Lyrical G


Jeff Kintu, better known by his stage name Lyrical G, is a Ugandan rapper, songwriter, record producer, and vocalist. In 2016, he was named among MTV Base's best hip hop artistes from Uganda.
Lyrical G has won a number of accolades including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th edition of the MTN UG Hiphop Awards 2020, also winning 4 Pearl of Africa Music Awards including Best Hiphop Artiste Of The Year PAM awards.

Early life and education

Lyrical G was born on 8th March 1978. He went to Nakasero Primary School and Budo Junior School for his primary education. He proceeded to St Charles Lwanga SS Kasasa and Katikamu SDA for his secondary education. He later enrolled in Nkumba University where he majored in Business Studies.

Music

Lyrical G started his rap career in the 1990s in his high school, performing at various music concerts. He released his first single “Ato’oba” with his former group Bataka Underground in March 1999 and that same year the group then released their second single “Ssesetula”, which was launched on Power FM. He performed with Bataka Underground until he, together with young brother AKay47 and friends formed Urban Thugz in 2000. He recorded his first single ‘Nothing Compares’ with Urban Life in 2001 after they won a recording deal for being the best upcoming group at the Sanyu FM music Carnival. ‘Nothing Compares’ was released in Feb 2002 on Sanyu FM.
In mid 2002, he pursued a solo career Lyrical G has worked with South African rapper Proverb, T.I.D from Tanzania, the UK's Mas Law, Typical Fefe & Tyonne from Barbados and Outrageous Records in South Africa.
He has released a record 9 studio albums, "Live From East Africa" released in 2004, "Narudi" in 2006, "First and Flow Most" in 2007, "Tha GMC Project" released in 2009, "Simple & Plain", 2010,"1st & Flow Most 2:Back 2 Basics","Grown Man Talk", 2013,"Feel Good Music", 2014 and "Geezy",2019. He has also featured on compilations such as UG Hip Hop Allstars, the Walter Reed Project collaboration album and End Of The Weak Compilation.

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