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CodeDS/UK/13177
NameAkala (1 December 1983-present); British rapper, author and activist
Variations of NameKingslee James McLean Daley
Dates1 December 1983-present
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginCrawley, West Sussex, England (born)
RelationshipsSon of Scottish mother and Jamaican father
Stepson of Hackney Empire stage manager
Sibling of Ms. Dynamite (singer)
BiographyAkala is a British rapper, journalist, author, activist, poet and political activist. He chose the stagename Akala, a Buddhist term for "Immovable."

In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards and has been included on the annual Powerlist of the 100 most influential Black British people in the UK, most recently making the 2021 edition.

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