U-Niq

U-Niq
Born
Anthony C. C. Pengel

(1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 50)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
GenreHip hop
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active1989–present
LabelTopNotch
Formerly ofThe Most Official
Websitewww.top-notch.nl/page/artiest-links/U-Niq/

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)[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".

Discography

Albums

Album titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Album Top 100Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks
Married to Music2000-
Rotterdam200615-07-2006781
Het kapitalisme200808-03-2008312
Scheepsrecht201116-04-2011381*

Singles

Single titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Top 40Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks
"I Used to Cry"1999-
"Married to Music"1999-
"Yours Exclusive"2000-
"Wildin' Out"2001-

EPs

Other

Year Title Album
Name with Name Album Artist
1998"Corrosion"Postmen & Sonny DDocumentsPostmen
1999"Hate Me Now"NasNastradamus (NL versie)Nas
2001"Curriculum"Postmen, Sonny D, Ganza & E-LifeRevival Postmen
2002"Chemistry"E-LifeE=mc²E-Life
2007"Coke op 't Gas"Kempi, Salah Edin, Feis & WinneMixtape 3.1Kempi
2009"Geef 8 Remix"Winne, Eddy Ra, Lotto, Crimson, Alex, Alee Rock, Millz & FeisWinne Zonder StrijdWinne
Year Title Album
Name with Name Artist/Producer
2000"Poverty Wisdom"Social Life - the AlbumSocial Life
"Zoute Uitval"Extince, E-Life, The Anonymous Mis,
Shyrock & Murth The Man-O-Script		Alle 13 DopeTopNotch
2007"Waka Mang"
"Het Spel"		-Eddy Ra
-Mr Probz, Winne & Eddy Ra		Hard Hard Hard MixtapeTopNotch
"Klein, Klein Jongetje"FeisTopNotch MixtapeThe Flexican - TopNotch
2009"Straatkennis, Politiek"
"Tak Taki"
Royston Drenthe		Extravaganza Mixtape I
Extravaganza Mixtape II		TopNotch
2010"Komt Goed"LaiseExtravaganza Mixtape VTopNotch
2012"Het Legioen"Winne-TopNotch

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle
2006BNN Urban AwardsBest LyricsKlein, Klein JongetjeWin
2007BNN Urban AwardsBest LyricsGeen VerschilNom
Gouden GreepHardest Diss TrackBlufferNom

References

  1. ↑ "TopNotch - Biografie - U-niq". Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Rotterdam". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "U-Niq - Het kapitalisme". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "BNN Urban Awards 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Dit was MusicFromNL". Musicfrom.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Stem nu voor de Gouden Greep 2007 - Algemeen - MusicFromNL". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-24.