JME

Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is a Nigerian-British grime MC, songwriter, record producer and DJ who was born in Hackney, and raised in Tottenham.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. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know.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. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother, Skepta.
== Early life ==
Jamie Adenuga was born in Hackney, into a family who are originally from Nigeria.Adabra, Michelle (25 August 2005). "Boy Better Know Now", New Nation (602): 15. He grew up in Tottenham, North London where he lived in a council house.Rajan, Amol (24 September 2007). "Should grime clean up its act?", The Independent, p. 14. 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.Jme, (30 January 2012), Twitter 
== Career ==
He started out producing by making mobile phone ringtones. He later used Mario Paint, Game Boy Camera, Fruity Loops, and then a mixture of 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.Verma, Rahul (21 November 2008). "Grime's coming of age", The Independent, p. 20.
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.
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".
==Personal life==
Adenuga is a vegan and teetotaler.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. 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 girlfriend of seven years, in August 2016.Grime Report http://thegrimereport.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/jme-gets-married-congratulations.html He has a daughter named Rosè who was born in 2018.
During 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 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 three of the Sidemen's annual charity football matches between 2016 and 2018.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
Title 	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title 	Details	UK 	Certifications
Famous? 	
* Released: 14 July 2008
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, digital download	— 	
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 	
* BPI: Silver
Grime MC 	
* Released: 29 November 2019
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	26 	
===Compilation albums===
Title 	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title 	Album details	UK
History:	
* Released: 13 February 2011
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, Digital download	162
===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
*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
===Singles===
====As lead artist====
Title 	Year 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Certifications 	Album
Title 	Year 	UK 	UKIndie
Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
* "Sidetracked": 
* "CD Is Dead": 
* "96 Fuckries": 
* "Murking": 
* "Banger": 
* "If You Don't Know": 
* "Work": 
* "Integrity": 
* "Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)": 
* "Man Don't Care":	Certifications 	Album
"Over Me" 	2009 	— 	— 	 	Blam!
"Sidetracked"(featuring Wiley) 	2010 	— 	14 	 	Blam!
"CD Is Dead"(featuring Tempa T) 	2010 	— 	15 	 	Blam!
"Jme" 	2011 	— 	— 	 	Blam!
"96 F**Kries" 	2012 	41 	3 	 	Integrity>
"Murking" 	2012 	90 	5 	 	rowspan="3"
"Banger"(featuring Wiley) 	2013 	— 	5 	 	
"If You Don't Know" 	2013 	97 	10 	 	
"Work" 	2013 	133 	16 	 	Integrity>
"Integrity" 	2013 	82 	9 	 	Integrity>
"T.R.O.N" 	2013 	— 	— 	 	
"Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)" 	2014 	— 	15 	 	Integrity>
"Man Don't Care"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.(featuring Giggs)	2015 	100 	10 	
* BPI: Platinum 	Integrity>
"Issmad" 	2020 	— 	— 	 	Grime MC
"96 of My Life" 	2020 	— 	— 	 	Grime MC
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====As featured artist====
Title 	Year 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Certifications 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Year 	UK 	UKR&B 	Certifications 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Maybe Ting Refix" (Ozzie B featuring Lip E, Double S, Shocka, Flirta D, Lethal Bizzle, Jme and Frisco) 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.	2010 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Radio"(Ed Sheeran featuring Jme) 	2011 	— 	— 	 	No.5 Collaborations Project 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Pow 2011"(Lethal Bizzle featuring Jme, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts and Kano) 	2011 	33 	10 	 	Best of Bizzle 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"(Wiley featuring Skepta, Jme and Ms D) 	2012 	3 	— 	
* BPI: Platinum 	The Ascent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"German Whip" (Meridian Dan featuring Big H and Jme) 	2014 	13 	— 	 	I Am London 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"That's Not Me"(Skepta featuring Jme) 	2014 	21 	— 	
* BPI: Platinum 	Konnichiwa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Rari WorkOut"(Lethal Bizzle featuring Tempa T and Jme) 	2014 	11 	2 	 	EP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Keep Up"(KSI featuring Jme) 	2015 	45 	7 	 	Keep Up 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Say Nada" 	2015 	75 	10 	
* BPI: Silver 	The Lost Boys 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"House & Pop"(President T featuring Jme) 	2016 	— 	— 	 	T on the Wing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Box"(Lethal Bizzle featuring Jme and Face) 	2016 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Style & Flows"(Double S featuring Jme) 	2016 	— 	— 	 	The Intent soundtrack 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Running Wild"(Goldie 1 featuring Jme) 	2016 	— 	— 	 	rowspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"My Yard"(Bossman Birdie featuring Jme) 	2016 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"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) 	2018 	— 	— 	 	Maxtape 2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Fall Off"(Big Zuu featuring Jme) 	2018 	— 	— 	 	Content with Content 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Angles"(Miraa May featuring Jme) 	2019 	— 	— 	 	Dark 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Pull Up"(KSI featuring Jme) 	2019 	94 	— 	 	New Age 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Icey"(Ironik featuring Jme) 	2019 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Red Card"(Frisco featuring Skepta, Jammer and Jme 	2020 	— 	— 	 	The Familiar Stranger 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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===Guest appearances===
Title 	Year	Other artist(s) 	Album
"Level Up" 	2012	Sway 	rowspan="2"
"Man's Not Hot (MC Mix)"	2017	Big Shaq, Lethal Bizzle, Chip, Krept & Konan	
"Right Now" 	2018	Chip, Frisco 	Ten10
"Player One" 	2019	P Money, KSI 	Money Over Everyone III
"Night Time (Remix)" 	2020	Master Peace, Sophie DeMasi 	
== References ==
==External links==
* Jme on MySpace
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Category:1985 births
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Category:English people of Yoruba descent
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