Birth name Julie Adenuga Name Julie Adenuga Style Disc jockey Stations Rinse FM | Country United Kingdom Siblings Skepta Website julieadenuga.com | |
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Born 16 July 1988 (age 36)
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Stormzy and Julie Adenuga [FULL INTERVIEW] | Beats 1 | Apple Music
Julie Adenuga is a British radio presenter and is one of the three lead DJs for Beats 1, Apple's 24/7 radio station as part of Apple Music.
Contents
- Stormzy and Julie Adenuga FULL INTERVIEW Beats 1 Apple Music
- Breakfast talk shakka julie adenuga part 1 2 link up tv
- Early career
- References
Breakfast talk shakka julie adenuga part 1 2 link up tv
Early career
Adenuga, who is of British Nigerian heritage, is from the London Borough of Haringey. Adenuga is the sister of JME and Skepta, who are both London-based grime MC's and producers, as well as co-founders of the Boy Better Know crew.
Adenuga made her debut in the music industry in 2010, when she joined London community radio station Rinse FM and then went on to present the drive time show.
In 2014, she created and hosted a music television show on Channel AKA and Daily Motion called Play It, which serves as a platform for UK rap and grime artists as well as singers and poets. Adenuga recently started a YouTube interview series, featuring artists such UK grime and rap artist Stormzy. As well as this, she hosted Vice Magazine’s online offshoot, Noisey’s, Grime Karaoke.
As part of the 2015 Apple WWDC keynote, Adenuga was introduced as the London headline host of Beats 1 radio. Beats 1 is the global radio service from Apple Music.
To add to her presenting accolades, Adenuga wrote and presented Skepta's 'Greatness Only' documentary for Noisey. Her talents have been noted and recognised with mentions in Forbes 30 under 30, NME's 500 Most Influential People in Britain and in Debrett's 500 List: Music, with a feature in Fader quoting Apple dubbing Adenuga as one of London's most vital tastemakers.
