22 Facts About Shocka

Shocka has since aimed to raise awareness of mental issues and has been a speaker on TED and a guest on numerous talk shows.

Shocka was born and raised in Broadwater Farm in Tottenham, North London.

Shocka experienced a lot of things whilst growing up there including crime and poverty, and wishes to shine a positive light on an area that has seen so much negativity.

Shocka began his musical journey in 2008, when he released his first mixtape "Beast on the Loose" which led him in joining the Grime group Marvell, alongside Vertex and Double S Marvell were noted for being one of the first UK rap group to adopt of the direct-to-fan mentality that most musicians have now accepted; they released numerous mixtapes for free via their own blog, which was consistently updated with singles including Tim Westwood freestyles to studio encounters with Drake and Rihanna.

Shocka returned to music in 2014 with Fire in the Booth with Double S He began his solo career in 2015.

Shocka was enlisted on Joey Clipstar's "Hardest Bars" series on Season 8 Episode 5 alongside Stormzy and Cashtastic.

Shocka teamed up with Marvell affiliate Double S, after 6 long years since making music together, to release the single "One Take" which was released on 2 February 2016.

Shocka again made it on Clipstar's "Hardest Bars" but this time on Episode 12.

Shocka released the single "1 God" on 20 April 2016.

Over a freestyle to Cadet's "Letter To Krept", Shocka wrote his own "Letter To Marvell", his former crew, directly addressing a long-rumoured situation involving his fellow ex-teammates Vertex and Double S The freestyle was released 16 September 2016.

Shocka went viral after releasing a freestyle titled "Now" in light of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Shocka released the EP "Kenneth is a King" which looks at he's life follow him on his rise to stardom from an introspective view.

Shocka aims to provide a positive message of Self Love in his music and promotes the message of putting yourself first from his experiences.

Shocka released a solo Fire in the Booth on 27 January 2018.

On 26 November 2018, Shocka was featured on a podcast by Roundhouse where he gave his guidance and support to aspiring musicians on how to cope with mental health from the industry, discussing his time as an upcoming artist which lead him to experience a mental health breakdown.

Shocka spoke about his journey from being alongside famous names like Skepta to being dropped by his record company.

Shocka was involved in an interview with The Pit LDN on 27 March 2019 to further raise awareness of mental health associated with music.

Shocka released his third EP Conscious Crud on 26 April 2019.

Shocka was a speaker in the 2019 TEDxLondon Beyond Borders event held on 18 May 2019.

Shocka believes self-love is part of the cure for mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and low self-image.

In September 2019, Shocka reached out to Stefflon Don for cancer treatment for his mother.

Shocka released his debut album Impact Over Numbers on 16 May 2020.