Jme (grime MC)

Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is an English grime MC, songwriter, record producer, rapper and DJ. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. 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 alongside his older brother, Skepta. Adenuga grew up in Tottenham, North London. He released his debut album Famous?. Jamie Adenuga's parents are Nigerian and Christian, with his mother Ify of Igbo heritage and father Joseph of Yoruba heritage. His mother moved to England during the Nigerian Civil War, as recounted in her 2020 memoir Endless Fortune. Jamie was born on 4 May 1985 in Hackney and grew up in Tottenham, North London where he lived in a council house. He attended St. Paul's School and then Winchmore School in Winchmore Hill, Enfield along with his younger brother Jason, elder brother Joseph and sister Julie. Adenuga subsequently graduated from the University of Greenwich having studied 3D digital design. He started out producing by making mobile phone ringtones. He later used Mario Paint and Game Boy Camera. In his song "96 Bars of Revenge" Adenuga also references himself using Fruity Loops, Pro Tools and Logic Studio. Adenuga also co-owns his own T-shirt chain, bearing the labels of himself, 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. In October 2008, he became one of a small number of unsigned artists to headline at the London Astoria. Jme released a single, "Over Me", in September 2009. He followed this single with another, "Sidetracked", which featured Wiley, followed by "CD is Dead", which featured Tempa T. 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.[citation needed] In January 2012, Jme released a single, "96 Fuckries", 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 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". Adenuga is a vegan and teetotaler. Adenuga is the brother of Beats 1 DJ and radio host Julie Adenuga, fellow grime artist Skepta, and graphic designer and producer Jason. Jme married Sarah Cavanagh, his longtime girlfriend, in August 2016. Their daughter, Rose, was born in May 2018. In September 2023, the couple welcomed their second daughter, Remy. While campaigning for the 2017 UK general election, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn met with Jme to encourage people to register to vote, with Jme saying, "I'm on Jeremy's Snapchat to make sure you register to vote." Jme is also known for his involvement with the Sidemen, a British YouTube collective consisting of six YouTube personalities, and has appeared in their YouTube videos. He participated in the first six Sidemen charity football matches between 2016 and 2025. He featured on the group's song "Christmas Drillings". 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) 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 Jme - Five Stars (Stylized as ☆☆☆☆☆)** 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. 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