Chiedu Oraka - Council Estate Confidence (EP)

Council Estate Confidence lands following a successful 2021, including the release of his 7-track EP, Ave Life which drew attention from Kenny Allstar (1Xtra), Jeremiah Asimiah (Radio One), Grime Shutdown (Spotify) and Charlie Sloth (Apple Music) amongst others. Also making his TV debut on Channel Dave for new series, ‘British As Folk’ and a guest appearance on Channel 4’s ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’, Chiedu Oraka continues to champion his own lane in UK Black Music, his social poetry on the Northern Black experience taking centre-stage as he leads Northern talent to the forefront.

With his distinctive Yorkshire slang permeating each of his tracks, Oraka has built a solid foundation with singles such as ‘Darcy’, ‘Men Behaving Badly’ and ‘Serve You A Taster’.

One of the key pioneers of the Northern Rap scene, Oraka is single-handedly responsible for creating the Black Music scene in Hull, nurturing and developing talent such as Deezkid and Joe The Third with his label, ‘Room 73’ and collective, Lockdown; bringing the likes of Jammer, Tempa T, Devilman and Manga St Hilare to his city.

Chiedu was also announced as one of the artists to be supported by the MOBO Help Musicians Fund last year, as well as winning the PPL Momentum Accelerator grant. All of this coincided with the drop of further episodes to his ‘Black Kings’ documentary series, an exploration of the Black working class community in Yorkshire. A particular focus being on the tragic death of Christopher Alder and the profound impact this has had in his native Hull.