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]
U-Niq | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony C. C. Pengel |
| Born | July 10, 1976 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | TopNotch |
| Website | www |
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
editAlbums
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- 2007 Muziek
Other
edit- 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 and nominations
edit| 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
edit- ^ "TopNotch - Biografie - U-niq". Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Rotterdam". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Het kapitalisme". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "BNN Urban Awards 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Dit was MusicFromNL". Musicfrom.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Stem nu voor de Gouden Greep 2007 - Algemeen - MusicFromNL". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-24.