Boy Better Know

Boy Better Know
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Background information
Also known as	BBK
Origin	London, England
Genres	Grime
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Boy Better Know
Associated acts	Roll Deep Crew Meridian Crew
Website	boybetterknow.com
Members	JME Skepta Wiley Frisco Jammer Solo 45 Shorty DJ Maximum

Boy Better Know is an English grime collective and record label. The collective was founded in North London in 2005 as an independent record label by brothers Jamie and Joseph Adenuga, and close friend David Shlogger, better known as JME and Skepta, and Dave Shlogger all of which are members of the collective and use the record label as a means to publish their music.

In the early 2000s, Meridian Crew, consisting of MCs President T, Skepta, Jme and Big H regularly appeared on pirate radio stations including Heat FM and later on Déjà Vu FM. In 2005 Meridian Crew dissolved after affiliates of the crew were convicted on attempted murder charges. After this event Jme founded BBK alongside his brother Skepta while other Meridian members reformed as Bloodline Family.

In its early period "Boy Better Know" was well known for its line of eponymous T-shirts. The crew also had a regular show on Rinse FM with DJ Maximum. Jme's debut album Famous? was released on the label in 2008. "Too Many Man", the first single from the album, was released on 25 May 2009. The song is also featured on the Wiley and Skepta albums, Race Against Time and Microphone Champion, respectively. The song was written because of Skepta's annoyance over 'the lack of women in clubs'. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 6 June 2009 at #97, reaching #79 the next week. The second single from the album V.I.P, titled "Goin' In", was released for download on iTunes on 13 December 2009.

Jme's second studio album, Blam!, was released 4 October 2010. Three singles from this album were released; "Over Me", "Sidetracked", which features Wiley, and "CD Is Dead" featuring UK grime artist Tempa T.