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Stephen Paul Manderson (born on 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green, is an English rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, when the label terminated. He rose to success upon winning the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008. Following this in 2009, Manderson worked with Lily Allen on her 2009 concert tour.

In 2006 he released his first mixtape, Lecture #1. After his first record label, The Beats, went under he produced on his own an EP called The Green EP. After he toured with Lily Allen he was signed to Virgin Records and released "I Need You Tonight", based around INXS's "Need You Tonight" through the label. He also joined up with Lily Allen in "Just Be Good To Green" which is based around The SOS Band's "Just Be Good to Me".

Green released his debut album, Alive Till I'm Dead, on 19 July 2010, which features guest vocals from Lily Allen, Emeli Sandé, Fink, Labrinth and Example, as well as The Streets, who used to own The Beats.

Upcoming Gigs

Currently touring with 9 upcoming dates. View the full list and buy tickets via SongKick

Liverpool Sound City Festival 2012 (Support Act)
Supporting: The Temper Trap
Venue: Unknown venue - Location: Liverpool, UK

Isle of Wight Festival 2012 (Support Act)
Supporting: Pearl Jam
Venue: Seaclose Park - Location: Isle Of Wight, UK

Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 (Support Act)
Supporting: Rihanna
Venue: Hackney Marshes - Location: London, UK

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Remedy played by Rob Wong @ 19:41 (16/05/12)
Never Be A Right Time played by Non Stop Off The Chart @ 16:03 (10/05/12)
Read All About It played by Non Stop Off The Chart @ 16:21 (07/05/12)
Monster played by Non Stop Off The Chart @ 17:58 (03/05/12)
Never Be A Right Time played by Non Stop Off The Chart @ 17:20 (25/04/12)

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Popular Tracks

Read All About It (78 plays)
Never Be A Right Time (45 plays)
I Need You Tonight (16 plays)
Monster (16 plays)
Just Be Good To Green (14 plays)

Recommended DJs & Shows

Rob Wong (21 plays)
The OTC Chart Show (15 plays)
Tom Holt (8 plays)
Ian Pinnell (4 plays)
Mike Redding (2 plays)

Links

Official Homepage: http://www.professorgreen.co.uk/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/professorgreen
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/professorgreen
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Green

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