Enny

Name, where are you from?
Enny, I’m Nigerian and I’m from South East London.

Describe your style in three words?
Black, comfy, London.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
J. Cole's 'Dollar and Dream' show that only cost a £1- by the time I got there the line was wrapped around the block and my chances of getting in likes zero to none, so my sister left work and snuck me through an alleyway and helped me push in right at the front.

If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
Beyoncé... cause, like, she’s Beyoncé man she’s as big as it gets. Probably Amy Winehouse because her music live must have been an absolute trip! She just had something that I wish I got to witness live and I probably would’ve been super gassed to have my name next to hers on a show flyer.

Which subcultures have influenced you?
I think a lot of grime/garage culture had a big influence on me. I had older siblings who constantly exposed me to things like pirate radio and all the things that were culturally popping back in the early 2000s. And I loved it I didn’t know it then but it felt unapologetically black and British.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Tupac, I think he saw the world in such a peculiar way so young and I would’ve loved to pick his brain and have had some real deep discussions about life.

Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
The Jazz Cafe Camden, that was the first stage I performed on outside of doing open mics, where I was an actual act on a sick line-up. Then to perform and have people receive your music in a space like that.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Janet Jackson! She’s a freaking goat and I don’t think she gets all the recognition she deserves for her contribution to music. She paved the way for many of the black women artist Weser today and she had bangers all throughout the '80s to the early 2000s!