JME

For the Burmese rapper, see J-Me.
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**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. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. 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. He 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.

## 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.Template:Citation needed 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.Template: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".

## Personal life

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 girlfriend of seven years, in August 2016. 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

* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 *Grime MC* | * Released: 29 November 2019
* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download

### Compilation albums

* Label: Boy Better Know
* Formats: CD, Digital download

### 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*

## External links

* Jme on MySpace
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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Cite news
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `GR`
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Skepta's Mission.
6. ↑ Adabra, Michelle (25 August 2005). "Boy Better Know Now", *New Nation* (602): 15.
7. ↑ Rajan, Amol (24 September 2007). "Should grime clean up its act?", *The Independent*, p. 14.
8. ↑ Jme (en-GB).
9. ↑ Jme, (30 January 2012), Twitter Template:Webarchive
10. ↑ Flint, Hanna. JME's T-shirt with his face on it is as cheeky as the cheeky Nandos he's eating.
11. ↑ Verma, Rahul (21 November 2008). "Grime's coming of age", *The Independent*, p. 20.
12. ↑ Stormzy makes history after freestyle enters Top 40 Chart.
13. ↑ Mumford & Sons score their second Number 1 album. *Official Charts Company* (10 May 2015).
14. ↑ Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award. Impala Music.
15. ↑ JME teases new album, *Grime MC*, with YouTube video. FACT Magazine (14 November 2019).
16. ↑ Jme's 'Grime MC' Album Is Incoming. Clash Music (14 November 2019).
17. ↑ JME announces *Grime MC* release date, shares tour details. Crack Magazine (14 November 2019).
18. ↑ JME - Grime MC (en).
19. ↑ Jme: Grime MC (en).
20. ↑ Jme on Twitter: "I didn't turn. I stopped eating animals. Why? Education RT @Mahesh93: @JmeBBK why did you turn vegan?" Template:Webarchive. Twitter.com (21 January 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
21. ↑ The Police vs Grime Music – A Noisey Film Template:Webarchive. YouTube (29 May 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
22. ↑ Form 696: The Police Versus Grime Music. Vice Media.
23. ↑ Skepta, JME, Julie ... are the Adenugas Britain's most creative family? (en) (2020-10-16).
24. ↑ Grime Report http://thegrimereport.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/jme-gets-married-congratulations.html Template:Webarchive
25. ↑ Skepta's Baby: Everything You Need To Know About The Child (2019-07-11).
26. ↑ Jme met with Jeremy Corbyn to encourage young people to vote (15 May 2017).
27. ↑ Jade, Kelly (15 May 2017). Jeremy Corbyn sits down with grime artist JME to encourage young people to vote.
28. ↑ Sidemen FC vs YouTube Allstars Charity Match - Match Report and VoD - KSI, KEEMSTAR, FaZe Adapt and more!.
29. ↑ Jme – Integrity. British Phonographic Industry (27 January 2017).
30. ↑ Commodo ft. JME's 'Shift' is Full of Advice for Aspiring Rudebois | Thump (en-US).
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 JME - full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company.
32. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:

	* "Sidetracked": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "CD Is Dead": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "96 Fuckries": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Murking": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Banger": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "If You Don't Know": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Work": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Integrity": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Taking Over? (It Ain't Working)": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
	* "Man Don't Care": Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company.
33. ↑ Knightly, Jessica. (4 May 2015) Watch JME's "Man Don't Care" Video f/ Giggs | Complex UK Template:Webarchive. Uk.complex.com. Retrieved on 2015-11-02.
34. ↑ Jme Ft Giggs – Man Don't Care. British Phonographic Industry (7 August 2020).
35. ↑ Maybe Ting Refix – GMTA, Firecamp, Marvel + Boy Better Know Refix DJ RAPH MASHUP REMIX by djraphrelentless | DJ Raph Relentless | Free Listening on SoundCloud Template:Webarchive. Soundcloud.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
36. ↑ Wiley/Skepta/Jme/Ms D – Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya). British Phonographic Industry (14 October 2016).
37. ↑ Skepta Ft Jme – That's Not Me. British Phonographic Industry (5 April 2019).
38. ↑ Shakka Ft Jme – Say Nada. British Phonographic Industry (10 August 2018).
39. ↑ Box (feat. JME & Face) – Single by Lethal Bizzle. *iTunes Store*. Apple.
40. ↑ Ten10 by Chip. *iTunes (UK)*.