Zuby

Nzube Udezue, known as "Zuby" (born c.1987) is a British rapper.

Zuby was born in the United Kingdom but spent much of his childhood growing up in Saudi Arabia where he attended an American international school (hence his semi-american accent). On returning to the UK, he attended boarding school, where he excelled in his A-levels and won a place to read Information Technology at Oxford University, he graduated in 2006. While at university he began recording having developed an interest in hip hop while still at high school. He became well known for his music in his final years at Oxford and began to do larger gigs in London

Zuby has recorded two albums: Commercial Underground (2006) and The Unknown Celebrity (2008). His lyrics are known for their intellectual quality and are noted for the absence of gangster references. Zuby is well known on the club circuit in the UK, Suadi Arabia, Nigeria and Germany.

Firearm incident: Mistaken identity

In July 2008, Zuby came to national attention when he was wrongly pinned down by armed police at Bournemouth train station. In a case of mistaken identity Zuby was confronted by heavily armed police after getting off a train following a gig. Apparently an individual loosely matching his identity had earlier in the day brandished a replica pistol at a Basingstoke station. Although the police quickly realised their mistake, Zuby later commented in his online blog that "I've never been so traumatised in my life," and that "It took me a couple of seconds to realise it was me all those guns were aimed at. I felt I'd stepped off the train and into a really bad dream."

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