Professor Green

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Professor Green
Born November 27, 1983 (1983-11-27) (age 24)
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Electronica, UK garage, Hip Hop
Years active 2001 - present
Label(s) The Beats
Website www.professorgreen.co.uk

Professor Green (born November 27, 1983, East London UK) is an English professional rapper who was signed to The Beats, a record label run by run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until February 12, 2008.

He started MC rapping at the age of 18, and released his first mix tape, Lecture#1, in 2006. He is currently making a new album, called Lecture#2, although the release has come into doubt after Warner Music Group, the company financing The Beats, closed all their deals with sublabels.

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[edit] Pre Rapping

Professor Green was born in East London to a mother of just 16 years old. He had a traumatic childhood, as his dad was an alcoholic, leaving the family when Green was still a young boy, leaving it mainly up to his grandmother raise him. He was brought up in a council flat in Upper Clapton, and he later wrote a song called Upper Clapton Dance, a tribute to his former home.

[edit] Early Career

When Professor Green was just 18 he started rapping as an MC. In his career as an MC he won over 100 battles, and claimed his status as the worlds 2nd best MC in the Power Summit 50k battle in the Bahamas, losing out to favourite Jin in the final after beating many other of America, and the Worlds, top MCs.

He broke many records while he was an MC, including becoming the first rapper to win The Jump Off 7 weeks in a row, completing the feat twice. He is still the only person in the world to have done this.

In 2007 Professor Green spent 13 months hosting part of a new radio show on Radio 1, called "In New DJ's We Trust". This show was a late night show, held on Friday nights.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Lecture#1
Released: 2006
Tracks: # "Hello" (Professor Green) – 0:28

  1. "Are They Rapping Like Pro?" (Professor Green) – 3:58
  2. "Stereotypical Man" (Mike Skinner) – 3:05
  3. "Before I Die" (Professor Green) – 1:45
  4. "Drunken Freestyle" (Professor Green) – 3:20
  5. "Without Trying (ft. Loudmouth)" (Professor Green) – 4:23
  6. "Save Him" (Professor Green) – 2:05
  7. "Stay High (Stay Fly RMX)" (Professor Green) – 1:58
  8. "So Sick, No Really (So Sick RMX)" (Professor Green) – 1:58
  9. "Same Old Me" (Professor Green) – 1:00
  10. "Drunken Freesyle #2 (Ft. Skinnyman)" (Professor Green) – 1:32
  11. "Lick Shots (Hip Hop RMX)" (Professor Green) – 3:41
  12. "Upper Clapton Dance (Ft. Chynaman of Haunted House + C.O.R.E)" (Professor Green) – 3:39
  13. "Goodbye" (Professor Green) – 0:22

[edit] Singles

Year Single Album
2006 Stereotypical Man Lecture#1
2006 When You Wasn't Famous (Remix)
2007 Before I Die Lecture#1
2007 Before I Die (Remix)
2007 Either Way (Remix)


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