Enny

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Enny
Birth nameEnitan Adepitan
Born (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 26)
Thamesmead, London, England
GenresHip-hop
Years active2020–present
LabelsFAMM[1]
Associated actsJorja Smith
Websiteennyintegrity.com

Enitan Adepitan[2][3] (born 9 December 1994),[4], known professionally as Enny (stylized in all caps), is an English rapper, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2020 single "Peng Black Girls" which gained popularity following a remix version with Jorja Smith which was performed live on ColorsxStudios.[5][6][7][8][9]

Early life[]

Coming from Nigerian heritage, Enny was born and raised in Thamesmead, South East London.[10] She lives with her parents and was one of six siblings. During her early childhood, Enny’s interest in music from young. This led to her experimenting with music influenced by her family and was taught to play instruments from her father such as the keyboard.[11] Enny would also participate in a local street dance group where they would play and dance to American hip-hop.[10] Through the influence of music genres such as jazz, gospel music and hip-hop, these music tastes she would inherit from her friend and family would have a later musical impact on her career.[11] After high school she attempted the film industry for two years. However, after being unsuccessful and unsatisfied with her career path, she continued to focus on music and freestyling.[10]

Career[]

Enny got her career off the ground when she was creating freestyle videos on YouTube. These videos lead to her self-released debut single, "He's Not Into You", in April 2020, which features life lessons on dream relationships.[11] With this hit single, Enny was recognized and introduced to the studio program, Root 73, by her certain manager, Pascal.[12] She would later be scouted by English singer-songwriter Jorja Smith who signed her to her own label FAMM. This is what sparked her career to have more popular song releases such as “Peng Black Girls'' which was produced in 2021. Being the most popular with fans, the song's initial release had over a million views. With the collaboration with Jorja Smith, the song's remix gained over 5 million more views. With a spark in her music and her career taking off Enny is faced with new challenges in the social media world. Being forced to engage with social media and fans in new ways she is required to watch what she says and must present herself in a mature and respectful manner. Enny is becoming apart of the golden age of UK rappers and continues to create music.[11]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist, showing selected chart positions, year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14]
"He's Not Into You"[15] 2020 — non-album single
"Peng Black Girls"
(featuring Amia Brave) 		76 Under Twenty Five
"Same Old"[16] 2021 —

Promotional singles[]

Title Year Album
"For South"
(with The Silhouettes Project and Nix Northwest)[17] 		2020 The Silhouettes Project

Awards and nominations[]

Organization Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Rated Awards 2021 Female Artist of the Year Herself Pending [18]

References[]

  1. ^ Fallon, Claudia (15 October 2020). "South East London's Enny signs to Jorja Smith's label, releases empowering 'Peng Black Girls' ft Amia Brave". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Songview Search: Peng Black Girls". Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ Homewood, Ben (25 November 2020). "On The Radar: Enny". Music Week. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ ENNY [@ennyintegrity] (30 November 2015). "Literally 9 days till i turn 21 :( no longer a baby girl just an awkward adult" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Dunn, Frankie (3 December 2020). "Enny is Jorja Smith's favourite new London MC". i-D. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ Koku, Danielle (2 December 2020). "Ain't Gotta Pretend: Enny's rapping about her reality". The Face. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ^ Jukwey, Ella (23 December 2020). "After the Enny and Jorja Smith 'Peng Black Girls Remix' erased Amia Brave, challenging colourism is essential". gal-dem. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Damian (2 December 2020). "Jorja Smith teams up with Enny for new 'Peng Black Girls' remix". NME. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ Mukhtar, Amel (25 December 2020). "Jollof Couscous & Leather Jackets: Inside The Mind Of Enny". British Vogue. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Long, Jen (4 January 2021). "On The Rise: Enny". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Alemoru, Kemi (16 March 2021). "Enny: A life less ordinary". Crack. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ Frazer-Carroll, Micha (15 May 2021). "UK rapper Enny: 'Black women are beautiful. They don't get told that enough'". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (16 July 2021). "Enny - Under 25 EP review: lyrical groovers from UK rap's breakout star". NME. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. ^ "ENNY FT AMIA BRAVE | full Official Chart History". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. ^ Crandell, Evan (25 April 2020). "Enny makes noteworthy debut with "He's Not Into You"". Earmilk. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Enny hits back at gentrification in new single 'Same Old'". Crack Magazine. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  17. ^ "ENNY Teams Up With The Silhouettes Project To Deliver Captivating Track "For South"". GRM Daily. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  18. ^ Nazareno, Mia (June 20, 2021). "Stormzy, Jorja Smith & More Nominated for 2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

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