St. Nelly-Sade, born Nsubuga Nelson, is a Ugandan
Lugaflow rapper. He has performed on national and international stages
including Bayimba International Festival of the Arts, LaBa! Arts Festival Uganda
Hip Hop Summit, as well as performances in South Sudan, Arusha, Tanzania and in
various regions all over east Africa.
Nelly-sade has contributed to many projects such as The
Hip Hop Canvas album 2009 and 2010, Voices Initiative Uganda, WAPI, Open Mic
Night Kampala, End of the Weak Uganda, Spoken Truth and Mic Stand Hip Hop
night, which he started in 2011. He was Co-coordinator for the End of the Weak
International Hip Hop Festival held in Kampala in 2014
Early life and education
St. Nelly-sade was born "Nsubuga Nelson" in 1988 in Kampala,
to Lule Edward and Nantongo Jane. He attended "Buganda road Primary
School" and "St. Joseph primary school Nazigo", for his primary
education, and "Old Kampala Secondary School" and "Yale high
school" for his secondary education. He proceeded to "Do it Virtual
Institute “for a diploma in project planning and management.
Music
Nelly-Sade started rapping in 2007. He formed his first
rap group, The Hip Hop Gangstarz with a group of friends in 2004. The group
broke up when they failed to find success. Nelly-Sade soldiered on. He was
rapping in English but was not well received. In 2008, he recorded his first
duet, My Lover with A.B Khale, which became a hit on local radio stations in
the eastern region of Uganda.
He took part in a number of Hip Hop battles organized
by "Hot 100" including "Hip Hop Canvas", "End of the
Weak Mic Challenge Uganda", and one on one battles organized in different
areas of Kampala.
He rapped in Luganda.In 2010, he joined "Bavubuka
All Starz" where he became a stronghold in the Luga Flow Hip Hop
community. Along with a few of his peers, they emerged from the foundation to
form a platform for their future success as The Luga Flow Army.
He has had hit singles like "Tubaale",
"Nina Plan", "Nzijukira", "Kakubiddewa",
"Love story" and "Nva Ntinda" "Neighbour
(kankuwaneko)". He has collaborated with Apass, Keko, The Mith, Nutty Neithan,
Ruyonga, Enygma and Annet Nandujja. He has future collaborations with Peter
Miles, Willy Mukaabya, Navio and Bana Mutibwa.
He released his
debut album "The translation (Okutaputa)" in 2013. He has performed
in Kenya, France, Switzerland, and many International Festivals including
Bayimba International Festival of the arts, World Music Day, etc.
Discography
·
The
translation (Okutaputa), 2013
·
Omulondo
N'engero (Stories of elevation), 2015
Awards and recognition
·
Winner Album
of the Year in UG HipHop Awards 2017
·
Winner
Lyricist of the year in MTN UG HipHop Awards 2019
·
Nominated for
Teeniez Hottest Hip hop song in Buzz Teens awards, 2014
·
Nominated for
Best Luga flow artist in Rising Star awards
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