Novelist (musician)

Novelist
Novelist performing at Field Day 2016
Novelist performing at Field Day 2016
Background information
Birth nameKwadwo Quentin Kankam
Also known as
  • Navy Nov
  • Mr Tetris
  • Nov
Born (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)
Brockley, Lewisham, London, England[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • MC
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • MMMYEH[2]
  • XL
  • No Hats No Hoods

Kwadwo Quentin Kankam (born 20 January 1997), better known by his stage name Novelist, is a British grime MC and record producer from Lewisham in South London. He was a founding member of the Square crew and was nominated for Best Grime Act at the 2014 MOBO Awards.[3] He has been called the "new face of grime"[4] and was described as "the poster child for the first generation of real grime kids" by DJ Logan Sama.[5][6]

  1. ^ Fraser, Tomás (5 November 2015). "Novelist: Next Generation". Crack Mag.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mmmyeh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hannah Ellis-Petersen (23 September 2014). "Mobo awards 2014: Sam Smith and Krept and Konan lead nominations". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "RA Reviews: Mumdance – Take Time on Rinse Recordings (Single)". Resident Advisor.
  5. ^ "Mixmag – TIP: MUMDANCE & NOVELIST". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Daily Discovery: Meet Novelist, the Young Grime MC Who's Already Worked With Jamie xx". Pigeons & Planes.