Lyrical G

Lyrical G, born Jeff Kintu, is a Ugandan rapper,song writer,producer and hiphop activist.^[1][2][3] The Ugandan rapper with the most albums, with a total of eight albums.^[4] He has won 4 Pearl of Africa Music(PAM) Awards including back to back Best Hiphop Artiste(2005 & 2006) PAM awards.^[5]

Early life and education

Lyrical G was born on 8 March 1978 to Herman Kintu and the late Barbara Kintu. He went to Nakasero Primary School and Budo Junior School for his primary education. He proceeded to St Charles Lwanga Kasasa and Katikamu SDA for his secondary education. He later joined Nkumba University where he majored in Business Studies.^[6]

Music

Lyrical G started his rap career in 1994 while still in high school, performing at various Music concerts. He released his first single “Ato’oba” with his former group Bataka Underground in March 1999 and the crew then released their second single “Ssesetula”, which was launched on Power FM. He performed with Bataka Underground until he together with young brother AKay47 and friends formed Urban Thugz (which later became Urban Life) in 2000. He recorded his first single ‘Nothing Compares’ with Urban Life in 2001 after they won a recording deal for being the best upcoming group at the Sanyu FM music Carnival. ‘Nothing Compares’ was released in Feb 2002 on Sanyu FM. In mid 2002, he embarked on a solo career and has since appeared on Ngoni’s single ‘We love to party’ (2002), Steve Jean’s ‘Aint no good’ (2003) Obsessions’ ‘I need 2 know’ (2003), First Love’s ‘My Help’ (003) Bantu Clan’s ‘Party’ (2003).^[7] He has also appeared on songs with Uganda's finest acts such as Juliana,Blu*3,Mesarch Semakula,Sofia Gombya,Peter Miles,Kid Fox,Sweet Kid,Chagga,Mr Mosh,Hum Kay,GNL Zamba,Mun G,Baboon Forest,Klear Kut,Vampino,Benon,Michael Ross and many more..LG has worked with South Africa rapper Proverb, Squoggy Bear from California, Typical Fefe & Tyonne from Barbados and Outrageous Records in South Africa.^[8] He has released a record 8 studio albums, "Live From East Africa" released in 2004, "Narudi" in 2006, "First and Flow most" in 2007, "Back at it again", "Tha GMC Project" released in 2009, "Simple & Plain", 2010, "Grown man talk", 2013 and "Feel Good Music", 2014. He has also featured on compilations such as UG Hiphop Allstars(2005) and the Walter Reed Project collaboration album(2006).^[5]

Discography

• Live From East Africa, 2004
• Narudi, 2006
• 1st & Flow Most, 2007
• Tha GMC Project, 2009
• Simple & Plain, 2010
• 1st & Flow Most II, Back 2 Basics,2012
• Grown Man Talk, 2013
• Feel Good Music, 2014

Featured on: The UG Allstar Compilation,2005

The Walter Reed Project,2006

Awards and recognition

• Pearl of Africa Music(PAM) Awards Best Hiphop Single 2005(Mother Africa ft UG Hiphop Allstars)
• Pearl of Africa Music(PAM) Awards Best Hiphop Artiste 2005
• Pearl of Africa Music(PAM) Awards Best Hiphop Artiste 2006
• Pearl of Africa Music(PAM) Awards Best Hiphop Single 2006(Hey U ft Pinky)

Nominations:

• Pearl Of Africa Music Hiphop Artiste Of The Year Nominee: 2004,2005,2006 & 2007
• Pearl Of Africa Music Hiphop Single Of The Year Nomination:East Africa Party(2004),Narudi(2005),Mother Africa ft The Uganda Hiphop Allstars(2005),Hey U(2006),Brand New Day ft The Uganda Hiphop Allstars(2006),Art Of War(2007)
• Buzz Awards Top Hood Rapper of The Year Nominee:2007 & 2008

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