Blam! |
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66 |
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| Integrity> |
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12 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| History: |
|
162 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK IND | |||
| "Over Me" | 2009 | — | — | Blam! |
| "Sidetracked" (featuring Wiley) | 2010 | 123 | 14 | |
| "CD is Dead" (featuring Tempa T) | — | 15 | ||
| "Jme" | 2011 | — | ||
| "96 F**Kries" | 2012 | 41 | 3 | Integrity> |
| "Murking" | 90 | 5 | Non-album singles | |
| "Banger" (featuring Wiley) | 2013 | 126 | 5 | |
| "If You Don't Know" | 97 | 10 | ||
| "Work" | 133 | 16 | Integrity> | |
| "Integrity" | 82 | 9 | ||
| "T.R.O.N" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)" | 2014 | 116 | 15 | Integrity> |
| "Man Don't Care" (featuring Giggs)[18] bpi silver | 2015 | 100 | 10 | |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK R&B | ||||||||||||||
| "Maybe Ting Refix" (Ozzie B featuring Lip E, Double S, Shocka, Flirta D, Lethal Bizzle, Jme and Frisco) [19] |
2010 | 182 | — | N/A | |||||||||||
| "Pow 2011" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Jme, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts & Kano) |
2011 | 33 | 10 | Best of Bizzle | |||||||||||
| "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Wiley featuring Skepta, Jme & Ms D) |
2012 | 3 | — | The Ascent | |||||||||||
| "German Whip" (Meridian Dan featuring Big H & Jme) |
2014 | 13 | — | I Am London | |||||||||||
| "That's Not Me" (Skepta featuring Jme) |
21 | — | Konnichiwa | ||||||||||||
| "Rari WorkOut" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Tempa T & Jme) |
11 | 2 | EP | ||||||||||||
| "Keep Up" (KSI featuring Jme) |
2015 | 45 | 7 | Keep Up | |||||||||||
| "House & Pop" (President T featuring Jme) |
2016 | — | — | Stranger Returns | |||||||||||
| "Style & Flows" (Double S featuring Jme) |
2016 | — | — | NA | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
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 [20]
- Jme/Grime Reaper – Safe and Sound EP
- Jme/Skepta – Adamantium EP
- Jme/Trigz – Berr Quick EP
- Jme/Trigz – The Nu EP
- Jme – Integrity>
References
- ↑ Spicer, Kate (21 February 2010). "The sound of the underground: Grime music has been growing steadily for years. And now it's got fashion, TV, and even Ed Balls in its grip. Kate Spicer meets the makers of a scene that's straight from the street", The Sunday Times, p. 14.
- ↑ Koch, Christian (15 March 2010). "Nice threads: American rapper Pharrell's Pounds 250 hoodies are top sellers at Harvey Nicks and London's homegrown rap artists are launching their own ranges amid massive demand, reports Christian Koch: 'We're in a unique position, we've got a cult following'", Evening Standard, p. 31.
- ↑ "Skepta's Mission". The FADER. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ Verma, Rahul (21 November 2008). "Grime's coming of age", The Independent, p. 20.
- ↑ Boy Better Know freestyle, with Tim Westwood — YouTube.
- ↑ "Mumford & Sons score their second Number 1 album". Official Charts Company. 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Adabra, Michelle (25 August 2005). "Boy Better Know Now", New Nation (602): 15.
- ↑ Rajan, Amol (24 September 2007). "Should grime clean up its act?", The Independent, p. 14.
- ↑ Jme, (30 January 2012), Twitter
- ↑ Metro.co.uk, Hanna Flint for. "JME's T-shirt with his face on it is as cheeky as the cheeky Nandos he's eating". Metro. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ "Stormzy makes history after freestyle enters Top 40 Chart". www.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ "Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award". on impalamusic.org.
- ↑ (23 November 2011.) "Boy Better Know have moved into telecommunications, launching a mobile network and SIM card." The Wire
- ↑ Jme on Twitter: "I didn't turn. I stopped eating animals. Why? Education RT @Mahesh93: @JmeBBK why did you turn vegan?". Twitter.com (21 January 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
- ↑ The Police vs Grime Music – A Noisey Film. YouTube (29 May 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Form 696: The Police Versus Grime Music". Vice Media. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- "Sidetracked": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- "CD is Dead": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- "96 Fuckries": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- "Murking": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- "Banger": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- "If You Don't Know": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- "Work": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- "Integrity": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- "Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "Man Don't Care": bpi silver "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ Knightly, Jessica. (4 May 2015) Watch JME's "Man Don't Care" Video f/ Giggs | Complex UK. Uk.complex.com. Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
- ↑ Maybe Ting Refix – GMTA, Firecamp, Marvel + Boy Better Know Refix DJ RAPH MASHUP REMIX by djraphrelentless | DJ Raph Relentless | Free Listening on SoundCloud. Soundcloud.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Commodo ft. JME's 'Shift' is Full of Advice for Aspiring Rudebois | Thump". Retrieved 2016-09-02.