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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Rakin Fetuga
| image =
| image_size = 220
| caption =
| background = solo_singer
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| alias = {{flat list |
* Trim
* Rakin da Authordox
* Rakin Misbah
* Rakin Niass
}}
| birth_name = Rakin Misbah Adetola Fetuga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]], [[London]], [[England]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| origin = [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[London]], [[England]]
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]]
| genre = {{flat list |
* [[Islamic music|Islamic]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[Nasheed]]
}}
| occupation = {{flat list |
* [[Rapping|Rapper]]
* [[Record producer|music producer]]
* [[Teacher|schoolteacher]]
* [[television presenter]]
}}
| years_active = 1985–present
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| associated_acts = {{flat list |
* Cash Crew
* [[Mecca2Medina]]
* [[Ismael Lea South]]
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/}}
}}
'''Rakin Misbah Adetola Fetuga''' (born 21 January 1971) is an [[England|English]] [[Rapping|rapper]] and [[Record producer|music producer]] of [[British Nigerian|Nigerian]] descent.
==Early life==
Fetuga was born in [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[London]], [[England]]. His parents, both [[Demographics of Nigeria|Nigerian]], came to the [[United Kingdom]] in the 1960s to further their education. His [[Muslim]] father was an accountant, whilst his mother was a [[Christian]] working for the London Transport. When Fetuga was a teenager his parents separated, and in his mother's care he was brought up as a Christian. Through his early life, he has been [[Catholic]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] and [[Methodism|Methodist]].<ref name="tijani">{{cite web |url=http://www.tijani.co.uk/rakin-fetuga|title=Muqaddam Rakin Fetuga|publisher=Ahl-ul-Fayda|date=1 July 2010|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref>
==Career==
In 1985, Fetuga and his childhood friends formed Cash Crew,<ref name="heroesofukhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://www.heroesofukhiphop.com/CashCrew.htm|title=Cash Crew|publisher=Heroes of UK Hip Hop|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> he left [[Holland Park School]] before his A-levels<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Radice|first=Sophie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/jul/31/schools.uk|title=Our adult friend|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=31 July 2001|accessdate=21 February 2012}}</ref> when they were signed to [[Virgin Records]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] France.<ref name="heroesofukhiphop"/> He was a [[Disc jockey|DJ]], producer, [[B-boying|breakdancer]] and [[graffiti|graffiti artist]] as well as a rapper,<ref name="mecca2medina">{{cite web |url=http://www.mecca2medina.net/about-m2m|title= About M2M|publisher=Mecca2Medina|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> known at the time as Rakin da Authordox aka Trim. Fetuga [[converted to Islam]] along with the others members.<ref name="Radical Islam in Europe">{{cite book |last=Pargeter|first=Alison|title=The New Frontiers of Jihad: Radical Islam in Europe|year=2009|publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]]|page=182|isbn=978-0-8122-4146-4}}</ref> and in 1992, the group recorded the first ever Islamic rap song "The Provider".<ref name="discogs">{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cash+Crew|title=Cash Crew Discography|publisher=Discogs|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> In 1995, Fetuga left the group.
Fetuga then studied Islam under the guidance of Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker Abu Bakr As-Sudani who encouraged him to use rap for [[Dawah|da'wah]] (inviting others to Islam)<ref name="tijani"/> and to continue using his musical talents to make [[Islamic music]].<ref name="muslimhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://www.muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mecca2Medina|title=Hip-Hop: Mecca2Medina|publisher=MuslimHipHop.com|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> In 1996, he formed the group [[Mecca2Medina]].<ref name="Christian and Muslim Minorities">{{cite book |last1=Timmerman|first1=Christiane|last2=Leman|first2=Johan|last3=Roos|first3=Hannelore|last4=Segaert|first4=Barbara|title=In-between spaces: Christian and Muslim Minorities in Transition in Europe and The Middle East|year=2009|publisher=[[Peter Lang (publishing company)|Peter Lang]]|page=156|isbn=978-90-5201-565-1}}</ref> In 1999, he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in [[Sociology]] from the [[University of Roehampton]] and then started voluntary work before being recruited to train as a mentor.<ref name="guardian"/>
As well as recording and performing, Fetuga has also presented programmes such as the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] Nasheed Contest for [[Islam Channel]] in 2008.<ref name="GPU08">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=246|title=The Nasheed Contest|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2008|year=2008|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> He has co-hosted and managed the urban stages at the [[Islam Expo]] in [[Olympia (London)|Olympia]] and the Global Peace and Unity Event in [[ExCeL London|ExCeL Exhibition Centre]].<ref name="muslimhiphop"/>
In September 2010, Fetuga released a solo album ''The Road Less Travelled'' credited to the [[stage name]] "Rakin Niass", featuring other hip hop artists, including [[Poetic Pilgrimage]].<ref name="rakinniass.bandcamp">{{cite web |url=http://rakinniass.bandcamp.com/album/the-road-less-travelled|title=''The Road Less Travelled''|publisher=Rakin Niass|date=10 September 2010|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref>
Fetuga is the CEO of Crescent Moon Media record label.<ref name="rakinniass">{{cite web |url=http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/about-us|title=Biography|publisher=Rakin Niass|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> He runs workshops to support youth, teaches [[Religious studies]] at [[Oasis Academy Hadley]]. He also teaches [[Islamic studies]] on weekends,<ref name="tijani"/> and is also life coach.<ref name="rakinniass"/>
==Personal life==
Fetuga is a [[muqaddam]] (student) of the [[Tijaniyyah]] [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[tariqa|order]]. He now lives in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], London with his wife, Adwoa-Amina Elsie Ofori, and four children.<ref name="tijani"/>
==Discography==
===The Road Less Travelled (2011)===
{{Infobox album
| name = The Road Less Travelled
| type = studio
| artist = Rakin Niass
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 10 September 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 35:52
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
====Track listing====
{{Track listing
|total_length = 35:52
| title1 = The Road Less Travelled
| length1 = 05:37
| title2 = Mothers
| length2 = 02:23
| title3 = What You Looking At?
| length3 = 01:54
| title4 = Revolutionary Rap
| length4 = 03:06
| title5 = New World Order
| length5 = 03:56
| title6 = The Pen
| length6 = 04:38
| title7 = Interlude: Malcolm Speaks
| length7 = 00:42
| title8 = Malcolm X
| length8 = 01:54
| title9 = Blackberry
| length9 = 04:51
| title10 = Public Enemy
| length10 = 03:46
| title11 = Escapism
| length11 = 03:49
| title12 = Racism
| length12 = 03:11
| title13 = Samuri Tongues
| length13 = 02:55
| title14 = Music Therapy
| length14 = 03:10
}}
===Clarity (2011)===
{{Infobox album
| name = Clarity
| type = studio
| artist = Rakin Niass
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 December 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 24:50
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
====Track listing====
{{Track listing
| total_length = 24:50
| title1 = Clarity
| length1 = 03:39
| note1 = featuring Samiyah
| title2 = I Love Her
| length2 = 03:08
| note2 = featuring Joel Culpepper
| title3 = One
| length3 = 02:50
| title4 = Niassness
| length4 = 03:20
| title5 = Sold Soul
| length5 = 03:48
| note5 = featuring Samiyah, 580 and Nate
| title6 = Ummah
| length6 = 04:17
| note6 = featuring Tijani Conscious, and Muneera from [[Poetic Pilgrimage]]
| title7 = Baye Niass
| length7 = 03:48
| note7 = featuring Ousmane Thiam
}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Date
! Title
! Format
! Featuring
|-
| 10 September 2010
| ''The Road Less Travelled''
| Album
| Mohammed Yahya, [[Poetic Pilgrimage]], John Graham, Tyson Amir, Nomadic Poet, Iron Braidz, [[Ismael Lea South]], Dawud Sayfulah, Chuks
|-
| 8 December 2010
| "New World Order"
| Single
| Mohammed Yahya
|-
| 9 December 2011
| ''The Clarity EP''
| EP
| Samiyah
|-
|}
==See also==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Black British]]
*[[British Nigerian]]
*[[British hip hop]]
{{col-2}}
*[[List of converts to Islam]]
*[[Islamic music]]
*[[Nasheed]]
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{Official website|http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/home}}
*[http://www.reverbnation.com/rakinniass Rakin Fetuga] on [[ReverbNation]]
*[http://www.mecca2medina.net Mecca2Medina website]
{{col-2}}
*Coughlan, Sean [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1132928.stm How mentors make a difference]. ''[[BBC News]]''. 24 January 2001
*[http://www.emel.com/article?id=79&a_id=2175&c=32 Muslims in the House]. ''[[Emel (magazine)|emel]]''. Issue 8, November/December 2004
*Fetuga, Rakin. [http://islamhiphop.blogspot.com/2008/06/relationship-between-islam-and-hip-hop.html Rooted in Our Lives]. ''Arts and Islam Hip Hop Debate''. 14 June 2008
{{col-end}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fetuga, Rakin}}
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English Muslims]]
[[Category:Sunni Sufis]]
[[Category:English people of Nigerian descent]]
[[Category:English former Christians]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam from Christianity]]
[[Category:British hip hop musicians]]
[[Category:British hip hop singers]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:Black English people]]
[[Category:Black British male rappers]]
[[Category:Hip hop record producers]]
[[Category:Performers of Islamic music]]
[[Category:English schoolteachers]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:People from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Roehampton]]
[[Category:Former Roman Catholics]]
[[Category:Former Jehovah's Witnesses]]
[[Category:Former Methodists]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Rakin Fetuga
| image =
| image_size = 220
| caption =
| background = solo_singer
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| alias = {{flat list |
* Trim
* Rakin da Authordox
* Rakin Misbah
* Rakin Niass
}}
| birth_name = Rakin Misbah Adetola Fetuga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]], [[London]], [[England]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| origin = [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[London]], [[England]]
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]]
| genre = {{flat list |
* [[Islamic music|Islamic]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[Nasheed]]
}}
| occupation = {{flat list |
* [[Rapping|Rapper]]
* [[Record producer|music producer]]
* [[Teacher|schoolteacher]]
* [[television presenter]]
}}
| years_active = 1985–present
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| associated_acts = {{flat list |
* Cash Crew
* [[Mecca2Medina]]
* [[Ismael Lea South]]
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/}}
}}
'''Rakin Misbah Adetola Fetuga''' (born 21 January 1971) is an [[England|English]] [[Rapping|rapper]] and [[Record producer|music producer]] of [[British Nigerian|Nigerian]] descent.
==Early life==
Fetuga was born in [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[London]], [[England]]. His parents, both [[Demographics of Nigeria|Nigerian]], came to the [[United Kingdom]] in the 1960s to further their education. His [[Muslim]] father was an accountant, whilst his mother was a [[Christian]] working for the London Transport. When Fetuga was a teenager his parents separated, and in his mother's care he was brought up as a Christian. Through his early life, he has been [[Catholic]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] and [[Methodism|Methodist]].<ref name="tijani">{{cite web |url=http://www.tijani.co.uk/rakin-fetuga|title=Muqaddam Rakin Fetuga|publisher=Ahl-ul-Fayda|date=1 July 2010|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref>
==Career==
In 1985, Fetuga and his childhood friends formed Cash Crew,<ref name="heroesofukhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://www.heroesofukhiphop.com/CashCrew.htm|title=Cash Crew|publisher=Heroes of UK Hip Hop|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> he left [[Holland Park School]] before his A-levels<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Radice|first=Sophie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/jul/31/schools.uk|title=Our adult friend|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=31 July 2001|accessdate=21 February 2012}}</ref> when they were signed to [[Virgin Records]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] France.<ref name="heroesofukhiphop"/> He was a [[Disc jockey|DJ]], producer, [[B-boying|breakdancer]] and [[graffiti|graffiti artist]] as well as a rapper,<ref name="mecca2medina">{{cite web |url=http://www.mecca2medina.net/about-m2m|title= About M2M|publisher=Mecca2Medina|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> known at the time as Rakin da Authordox aka Trim. Fetuga [[converted to Islam]] along with the others members.<ref name="Radical Islam in Europe">{{cite book |last=Pargeter|first=Alison|title=The New Frontiers of Jihad: Radical Islam in Europe|year=2009|publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]]|page=182|isbn=978-0-8122-4146-4}}</ref> and in 1992, the group recorded the first ever Islamic rap song "The Provider".<ref name="discogs">{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cash+Crew|title=Cash Crew Discography|publisher=Discogs|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> In 1995, Fetuga left the group.
Fetuga then studied Islam under the guidance of Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker Abu Bakr As-Sudani who encouraged him to use rap for [[Dawah|da'wah]] (inviting others to Islam)<ref name="tijani"/> and to continue using his musical talents to make [[Islamic music]].<ref name="muslimhiphop">{{cite web |url=http://www.muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Hip-Hop/Mecca2Medina|title=Hip-Hop: Mecca2Medina|publisher=MuslimHipHop.com|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> In 1996, he formed the group [[Mecca2Medina]].<ref name="Christian and Muslim Minorities">{{cite book |last1=Timmerman|first1=Christiane|last2=Leman|first2=Johan|last3=Roos|first3=Hannelore|last4=Segaert|first4=Barbara|title=In-between spaces: Christian and Muslim Minorities in Transition in Europe and The Middle East|year=2009|publisher=[[Peter Lang (publishing company)|Peter Lang]]|page=156|isbn=978-90-5201-565-1}}</ref> In 1999, he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in [[Sociology]] from the [[University of Roehampton]] and then started voluntary work before being recruited to train as a mentor.<ref name="guardian"/>
As well as recording and performing, Fetuga has also presented programmes such as the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]] Nasheed Contest for [[Islam Channel]] in 2008.<ref name="GPU08">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=246|title=The Nasheed Contest|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2008|year=2008|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> He has co-hosted and managed the urban stages at the [[Islam Expo]] in [[Olympia (London)|Olympia]] and the Global Peace and Unity Event in [[ExCeL London|ExCeL Exhibition Centre]].<ref name="muslimhiphop"/>
In September 2010, Fetuga released a solo album ''The Road Less Travelled'' credited to the [[stage name]] "Rakin Niass", featuring other hip hop artists, including [[Poetic Pilgrimage]].<ref name="rakinniass.bandcamp">{{cite web |url=http://rakinniass.bandcamp.com/album/the-road-less-travelled|title=''The Road Less Travelled''|publisher=Rakin Niass|date=10 September 2010|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref>
Fetuga is the CEO of Crescent Moon Media record label.<ref name="rakinniass">{{cite web |url=http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/about-us|title=Biography|publisher=Rakin Niass|date= |accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref> He runs workshops to support youth, teaches [[Religious studies]] at [[Oasis Academy Hadley]]. He also teaches [[Islamic studies]] on weekends,<ref name="tijani"/> and is also life coach.<ref name="rakinniass"/>
==Personal life==
Fetuga is a [[muqaddam]] (student) of the [[Tijaniyyah]] [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[tariqa|order]]. He now lives in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], London with his wife, Adwoa-Amina Elsie Ofori, and four children.<ref name="tijani"/>
==Discography==
===The Road Less Travelled (2011)===
{{Infobox album
| name = The Road Less Travelled
| type = studio
| artist = Rakin Niass
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 10 September 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 35:52
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
====Track listing====
{{Track listing
|total_length = 35:52
| title1 = The Road Less Travelled
| length1 = 05:37
| title2 = Mothers
| length2 = 02:23
| title3 = What You Looking At?
| length3 = 01:54
| title4 = Revolutionary Rap
| length4 = 03:06
| title5 = New World Order
| length5 = 03:56
| title6 = The Pen
| length6 = 04:38
| title7 = Interlude: Malcolm Speaks
| length7 = 00:42
| title8 = Malcolm X
| length8 = 01:54
| title9 = Blackberry
| length9 = 04:51
| title10 = Public Enemy
| length10 = 03:46
| title11 = Escapism
| length11 = 03:49
| title12 = Racism
| length12 = 03:11
| title13 = Samuri Tongues
| length13 = 02:55
| title14 = Music Therapy
| length14 = 03:10
}}
===Clarity (2011)===
{{Infobox album
| name = Clarity
| type = studio
| artist = Rakin Niass
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 December 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 24:50
| label = Crescent Moon Media
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
====Track listing====
{{Track listing
| total_length = 24:50
| title1 = Clarity
| length1 = 03:39
| note1 = featuring Samiyah
| title2 = I Love Her
| length2 = 03:08
| note2 = featuring Joel Culpepper
| title3 = One
| length3 = 02:50
| title4 = Niassness
| length4 = 03:20
| title5 = Sold Soul
| length5 = 03:48
| note5 = featuring Samiyah, 580 and Nate
| title6 = Ummah
| length6 = 04:17
| note6 = featuring Tijani Conscious, and Muneera from [[Poetic Pilgrimage]]
| title7 = Baye Niass
| length7 = 03:48
| note7 = featuring Ousmane Thiam
}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Date
! Title
! Format
! Featuring
|-
| 10 September 2010
| ''The Road Less Travelled''
| Album
| Mohammed Yahya, [[Poetic Pilgrimage]], John Graham, Tyson Amir, Nomadic Poet, Iron Braidz, [[Ismael Lea South]], Dawud Sayfulah, Chuks
|-
| 8 December 2010
| "New World Order"
| Single
| Mohammed Yahya
|-
| 9 December 2011
| ''The Clarity EP''
| EP
| Samiyah
|-
|}
==See also==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Black British]]
*[[British Nigerian]]
*[[British hip hop]]
{{col-2}}
*[[List of converts to Islam]]
*[[Islamic music]]
*[[Nasheed]]
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{Official website|http://www.rakinniass.co.uk/home}}
*[http://www.reverbnation.com/rakinniass Rakin Fetuga] on [[ReverbNation]]
*[http://www.mecca2medina.net Mecca2Medina website]
{{col-2}}
*Coughlan, Sean [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1132928.stm How mentors make a difference]. ''[[BBC News]]''. 24 January 2001
*[http://www.emel.com/article?id=79&a_id=2175&c=32 Muslims in the House]. ''[[Emel (magazine)|emel]]''. Issue 8, November/December 2004
*Fetuga, Rakin. [http://islamhiphop.blogspot.com/2008/06/relationship-between-islam-and-hip-hop.html Rooted in Our Lives]. ''Arts and Islam Hip Hop Debate''. 14 June 2008
{{col-end}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fetuga, Rakin}}
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English Muslims]]
[[Category:Sunni Sufis]]
[[Category:English people of Nigerian descent]]
[[Category:English former Christians]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam from Christianity]]
[[Category:British hip hop musicians]]
[[Category:British hip hop singers]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:Black English people]]
[[Category:Black British male rappers]]
[[Category:Hip hop record producers]]
[[Category:Performers of Islamic music]]
[[Category:English schoolteachers]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:People from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Roehampton]]
[[Category:Former Roman Catholics]]
[[Category:Former Jehovah's Witnesses]]
[[Category:Former Methodists]]
