Rapman
Andrew Onwubolu, known as Rapman, is a British Nigerian rapper, music producer, actor, writer and film director. He grew up in Deptford, London, Lewisham and from age 11 attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell.
Rapman is best known for creating the three-part YouTube musical drama series Shiro's Story, which has since received a cult following among the music scene in the United Kingdom. The series has amassed over 20 million views combined since Part 1 was uploaded in April 2018. The final episode received over a million views in less than five hours. Rapman narrates the majority of the story through rapping. Part 1 was self-financed by Rapman and created by calling in favours with friends. After the release of Shiro's Story he was offered a contract by Jeffrey Katzenberg to work for his short form content platform Quibi. He ultimately turned down the offer to work on Blue Story, but accepted a writing project for Katzenberg.
In November, 2018 Rapman signed a deal with the Roc Nation entertainment agency for management, film and TV, with the opportunity to start his own record label. The deal involved travelling to Los Angeles to meet Jay-Z, the company's owner. In March 2019, Rapman announced he was developing a previous YouTube series he made in 2014, Blue Story, into a full-length movie, in partnership with BBC Films and Paramount Pictures.
