sugaspott

Sugaspott was born in, Harare, Zimbabwe but grew up mostly in Mutare.{{cite web|url=http://www.ladygee2.com/artist_profiles.html |access-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727172125/http://www.ladygee2.com/artist_profiles.html |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |title=Artist Profiles }} It wasn't until after completing his high school education that he began to make records.[6] Mentored by various small groups similarly trying to establish themselves, he collaborated with local acts such as Mizchif. He moved to London in 2005 to study{{cite web|url=http://law.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201203/mind-gap-prime-minister-kingston-law-student-meets-david-cameron-london-unde |access-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501061903/http://law.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201203/mind-gap-prime-minister-kingston-law-student-meets-david-cameron-london-unde |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |title="Mind the Gap, Prime Minister" - Kingston law student meets David Cameron on the London underground | Kingston Law School, London }} and it is there he decided to pursue a career in music and tried to get his music noticed recording a number of demos that did not materialise into anything. He is known to have sold his own music by hand and developed his fan base by cold selling his music to them in the street.{{cite web|url=http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=649 |title=Pirate Party UK Forum • View topic - AN ACTUAL STRUGGLING ARTIST supports PPUK |publisher=Pirateparty.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-02-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cev9r8xCMNY |title=SugaSpott - Live on Carnaby Street, London (Early in his Career) |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-04-11 |accessdate=2015-02-26}} He worked with a number of other unsigned artists hoping that opportunities would arise as a cooperative result. Independent releases, shows at various venues and tireless self-promotion saw him garner attention,{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Introducing+Sugaspott-13968.html |title=Introducing : Sugaspott |publisher=Femalefirst.co.uk |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2015-02-26}} eventually impressing Tom Robinson enough{{cite web|url=http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2013/08/mixtape20130826/#sugaspott |title=Introducing Mixtape 26 Aug 2013 |publisher=Fresh On The Net |date=2013-08-26 |accessdate=2015-02-26}} to warrant rotation on BBC Radio's 6Music.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039hlzg |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - The Tom Robinson Show, With Elia and The Low Tears in session |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-08-31 |accessdate=2015-02-26}}

His lyrics contain a lot of emphasis on Zimbabwe and is quoted saying “I consider it an honorable burden to bear but a lot of my material is centered on removing the stereotype of Zimbabwe around the globe”.{{cite web|author=Shingirai Huni |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/kaserera-raises-zim-flag-high/ |title=Kaserera raises Zim flag high |publisher=The Herald |date=2013-08-07 |accessdate=2015-02-26}} He is notable for seeking to create non-violent, positive rap lyrics and is listed under political rap on Allmusic. In 2009, he opened the show for Navin Kundra and The Dhol Foundation{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/174099337343/ |title=SPOTLIGHT's 3rd BIRTHDAY BASH!!! |publisher=Facebook |date=2009-11-13 |accessdate=2015-02-26}} and a few months later for Apache Indian{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/245217868191/ |title=SPOTLIGHT... comes to Brum! |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2015-02-26}} as part of a collective of unsigned artists who supported a series of shows around the UK.

{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugaspott-mn0003007409/discography/all |title=Sugaspott | Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date=1984-06-14 |accessdate=2015-02-26}}

File:Sugaspott and Ameet Chana on stage.jpg interviewing Sugaspott on stage after performing at Chiswick Town Hall in 2009.]]

• This Is My Story (2009) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/this-is-my-story/376623790 |title=iTunes - Music - This Is My Story by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-07-19 |access-date=2015-02-26}}
• Damage Limitation (2010) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/damage-limitation/376623522 |title=iTunes - Music - Damage Limitation by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-07-19 |access-date=2015-02-26}}
• Damage Limitation Part 2: Broken Sanctuary (2014) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/damage-limitation-part-2-broken-sanctuary/781989245 |title=iTunes - Music - Damage Limitation Part 2: Broken Sanctuary by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2013-12-12 |access-date=2015-02-26}}

• "Sugaspott's Hiphop" (2010) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sugaspotts-hiphop/376623920 |title=iTunes - Music - Sugaspott's Hiphop by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-07-19 |access-date=2015-02-26}}
• "Bhogo Bhogo" (2010) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bhogo-bhogo-single/403637962 |title=iTunes - Music - Bhogo Bhogo - Single by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2015-02-26}}
• "Real Hiphop" (2010) {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/real-hiphop-single/408150302 |title=iTunes - Music - Real Hiphop - Single by Sugaspott |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-12-03 |access-date=2015-02-26}}

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• [http://www.sugaspott.co.uk/ Official website]

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Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Zimbabwean rappers