U-Niq
Birth nameAnthony C. C. Pengel
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976
Rotterdam, Netherlands
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1989–present
LabelsTopNotch
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.[1]

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".[2]

Discography

Albums

Album titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Album Top 100Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks
Married to Music2000-
Rotterdam[3]200615-07-2006781
Het kapitalisme[4]200808-03-2008312
Scheepsrecht[5]201116-04-2011381*

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

  • 2007 Muziek

Other

  • With other artists
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
  • Compilations
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 Jongetje[6]Win
2007BNN Urban AwardsBest LyricsGeen Verschil[7]Nom
Gouden GreepHardest Diss TrackBluffer[8]Nom

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.
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