Chiedu Oraka
Chiedu Oraka is the sound of a new northern working-class England. In a city filled with guitar centric music, Chiedu is the pioneer of black music in Hull. Inspired by his older sister’s battered hand-me-down CD's, which included the likes of 2pac All Eyez on Me, Mase’s Harlem World and the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; these influences enabled Chiedu to cut his own path with his lockdown collective into a UK scene mostly dominated by London based artists. His sound can be described as “UK Rap based music commentating on Northern street and party culture”
With support from the likes of Toddla T (Radio 1) and Sian Anderson (BBC 1Xtra) as well as press features including The Guardian, i-D, BBC Newsbeat, The Quietus, Mixtape Madness, GRM Daily & RWD Mag the six foot seven Yorkshireman is making an impact in the UK grime scene.