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Paigey Cakey

{{short description|British MC, singer and actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Paigey Cakey

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| birth_name = Paige Meade

| alias =

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| birth_place = Hackney, London, England

| occupation = MC, singer, rapper, actress

| years_active = 2011–present

| genre = Hip hop, trap, R&B, grime

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| label = Paigey Cakey Music/Urban Development, Alwayz Recording{{cite web | url = http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/mobo-interview-paigey-cakey | title = MOBO Interview – Paigey Cakey – MOBO Awards | accessdate = 9 February 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151120004056/http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/mobo-interview-paigey-cakey | archive-date = 20 November 2015 | url-status = dead }}

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Paige Meade, better known by her stage name Paigey Cakey, is an English MC, singer and actress, from Hackney, London.

She released her first mixtape in 2014 entitled The First Paige.{{cite news | last1 = Williams | first1 = Hazelann | title = Paigey Cakey: Ready to make her mark | url = http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/paigey-cakey-ready-make-her-mark | work = The Voice | date = 29 October 2013}}{{cite web | url = http://mixtapemadness.co.uk/PaigeyCakey/TheFirstPaige/932 | title = Paigey Cakey – The First Paige – Mixtape Madness | author = Mixtape Madness, Itsamadness | work = Mixtape Madness | accessdate = 4 September 2015}} Her third mixtape, The Right Paige, featured Yungen, Young Spray, Sneakbo, Stormzy, Chip, Snap Capone, Colours and Dubz.{{cite web | url = http://grmdaily.bandcamp.com/album/the-right-paige-mixtape | title = The Right Paige [Mixtape] – grmdaily | date = 30 October 2014 | work = grmdaily | accessdate = 4 September 2015}} She released an EP entitled Red in early 2016 and Red Velvet, a mixtape which she released as a Christmas gift to her fans on 25 December 2016.

Career

= Acting =

In 2011, Cakey played the character Dimples in the award-winning film Attack the Block.{{Cite web |url=http://graveyardshiftsisters.tumblr.com/post/130478000784/paige-meade-as-dimples-in-attack-the-block-2011 |title=Paige Meade as Dimples in Attack the Block (2011)... - Graveyard Shift Sisters |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124431/http://graveyardshiftsisters.tumblr.com/post/130478000784/paige-meade-as-dimples-in-attack-the-block-2011 |url-status=dead }} Between 2012 and 2013, she played the role of Jade Fleming in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road, and performed a freestyle-rap for the series. The rap was focused on the decision whether to keep her baby.{{cite web | url = http://grmdaily.com/video/paigey-cakey-raps-in-waterloo-road/ | title = Paigey Cakey raps in Waterloo Road | work = GRM Daily – Grime, Rap music and Culture | accessdate = 9 February 2016 | archive-date = 31 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160131062639/http://grmdaily.com/video/paigey-cakey-raps-in-waterloo-road/ | url-status = dead }}

= Music =

In 2012, Cakey released her first mixtape, The First Paige. On 30 October 2014, Cakey released her third mixtape, The Right Paige, which featured vocals from Sneakbo, Stormzy and Chip.

= Boxing =

Cakey is scheduled to face Tennessee Thresh in a boxing match on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 007 on 13 May 2023 at Wembley Arena in London, England.{{Cite web |last=GRM Daily |date=12 April 2023 |title=Tennessee Thresh & Paigey Cakey announce boxing fight on this date |url=https://grmdaily.com/tennessee-thresh-paigey-cakey-boxing-fight/ |website=GRM Daily}}{{Update inline|date=May 2023}}

Personal life

Paige Meade was born in Hackney, London, England to a Jamaican father and white English mother. In an interview with the MOBOs she revealed that "Cakey" was a childhood nickname, which referred to her perceived wealth.{{cite web |title=MOBO Interview – Paigey Cakey – MOBO Awards |url=http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/mobo-interview-paigey-cakey |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120004056/http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/mobo-interview-paigey-cakey |archive-date=20 November 2015 |accessdate=4 September 2015 |work=mobo.com}} Cakey is bisexual.{{Cite web|last=Vassell|first=Nicole|title=Paigey Cakey: "I feel a lot better now – I'm not hiding"|date=7 February 2018 |url=https://www.pridemagazine.com/paigey-cakey-interview/|access-date=2020-10-11|language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Film =

class ="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2011

| Attack the Block

| Dimples

| Main role

| align="center" rowspan="4" | {{Cite web |title=Paige Meade |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3906404/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

=Television=

class ="wikitable sortable"
Year(s)

! Title

! Role

! Notes

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2012–2013

| Waterloo Road

| Jade

| Main role

| align="center" rowspan="4" | {{Cite web |title=Paige Meade |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3906404/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

2014

| The Secrets

| Kelly

| Episode: "The Visitor"

2018

| Pixies

| Kelly

| Episode: "Pilot"

2019

| Degree

| Herself

| Voice; miniseries

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:15em;"| Details

scope="row"| Red Velvet{{cite web |title=Red Velvet – Album by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/red-velvet/1186244985|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Apple Music}}

|

scope="row"| Flavours{{cite web |title=Flavours – Album by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/flavours/1450382238|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Apple Music}}

|

  • Released: 1 February 2019
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
scope="row"| Killy{{cite web |title=Killy – Album by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/killy/1661731722|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Apple Music}}

|

  • Released: 28 December 2022
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

=Mixtapes=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:15em;"| Details

scope="row"| The Right Paige{{cite web |title=The Right Paige – Album by Paigey Cakey|url=https://grmdaily.bandcamp.com/album/the-right-paige-mixtape|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Bandcamp}}

|

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:15em;"| Details

scope="row"| The Next Paige{{cite web |title=The Next Paige – EP by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-next-paige-ep/804470611|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Apple Music}}

|

scope="row"| Red EP{{cite web |title=Red EP – EP by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/red-ep/1091518365|access-date=4 May 2023|publisher=Apple Music}}

|

  • Released: 28 March 2016
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="width:16.5em;" |Title

! rowspan="1" scope="col" |Year

! rowspan="1" scope="col" |Album

scope="row" | "NaNa"{{cite web|title=NaNa (feat. Geko) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/nana-feat-geko-single/1059795172|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Geko)}}

| 2015

| Red

scope="row" | "Boogie"{{cite web|title=Boogie – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/boogie-single/1121603845|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="5" | 2016

| rowspan="2" | Red Velvet

scope="row" | "Pattern"{{cite web|title=Pattern – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pattern-single/1159633815|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Let's Get Em Drunk"{{cite web|title=Let's Get Em Drunk – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lets-get-em-drunk-single/1174881487|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Boyfriend"{{cite web|title=Boyfriend – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/boyfriend-single/1178768166|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| Red Velvet

scope="row" | "Problem"{{cite web|title=Problem – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/problem-single/1194105643|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="10" {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Money"{{cite web|title=Money – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/money-single/1192365066|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="5" | 2017

scope="row" | "Exchange"{{cite web|title=Exchange (feat. Big Tobz) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/exchange-single/1192820607|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Big Tobz)}}
scope="row" | "Call Your Friends"{{cite web|title=Call Your Friend – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/call-your-friends-single/1192839781|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Pull Up"{{cite web|title=Pull Up (feat. Konshens) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pull-up-feat-konshens-single/1445264937|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Konshens)}}
scope="row" | "Calling"{{cite web|title=Calling – Single by K More & Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/calling-single/1303660836|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(with K More)}}
scope="row" | "Notice Me"{{cite web|title=Notice Me – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/notice-me-single/1372715812|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="5" | 2018

scope="row" | "Pull-Up & Skrr"{{cite web|title=Pull Up & Skrr – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pull-up-skrr-single/1376108375|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Loving"{{cite web|title=Loving (feat. Geko) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/loving-feat-geko-single/1434408900|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Geko)}}
scope="row" | "Drip Ice"{{cite web|title=Drip Ice – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drip-ice-single/1440308859|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "One For You"{{cite web|title=One For You (feat. Mulla Stackz) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-for-you-feat-mulla-stackz-single/1448436823|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Mulla Stackz)}}

| rowspan="2" |Flavours

scope="row" | "Say Go"{{cite web|title=Say Go – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-go-single/1447020550|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="4" | 2019

scope="row" | "Lotto Bars"{{cite web|title=Lotto Bars – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lotto-bars-single/1480689841|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="13" {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "An I Oop"{{cite web|title=An I Oop (feat. Daina) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/an-i-oop-feat-daina-single/1490706225|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Daina)}}
scope="row" | "Impossible"{{cite web|title=Impossible – Single by FYI & Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/impossible-single/1490730531|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(with FYI)}}
scope="row" | "Stylish"{{cite web|title=Stylish (feat. Zeeko) – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stylish-feat-zeeko-single/1502913269|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(featuring Zeeko)}}

| rowspan="4" | 2020

scope="row" | "Changes"{{cite web|title=Changes– Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/changes-single/1506213230|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Fendiii"{{cite web|title=Fediii – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fendiii-single/1513385107|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Ride Or Die"{{cite web|title=Ride Or Die – Single by Paigey Cakey & Geko|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ride-or-die-single/1530441354|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{small|(with Geko)}}
scope="row" | "Attention"{{cite web|title=Attention – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/attention-single/1551224892|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="3" | 2021

scope="row" | "Lovers & Friends"{{cite web|title=Lovers & Friends – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lovers-friends-single/1570026410|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Cheeky"{{cite web|title=Cheeky – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cheeky-single/1589039631|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Myspace"{{cite web|title=Myspace – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/myspace-single/1628313489|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="2" | 2022

scope="row" |"Trust Me"{{cite web|title=Trust Me – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/trust-me-single/1656079591|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}
scope="row" | "Tennessee"{{cite web|title=Tennessee – Single by Paigey Cakey|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/tennessee-single/1682061410|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=4 May 2023}}

| rowspan="1" | 2023

Boxing record

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Tennessee Thresh

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|3

|13 May 2023

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Wembley Arena, London, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|MF-Professional bout}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=3906404}}

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Category:Singers from the London Borough of Hackney

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