A Grand Idea - Akala

A Grand Idea to Make Your Mark was a competition to encourage 16-25 year olds to engage with their ideas and think about making them happen. It was about taking away the barriers and fears that prevent young people from turning their ideas into a reality.

The competition was run by Make Your Mark, the national campaign to create an enterprise culture among young people in the UK, in partnership with MTV and ran from May - July 2007. Many celebrities and successful business people supported the competition, acting as role models.

Watch this video to find out how Akala made his mark with the release of his debut album It's Not a Rumour.

Visit http://www.agrandidea.co.uk to find out more about the competition.

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[gorillawarfare786]

i fink hes one of the best uk artists, in fact hed challenge wiley, and the eski beat genre wid his tunes, man needs nuff respect this man reali gt me into the uk hiphop, b4 him ther was no1 dat cud produce and continue producing, n dude hu says bit by bit is shit tune, get ur ears syringed, or if that is beyond ur financial scope, ear buds will do, cz u must have bare shit in dose dishes of urs,

[bigtim19890]

he is a very knolegeable mc and he as alot of wisdom init

[killah666786]

@NGenesis research Zionists and media on youtube. that may help you understand why some artists or should i say good men and women are not getting the attention they deserve. thanks .

[NGenesis]

this guys been around for so many years.. i cant believe this g aint famous.. best rapper i heard .. and i cant believe im jusssst hearin about him.. shitttt.. this guy needs some serious recognition

[xXrickstarXx]

real talk

[slk88ify]

@jahsper01 what fact did you display other than a lack of personal insight or critical thought. This guy was obviously mad at the world for his own short comings. Akala is pointing out the fact the mainstream american rap >LYRICS< are garbage. I was born and raised in a town in the United State Illinois and out of all rap I have been exposed to Akala ranks among the top

[slk88ify]

@jahsper01 he uses the instrumentals not the lyrics and those are pathetic especially if you watch MTV and if anyones a monkey its you because your brain seems to be developed only a slight bit further

[moereal1]

it would be awsome hearing akala feat Lowkey both are almost in the same level but lowkey is more political i guess.

[Cornp97]

BLACK AND WHITE UNITE AND FIGHT! stop racism guys!

[Decsthedon]

youngest black company owner..

did his GSCE's year before the rest of his year... fuck you

[jahsper01]

i do know my facts and for your information everything this monkey says its fucking condescending your just a stupid little black kid

[hateash101]

errrm...know your facts before you say he has no education....u STUPID CONDESCENDING BITCH WAAAASSSTEMAAAAN...

[jahsper01]

yeah i agreed american hip-hop is too....MTV but he cant really diss it and be upset with it if he uses some american hip-hip tracks as samples >.> just another porch monkey with no education

[aferow]

Finaly ..this dude is getting recognised.

all da heads from atl(dekalb county) to all da way through midwest know this guy...search youtube for a song of his...welcome to england..(dynasty beat)

[ASithTheyCalledEmo]

Underground hip-hop is where it is at.

[shakzmiah]

am surre he was a bbc blast!

[PicoDeath]

You don't get what akalas about either, your hobby is apparently 'gassing jews', that shits not funny.

Get a fucking brain.

[McIcey]

Bigtim, not just that i say he de best bruv.

He is fuckin bril..

[tomdalymufc]

akala > letal b > wiley

[iRepEast]

DinoTheTide..

Loool.

White boy Go sleep Yourself Listening to 50 cent Lmaoooo! You don't get the concept.

[joshjoshjosh1]

this guy is totaly real man i recon hez dah best uk hip hop artist

[triian1]

bullshit, fukin twat DINOtheTide, hes wiked, and bit by bit is a wiked song fukin mint m8, if u dunt like bit by bit, u obv dnt like akala.. shakespeare is good, and so is bit by bit, aswell as all the others hes dun.

fukin twat.

[Epic13]

Nice to see a rapper/musician with great insight and depth...

[DINOtheTide]

bit by bit is da shittest song ive herd in a long while, its evn da shittest ive herd frm akala!!!

i 4t he ws better than that, u cant show ur levels an den drop dem wen u release ur second album.