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=== Early life ===
Knucks was born Ashley Afamefuna Nwachukwu on 12 November 1994 in London, and is of Nigerian Igbo descent. In the early 2000s, whilst living in inner-city London, Knucks became interested in [[Grime (music genre)|grime music]], and would perform 8-bar relays with friends during and after school. In year 8, Knucks went to a Nigerian boarding school, where his love of music developed further. When he returned to London at age 14, Knucks discovered [[Nas (rapper)|Nas]]'s ''[[Illmatic]],'' and [[Curren$y]]'s music, and transitioned from grime to hip-hop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=How Knucks became Britain's most progressive rapper |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/knucks-interview-2022 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref>
He performed in front of an audience for the first time at age 16 or 17, at an open mic night hosted by Regent Studios in [[South Kilburn]]. He has gone on to release over 10 singles and his breakthrough into UK [[UK Rap |hip-hop]] scene.
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