Novelist

Kwadwo Kankam, known as Novelist, is a grime MC and producer from Lewisham in south-east London, of Antiguan and Ghanaian descent. He came through on London pirate radio as a teenager, clashed Cadell for the Who's Da Boss DVD, and was a founding member of the Square crew. His instrumental Sniper led to an EP on Oil Gang, and his track Take Time with Mumdance came out on Rinse. The pair followed it with the 1 Sec EP on XL Recordings in 2015. He appeared on Skepta's album Konnichiwa, then set up his own label, MMMYEH Records, in 2016. His debut album, Novelist Guy, which he produced himself, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2018.