St NellySade

St. Nelly-Sade, born Nsubuga Nelson, is a Ugandan Lugaflow rapper. He has performed on national and international stages including Bayimba International Festival of the Arts, LaBa! Arts Festival Uganda Hip Hop Summit, as well as performances in South Sudan, Arusha, Tanzania and in various regions all over east Africa.

Nelly-sade has contributed to many projects such as The Hip Hop Canvas album 2009 and 2010, Voices Initiative Uganda, WAPI, Open Mic Night Kampala, End of the Weak Uganda, Spoken Truth and Mic Stand Hip Hop night, which he started in 2011. He was Co-coordinator for the End of the Weak International Hip Hop Festival held in Kampala in 2014

Early life and education

St. Nelly-sade was born "Nsubuga Nelson" in 1988 in Kampala, to Lule Edward and Nantongo Jane. He attended "Buganda road Primary School" and "St. Joseph primary school Nazigo", for his primary education, and "Old Kampala Secondary School" and "Yale high school" for his secondary education. He proceeded to "Do it Virtual Institute “for a diploma in project planning and management.

Music

Nelly-Sade started rapping in 2007. He formed his first rap group, The Hip Hop Gangstarz with a group of friends in 2004. The group broke up when they failed to find success. Nelly-Sade soldiered on. He was rapping in English but was not well received. In 2008, he recorded his first duet, My Lover with A.B Khale, which became a hit on local radio stations in the eastern region of Uganda.

He took part in a number of Hip Hop battles organized by "Hot 100" including "Hip Hop Canvas", "End of the Weak Mic Challenge Uganda", and one on one battles organized in different areas of Kampala.

He rapped in Luganda.In 2010, he joined "Bavubuka All Starz" where he became a stronghold in the Luga Flow Hip Hop community. Along with a few of his peers, they emerged from the foundation to form a platform for their future success as The Luga Flow Army.

He has had hit singles like "Tubaale", "Nina Plan", "Nzijukira", "Kakubiddewa", "Love story" and "Nva Ntinda" "Neighbour (kankuwaneko)". He has collaborated with Apass, Keko, The Mith, Nutty Neithan, Ruyonga, Enygma and Annet Nandujja. He has future collaborations with Peter Miles, Willy Mukaabya, Navio and Bana Mutibwa.

 He released his debut album "The translation (Okutaputa)" in 2013. He has performed in Kenya, France, Switzerland, and many International Festivals including Bayimba International Festival of the arts, World Music Day, etc.

Discography

·         The translation (Okutaputa), 2013

·         Omulondo N'engero (Stories of elevation), 2015

Awards and recognition

·         Winner Album of the Year in UG HipHop Awards 2017

·         Winner Lyricist of the year in MTN UG HipHop Awards 2019

·         Nominated for Teeniez Hottest Hip hop song in Buzz Teens awards, 2014

·         Nominated for Best Luga flow artist in Rising Star awards