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| U-Niq | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony C. C. Pengel |
| Born | (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48) Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | TopNotch |
| Website | www |
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.
Originally interested in football (he was a youth player for Feyenoord), U-Niq began rapping at age 13, influenced by Rakim and Big Daddy Kane. His 1999 debut album Married to Music was released by Sony. 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".
Discography
Albums
| Album title | Release date | Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100 | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of entry | Highest | Weeks | |||
| Married to Music | 2000 | - | |||
| Rotterdam | 2006 | 15-07-2006 | 78 | 1 | |
| Het kapitalisme | 2008 | 08-03-2008 | 31 | 2 | |
| Scheepsrecht | 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
- 2007 Muziek
Other
- 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
| Year | Award | Category | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BNN Urban Awards | Best Lyrics | Klein, Klein Jongetje | Win |
| 2007 | BNN Urban Awards | Best Lyrics | Geen Verschil | Nom |
| Gouden Greep | Hardest Diss Track | Bluffer | Nom |
References
- "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.