President T

Not to be confused with Donald Trump.

President T
Birth nameAnthony George Harris[1]
Also known asPres T
Prez T
Born (1983-03-06) March 6, 1983 (age 41)
Birmingham
OriginNorth London, England
Genres
OccupationsRapper
Years active1996—present
LabelsStarworks Music[2]

Anthony George Harris, better known by his stage name President T, is a British grime artist from North London.[3][4] President T was born in Birmingham, but moved to Tottenham, North London when he was 3 years old.[5] He is known for his distinct style of delivery, offbeat rhyming patterns, and flow.[6][7][8]

Biography

President T started his music career as a drum and bass and jungle MC, later moving into UK garage when that began to emerge, and then grime. President T has credited pirate radio for allowing him to perfect his craft.[4][9][7] President T has family in Manchester and spent some time there for three years in his teens.[5] In the late 90s, he joined Manchester-based group Darkside Crew alongside Black Tiga, Ms. Shotta, Vane, DJPH1, and Nova & Cautious.[9]

In 2003,[8] he joined younger brother Big H, cousin Bossman Birdie, as well as Skepta, Jme, Pablo, Meridian Dan, and Lieutenant to form Meridian Crew, all of whom were based around the same area in North London.[4][9][6]

President T released his debut mixtape, Back Inna My Face Volume 1, in late 2007 for free download.[6][8]

Meridian Crew would end up splitting up. Skepta and Jme went on to form Boy Better Know, while President T joined Bloodline Music alongside former Meridian Crew members; Big H, Pablo, Bossman Birdie and fellow North London MC 9 Milli Major.[9][7][10]

President T had a lull of activity until a return in 2015, when he dropped a 13-track mixtape titled Greatest To Ever Touch Down.[2][9] This was followed by T on The Wing in 2016, followed in 2017 by a re-master and re-release of his 2007 mixtape, Back Inna My Face.[11] In 2018, President T dropped two projects, Stranger Returns and There's Only One.[9][4][12]

In November 2016 he appeared in A. Dot's Story of Grime, a documentary for BBC Three.[13] A.Dot wanted President T to be one of the veteran rappers in the grime clash cypher she was trying to set up, and Sir Spyro who was also in the same studio agreed he should accept the challenge.[14] However he declined the offer, just like all the other grime music legends, as they didn't want to risk being the only veterans there.

In December 2016 he appeared in the 2 part Channel 4 documentary Pirate Mentality, which was co-produced by Two Yanks and a Brit UK, Risky Roadz and SBTV. He was interviewed briefly in episode 1, along with a short clip of him performing in an old school pirate radio session, which was set up by Frisco and Risky Roadz. His full unedited performance was shown in episode 2.[15][16][17]

Radio studio appearances

Discography

Albums/EP's/Mixtapes
  • Back Inna My Face Volume 1 (2007)
  • Greatest To Ever Touch Down (2015)[2]
  • T on The Wing (2016)[4]
  • Stranger Returns (2018)[9][12]
  • There's Only One (2018)[9][47]
  • Passing The Bill (2019)[48]
Singles

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Exclusive Interview: And now, a word from the President…T | RWD". rwdmag.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ Mokoena, Tshepo (10 April 2018). "A Chrome Extension Turns Every President Trump into a Grime Prez T". Vice. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Interview: President T – M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Dummy. "President T: "Grime's more about the music than tryna be some roadman gangster."". DummyMag. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "President T – T On The Wing". Clash Magazine. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  8. ^ a b c "Real Veterans Will Do Real Veteran Things: President T". Clash Magazine. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  23. ^ "Charlie Sloth's SlothPod: Charlie Has A Big 1Xtra Live Announcement… 25 Sept 15". BBC Radio 1Xtra. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  24. ^ "1Xtra's Rap Show with Charlie Sloth: President T Fire In The Booth!". BBC Radio 1Xtra. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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  35. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra: Donae'o feat. President T & Tinchy Stryder – Bro's Dem – MistaJam's Christmas Party 2016". Youtube. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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  45. ^ "Sir Spyro: 1 Year Anniversary Show featuring the maddest birthday set and SOTV from Scrufizzer". BBC Radio 1Xtra. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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