Akala
- January 4, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Akala |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 1, 1983(1983-12-01) |
| Age | 41 |
| Birthplace | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Akala Biography
| Name | Akala |
| Birthday | Dec 1 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | England |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Parents | Heather Court McLean, Eyon Daley |
| Siblings | Ms. Dynamite |
Akala is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on December 1, 1983 in England, England, United Kingdom. British rapper and part-time journalist who was awarded Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards. He has released singles like “Roll Wid Us” and “The Edge.”
He took part in the Hip-Hop Shakespeare company, blending William Shakespeare’s grand works with the modern sound of rap and hip hop.
Kingslee James McLean Daley (born 1 December 1983), better known by the stage name Akala, is a British rapper, journalist, author, activist and poet from Kentish Town, London. In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards and has been included on the annual Powerlist of the 100 most influential Black British people in the UK.
Daley got his stage name from Acala, a Buddhist term for “immovable”, and started releasing music in 2003 from his own independent music label, Illa State Records. He released his first mixtape,The War Mixtape, in 2004.
His older sister is the British R&B and grime pioneer Ms. Dynamite.
Akala Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rapper |
| House | Living in own house. |
Akala is one of the richest Rapper from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Akala 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a talented football player and mathematician.
His articles have been published by the U.K. Guardian on the subjects of rap and politics.
Daley was born in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1983 to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father who separated before he was born and grew up with his mother “in the cliched, single-parent working-class family,” in Kentish Town, north London. He remembers the day he realised that his mum was white, and was embarrassed by her whiteness, and that she could “never really ‘get it’” when it came to racism. Daley’s older sister is rapper Ms. Dynamite.
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Who is Akala Dating?
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In November 2010, Daley embarked on his own headline tour of the UK, with 20 dates overall. He was present at the “One Love:No Borders Hip Hop” event held in Birmingham, England in April 2011, with Iron Braydz from London, Lowkey, Logic and other up-and-coming UK artists. In August 2012, he performed at the Outlook Festival and in November 2012, he performed at the second edition of NH7 Weekender music festival in Pune, India.
Facts & Trivia
Akala Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Akala celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.
In May 2012, Daley released a two-part mixtape, Knowledge Is Power, containing “Fire in the Booth”, and followed the release with a promotional tour in the autumn of 2012. In March 2013, Daley announced via his social media feeds that his fourth album would released in May 2013, pushing back the future EP The Ruin of Empires to later in 2013. His fourth album, The Thieves Banquet, was released on 27 May 2013, including the songs “Malcolm Said It”, “Maangamizi” and “Lose Myself” (feat. Josh Osho).
What is Akala famous for?
Akala rose to fame when he released his first album, It’s Not a Rumour, in May 2006 – which won him the 2006 Mobo Award for Best Hip Hop Artist. More recently, he has been included in the annual Powerlist of 100 influential Black British people in the UK (2021).
Does Akala have a degree?
Akala did not attend university but he now regularly gives lectures on campuses. He told graduates: “I can’t lie, I often envy those of you who do get to go, people like you … who are about to remake the world, or at least this country. That’s how serious these four years are.
Is Akala Ms Dynamite's brother?
Now, Akala, little brother of Ms Dynamite , has been shortlisted in the best hip-hop category of this year’s Mobo awards, along with Busta Rhymes, Kano, Kanye West and Sway. Akala, real name Kingslee Daley, 22, released his album It’s Not a Rumour last April to critical acclaim.
Where did Akala go to school?
In 2007, live on BBC Radio’s 1Xtra station, Akala, who attended Acland Burghley School in Tufnell Park , managed to fit the names of 27 Shakespeare plays into two verses of a freestyle rap after a challenge by one of the show’s DJs.
What Is hip-hop Shakespeare?
Founded in 2009 by BAFTA and MOBO award-winning UK hip hop artist Akala, The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company (‘THSC’) is a music theatre production company aimed at exploring the social, cultural and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern day hip-hop artists.