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U-Niq
Birth nameAnthony C. C. Pengel
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 47)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1989–present
LabelsTopNotch
Websitewww.top-notch.nl/page/artiest-links/U-Niq/

Anthony Pengel (born July 10, 1976), known professionally as U-Niq, is a Dutch rapper from Rotterdam. He was part of the rap group The Most Official.[1]

Originally interested in football (he was a youth player for Feyenoord)[citation needed], U-Niq began rapping at age 13, influenced by Rakim and Big Daddy Kane.[citation needed] His 1999 debut album Married to Music was released by Sony.[citation needed] 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 title Release date Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks
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 title Release date Charting in the Dutch Top 40 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks
"I Used to Cry" 1999 -
"Married to Music" 1999 -
"Yours Exclusive" 2000 -
"Wildin' Out" 2001 -

EPs

Other

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
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 and 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

  1. ^ "TopNotch - Biografie - U-niq". Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Rotterdam". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Het kapitalisme". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "BNN Urban Awards 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  7. ^ "Dit was MusicFromNL". Musicfrom.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Stem nu voor de Gouden Greep 2007 - Algemeen - MusicFromNL". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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