U-Niq
| U-Niq | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony C. C. Pengel |
| Born |
July 10, 1976 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | TopNotch |
| Associated acts | Committee Gunmen, Most Official, |
| Website |
www |
Anthony Pengel (born July 10, 1976), better known as U-Niq, is a Dutch rapper from Rotterdam. He was part of the rap group Most Official.[1]
Originally interested in football (he was a youth player for Feyenoord), U-Niq began rapping at age 13, influenced by Rakim and Big Daddy Kane. His 1999 debut album Married to Music was released by Sony. While spending some time in jail (he did not disclose why, and says he was acquitted), he decided to rap in Dutch; his first Dutch-language album, Rotterdam, was released by Dutch hip-hop label TopNotch and contained the singles "Rotterdam" and "Klein klein jongetje".[2]
Discography
Albums
| Album(s) with charts in the Dutch Album Top 20/50/75/100 | Date of release | Date of entry | Highest position | Number of weeks | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married to music | 2000 | - | |||
| Rotterdam[3] | 2006 | 15-07-2006 | 78 | 1 | |
| Het kapitalisme[4] | 2008 | 08-03-2008 | 31 | 2 | |
| Scheepsrecht[5] | 2011 | 16-04-2011 | 38 | 1* |
Singles
| Single(s) Charts with in the Dutch Top 40 | Date of appearance | Date of entry | Highest position | Number of weeks | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I used to cry | 1999 | - | |||
| Married to music | 1999 | - | |||
| Yours exclusive | 2000 | - | |||
| Wildin' out | 2001 | - |
EP's
- 2007 Muziek
Other
- With other artists
| Year | Title | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | with | Name | Album Artist | |
| 1998 | Corrosion | Postmen & Sonny D | Documents | Postmen |
| 1999 | Hate Me Now | Nas | Nastradamus (NL versie) | Nas |
| 2001 | Curriculum | Postmen, Sonny D, Ganza & E-Life | Revival | Postmen |
| 2002 | Chemistry | E-Life | E=mc² | E-Life |
| 2007 | Coke op 't Gas | Kempi, Salah Edin, Feis & Winne | Mixtape 3.1 | Kempi |
| 2009 | Geef 8 Remix | Winne, Eddy Ra, Lotto, Crimson, Alex, Alee Rock, Millz & Feis | Winne Zonder Strijd | Winne |
- Compilations
| Year | Title | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | with | Name | Artist/Producer | |
| 2000 | Poverty Wisdom | Social Life - the Album | Social Life | |
| Zoute Uitval | Extince, E-Life, The Anonymous Mis, Shyrock & Murth The Man-O-Script | Alle 13 Dope | TopNotch | |
| 2007 | -Waka Mang Het Spel | -Eddy Ra -Mr Probz, Winne & Eddy Ra | Hard Hard Hard Mixtape | TopNotch |
| Klein, Klein Jongetje | Feis | TopNotch Mixtape | The Flexican - TopNotch | |
| 2009 | -Straatkennis, Politiek -Tak Taki | - -Royston Drenthe | Extravaganza Mixtape I Extravaganza Mixtape II | TopNotch |
| 2010 | Komt Goed | Laise | Extravaganza Mixtape V | TopNotch |
| 2012 | Het legioen | Winne | - | TopNotch |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BNN Urban Awards | Best Lyrics | Klein, Klein Jongetje[6] | Win |
| 2007 | BNN Urban Awards | Best Lyrics | Geen Verschil[7] | Nom |
| Gouden Greep | Hardest Diss Track | Bluffer[8] | Nom |
References
- ↑ Top-notch
- ↑ Nauta, Hans (6 August 2006). "U-Niq rapt recht op zijn punt af, en smijt de realiteit zo van de straat op de plaat". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl - U-Niq - Rotterdam
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl - U-Niq - Het kapitalisme
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal
- ↑ http://www.urbanawards.nl/home.html
- ↑ Urban Awards maakt genomineerden bekend
- ↑ Stem nu voor de Gouden Greep 2007