Jme

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Jme
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Jme in 2015
Born
Jamie Adenuga

(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39)
London, England
Occupations
Spouse
Sarah Cavanagh
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
Relatives
Musical career
Genres Grime
Labels Boy Better Know

Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is a British grime MC, songwriter, record producer and DJ who was born in Hackney, and raised in Tottenham. [1] [2] He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. [3] [4] He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company, Boy Better Know Limited, which he incorporated in 2008. [5] He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother, Skepta.

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Early life

Jamie Adenuga [6] was born on 4 May 1985, [6] [7] in Hackney, into a family who are of Nigerian descent. [8] He grew up in Tottenham, North London where he lived in a council house. [9] 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. [10] [11] [7]

Career

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, [12] 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. [13]

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. [14]

Jme's third studio album, Integrity> , was released on 4 May 2015. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number twelve. [15] It was one of nineteen records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award. [16]

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. [17] [18] The album was released exclusively on CD and vinyl during its initial release. [19] Grime MC was positively received by Clash, which gave it 8/10, [20] while Pitchfork called it "the strongest record of his career". [21]

Personal life

Adenuga is a vegan and teetotaler. [22] [23] [24] Adenuga is the brother of Beats 1 DJ and radio host Julie Adenuga, fellow grime artist Skepta, and graphic designer and producer Jason. [25] [26]

Jme married Sarah Cavanagh, his longtime girlfriend, in August 2016. [27] Their daughter, Rosè, was born in May 2018. [28]

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." [29] [30]

Jme is also known for his involvement with the Sidemen, a British YouTube collective consisting of seven YouTube personalities, and has appeared in their YouTube videos. He has participated in all five of the Sidemen's charity football matches between 2016 and 2023. [31] He featured on the group's song "Christmas Drillings". [32]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
Famous?—
Blam!
  • Released: 4 October 2010
  • Label: Boy Better Know
  • Formats: CD, digital download
66
Integrity>
  • Released: 4 May 2015
  • Label: Boy Better Know
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
12
Grime MC
  • Released: 29 November 2019
  • Label: Boy Better Know
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
26

Collaborative albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
Norf Face
(with Capo Lee, Frisco and Shorty)
  • Released: 5 March 2021
  • Label: Norf Face
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
–

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
History:
  • Released: 13 February 2011
  • Label: Boy Better Know
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
162

Mixtapes

Vinyl

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[35] 		UK
Indie

[36]

"Over Me"2009——Blam!
"Sidetracked"
(featuring Wiley)		2010—14
"CD Is Dead"
(featuring Tempa T)		—15
"Jme"2011——
"96 F**Kries"2012413Integrity>
"Murking"905Non-album singles
"Banger"
(featuring Wiley)		2013—5
"If You Don't Know"9710
"Work"13316Integrity>
"Integrity"829
"T.R.O.N"——Non-album single
"Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)"2014—15Integrity>
"Man Don't Care" [38]
(featuring Giggs)		201510010
"Issmad"2020——Grime MC
"96 of My Life"——
"—" denotes single that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[35] 		UK
R&B
"Maybe Ting Refix"
(Ozzie B featuring Lip E, Double S, Shocka, Flirta D, Lethal Bizzle, Jme and Frisco) [40] 		2010——Non-album single
"Radio"
(Ed Sheeran featuring Jme)		2011—— No.5 Collaborations Project
"Pow 2011"
(Lethal Bizzle featuring Jme, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts and Kano)		3310 Best of Bizzle
"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"
(Wiley featuring Skepta, Jme and Ms D)		20123— The Ascent
"German Whip"
(Meridian Dan featuring Big H and Jme)		201413—I Am London
"That's Not Me"
(Skepta featuring Jme)		21—Konnichiwa
"Rari WorkOut"
(Lethal Bizzle featuring Tempa T and Jme)		112Non-album single
"Keep Up"
(KSI featuring Jme)		2015457 Keep Up
"Say Nada"
(Shakka featuring Jme)		7510The Lost Boys
"House & Pop"
(President T featuring Jme)		2016——T on the Wing
"Box" [45]
(Lethal Bizzle featuring Jme and Face)		——Non-album single
"Style & Flows"
(Double S featuring Jme)		——The Intent soundtrack
"Running Wild"
(Goldie 1 featuring Jme)		——Non-album singles
"My Yard"
(Bossman Birdie featuring Jme)		——
"Gone Mad"
(Blay Vision featuring Jme)		2017——Turner Avenue
"Off to Work"
(Dapz On The Map featuring Jme)		2018——Champion Settings
"Born on Your Own"
(Maxsta featuring Jme)		——Maxtape 2
"Fall Off"
(Big Zuu featuring Jme)		——Content with Content
"Angles"
(Miraa May featuring Jme)		2019——Dark
"Pull Up"
(KSI featuring Jme)		94— New Age
"Icey"
(Ironik featuring Jme)		——Non-album single
"Red Card"
(Frisco featuring Skepta, Jammer and Jme)		202058—The Familiar Stranger
"Don't Know About You" [46]
(B Live featuring Becky Hill and Jme)		2021——Non-album singles
"Christmas Drillings"
(Sidemen featuring Jme)		20223—
"What You Know About That"
(Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme and D Double E)		2024——Don't Take It Personal
"New Era"
(House of Pharaohs featuring Jme)		——Non-album singles
"Know Me Better"
(Vikkstar and Masked Wolf featuring Jme)		——
"—" denotes single that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Level Up"2012 Sway Non-album singles
"Man's Not Hot (MC Mix)"2017 Big Shaq, Lethal Bizzle, Chip, Krept & Konan
"Right Now" [47] 2018 Chip, Frisco Ten10
"Player One"2019 P Money, KSI Money Over Everyone III
"Night Time (Remix)"2020Master Peace, Sophie DeMasiNon-album single
"Egyptian Cotton"2022 Example, Local, Westneat We May Grow Old But We Never Grow Up

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 The Sidemen Story HimselfDocumentary
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Carnage JMETelevision Film[ citation needed ]

Notes

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