Guvna B

Guvna B was born in London, England in June 1989, to Ghanaian parents from Accra.{{Cite web |last=Hearn |first=Sarah |date=18 June 2013 |title=Guvna B: UK Singer Makes Big Splash Across The Pond |url=https://positivelygospel.com/guvna-b-uk-singer-makes-big-splash-across-the-pond/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=PositivelyGospel.com}} Speaking on his upbringing, he has said: "My upbringing helped me find my faith. The negative things I saw in my society inspired me to do better and inspire people to be the best they can be instead of becoming stereotypical products of a negative environment".{{Cite web |title=Guvna B {{!}} Community & Support Interview |url=http://www.thisislime.net/interviews/community/Guvna_B |access-date=1 January 2014 |publisher=Thisislime.net |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191201/http://www.thisislime.net/interviews/community/Guvna_B |url-status=dead }} He later graduated from University of Hertfordshire studying business and journalism.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2010 |title=MOBO award for University of Hertfordshire Student |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/things-to-do/mobo-award-for-university-of-hertfordshire-student-5468340/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=Archant Community Media Ltd.}}

He has released ten albums and is the recipient of two MOBO Awards for Best Gospel Act,{{Cite web |date=7 November 2016 |title=Guvna B Made History 2× winner Best Gospel MOBO Awards 2016 |url=https://astepfwd.com/guvna-b-made-history-2x-winner-best-gospel-mobo-awards-2016/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=astepfwd.com}} three Urban Music Awards for Best Gospel Act or Artist, and a Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Artist. He was the first rapper to top the Official Christian and Gospel Charts for his 2013 album Odd1Out.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2013 |title=Guvna B becomes the first rapper to top the official Christian and Gospel |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/guvna-b-becomes-first-rapper-to-top-the-official-christian-and-gospel__3084/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company}} His story was shared with many when he was featured in the 22 March 2013 issue of the music industry magazine Music Week in a feature covering the gospel music industry in the UK.{{cite tweet|user=GuvnaB|author=Guvna B|number=316970937285226496|date=27 March 2013|title=Shouts to music week! They published this article on Christian and Gospel music.}} {{citation needed span|He has worked with Wretch 32, Samm Henshaw, Matt Redman, Michelle Williams and Andy Mineo.|date=February 2021|reason=It is unclear how the subject has "worked with' these individuals. An itemised list, written in prose, would be the best option.}}

In January 2013, Guvna B launched his own urban clothing brand, Allo Mate.{{cite web |url=http://ireadmex.com/2013/01/allo-mate-the-clothing-line-from-guvna-b/ |title='Allo Mate' The Clothing Line From Guvna B ‹ M.E.X Magazine |publisher=Ireadmex.com |date= |accessdate=1 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193726/http://ireadmex.com/2013/01/allo-mate-the-clothing-line-from-guvna-b/ |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Unpopular Culture was published in 2017 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,{{Cite web |date=4 June 2017 |title=Newham bred rapper Guvna B on his new book |url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/newham-bred-rapper-guvna-b-on-his-new-book-knife-3122952 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=Archant Community Media Ltd}} and Unspoken: Toxic Masculinity and How I Faced the Man Within the Man was published by Harper Inspire, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2021 after his father's death from cancer.{{Cite web |title=Unspoken: Toxic Masculinity and How I Faced the Man Within the Man |url=https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/unspoken-toxic-masculinity-and-how-i-faced-the-man-within-the-man-guvna-b?variant=32610406596686 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.}}

He has presented documentaries on both radio and TV including BBC World Service's Gospel Meets Hip-Hop,{{Cite web |date=16 February 2020 |title=Gospel Meets hip-hop |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct04m1 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=BBC}} and BBC Radio 2's Keeping the Peace.{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Keeping The Peace with Guvna B |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000v5g |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=BBC}} He has appeared as a pundit on Sky Sports News' Good Morning Transfers, and as a guest on The Zoe Ball Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2.{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Pause for thought |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08f6xb0 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=BBC}}

Guvna B has two children, a son and a daughter. {{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/04/we-re-not-village-ghana-sky-news-host-gets-confused-interviewing-london-rapper|title=We're not in a village in Ghana|access-date=8 March 2022|publisher= New Statesman}} He is a fan of West Ham United F.C.{{Cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/behind-scenes-202223-away-kit-launch|title=Behind The Scenes: 2022/23 Away Kit Launch|website=West Ham United F.C.|date=7 July 2022|access-date=29 August 2022}} His cousin is the actress and screenwriter Michaela Coel.{{cite web |title=Guvna B: How cousin Michaela Coel inspired rapper's new single |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-64976933 |website=Newsbeat |access-date=3 April 2023}} Guvna B also appears in many videos of the Korean Englishman and JOLLY Youtube channel as a frequent guest.

• The Narrow Road (31 May 2008)
• Scrapbook (1 January 2011)
• Next Ting 140 (18 August 2011)
• Odd1Out (26 May 2013)
• Scrapbook II (31 March 2014)
• Something for the Summer (3 August 2014){{Cite web |title=Something For the Summer by Guvna B on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/something-for-the-summer/895862145 |access-date=27 June 2017 |publisher=iTunes Store}}
• Secret World (20 November 2015){{Cite web |title=Secret World by Guvna B on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/secret-world/1054342527 |access-date=27 June 2017 |publisher=iTunes Store}}
• Hands are Made for Working (18 May 2018)
• everywhere + nowhere (3 April 2020)
• The Village is On Fire (26 May 2023)

• {{Cite book |title=Unpopular Culture |publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge |year=2017 |isbn=978-0281076314}}
• {{Cite book |title=Unspoken: Toxic Masculinity and How I Faced the Man Within the Man |publisher=Harper Inspire |year=2021 |isbn=9780310112471}}

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• {{Official website|1=http://www.guvnab.com/}}
• {{YouTube|u=GuvnaMusic}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire

Category:English male rappers

Category:Grime music artists

Category:People from Canning Town

Category:Black British male rappers

Category:British performers of Christian hip-hop

Category:Urban contemporary gospel musicians

Category:1989 births

Category:Rappers from the London Borough of Newham

Category:English people of Ghanaian descent

Category:Writers from the London Borough of Newham