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Go West, Thursday 20th May at Madame Jojo's
Skepta
Born Joseph Junior Adenuga in Tottenham, North London, Skepta (aka 10shott) is an MC, producer and DJ within the grime genre. Launching his music career as DJ Off Key, Skepta soon migrated to music production after discovering a talent on the buttons initiated by the success of ‘DTI’. After forming Boy Better Know in 2005 with his brother Jamie Adenuga (JME), their underground hits included Private Caller, Duppy, and R U.
Skepta is part of an early set of grime MCs who defined the genre in the early Noughties. His peers including Wiley, Tinchy Stryder and Dizzee Rascal have been enjoying the heights of the UK charts of late, with newcomers such as Chipmunk setting the standards for the younger generation of grime MCs rising through the ranks.
www.myspace.com/skepta
Tenny Ten
Championed by Radio 1’s Tim Westwood and UK talent ambassador Ras Kwame (Radio 1Xtra) and following on from his successful appearance with Chipmunk on his recent UK tour, Tenny Ten is about to embark on another UK Tour, headlined this time by Mr Hudson and featuring UK No 1 act and co-collaborator Tinie Tempah.
Described as the ‘21st Century Poet’, Tenny Ten has been writing and producing since the tender age of 14, and performed his first rap at school when he was just 8 years old. Born and raised in Wolverhampton, Tenny and his twin brother grew up watching his parents perform; his mother was a backing vocalist for Culture Club and UB40 and his father a keyboard player for the rock band Thin Lizzy. The family was constantly on the road, and Tenny sat backstage at concerts or TV studios and inevitably caught the music bug. He has garnered respect for his lyrical style and delivery on the UK hip hop circuit with his previous releases, the mix-tape 'Ghetto Brick Road' and tracks such as 'Memory Blank' and 'Tin Soldiers', a politically fuelled track about Iraq.
Tenny’s other interests include boxing, martial arts and basketball, he got his other name '10Shott' for his 10 out of 10 score count on the basketball courts. He is also passionate about helping the future generation; having lost many friends to gun crime, he is committed to visiting schools promoting the message that with belief and determination you can achieve anything you want to.
In addition to the forthcoming tour, Tenny has also collaborated with Indian superstar TAZ on a song which features on the soundtrack of Gurinder Chadha’s (Bend It Like Beckham, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging) new movie ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’.
His new single reflects the sound of now and Tenny’s versatile lyrical flow; a taste of what’s to come from Tenny Ten aka 10Shott.
www.myspace.com/10shott
Supported by 1,2,3.
Resident DJs: The Wet Bandits.
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