Stephen Paul mandersohn better known by
his stage name Professor Green is a
British rapper and singer songwriter he
was signed to the beats a record label
run by Mike Skinner and Ted mayhem until
februari 12 2008 when the label
terminated he rose to success upon
winning the inaugural jump off myspace a
50,000 pounds battle rap tournament in
july two thousand eight following this
in 2009 Professor Green worked with Lily
Allen on her 2009 concert tour in 2006
he released his first mixtape lecture
number one 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 featuring ed Drewett based
around I n excesses need you tonight
through the label he also joined up with
Alan on his second single just be good
to green which is based around the SOS
bands just be good to me in July 2010
professor green released his debut album
alive till I'm dead which features guest
vocals from Lily Allen emeli sandé a
copyright Fink labyrinth and example as
well as the streets he followed this
with the album at your inconvenience in
October 2011 early and personal life
Professor Green was born in Hackney on
November 27 1983 and was raised by his
grandmother Patricia from the age of one
on the north wall de state his father
Peter committed suicide in 2008 in
brentwood essex green has stated
previously he feels his father's death
has made him a better person saying I'd
had a turbulent relationship with my dad
he was always in and out of my life and
I was raised by my grandmother Patricia
mum who had me at 16 was there for the
most part but my grandmother was the
most influential I last saw my dad alive
on my 18th birthday he came over to see
me but after that we just stopped
talking there was no real reason he
hanged himself and I had to go and
identify the body in the morgue
Manderson also talked about his father's
death in the songs good night and
forever falling and about the problems
with his family in read all about it
from the album at your inconvenience
professor green said he fell into
rapping accidentally as he was at a
party at a friend's house where everyone
was freestyling and he got put on the
spot and he said it worked for him then
on seeing a flyer for a freestyle night
called lyric pad he decided to go
despite having no experience freestyling
he won after going to lyric pad again
the next month a scout from jump off
spotted him from there he battled and
one every week eventually becoming
champion as of jun 2011 he remains the
only MC to win seven times in a row a
feat he accomplished twice at jump off
Mike Skinner from the street saw and
signed mandersohn up to his record label
the beats although mandersohn is never
very complimentary when asked about his
experiences there Manderson gained the
alias of Professor Green the green part
arrives from the slang of cannabis and
he continued to sell cannabis until he
was signed to the beats on May 23 2009
Professor Green was attacked with the
neck of a broken bottle in the cargo
nightclub in Shoreditch East London he
has a tattoo of the word lucky where he
was stabbed with a bottle although this
was prior to the attack on his neck his
assailant was later convicted of the
crime and sentenced to eight years in
prison on October 16 2012 Puma launched
an exclusive apparel collection designed
by Professor Green in December 2011
professor green began dating millie
mackintosh on March 25 2013 Mackintosh
announced on her Twitter account that
she and professor green were engaged
they married at Babington house Somerset
on sep tember 10 2013 on May 24 2013
Professor Green was crushed between two
Mercedes cars when travelling to perform
a live show at hartpury college in
Gloucester he was thought to have broken
his leg but soon
turn to appear at harper adams
university in shropshire after just
three weeks followed by a long set at
Glastonbury during the last weekend in
June including running along the front
of the audience career history 2010-11
alive till I'm dead he confirmed his
debut album's title was alive till I'm
dead on his official myspace the first
single off the album was produced by the
Thundercats and called I need you
tonight which was released on April 12
2010 it samples the 1987 hit from I nxs
need you tonight it peaked at number
three in the UK and number 15 in Ireland
the single was also certificated silver
status in the United Kingdom he released
his second single just be good to green
on July 11 2010 in the UK the single
features british singer Lily Allen it
became a top 5 hit in the UK a top 20
hit in Ireland and on the European Hot
100 Singles it also peaked at number 32
in New Zealand and number 49 in
Australia the song samples just be good
to me by the SOS band his album was
released a week later and peaked at
number two in the UK and number 18 in
Ireland he released monster as the third
single from the album the track features
UK rapper example released on October
third 2010 the single became a top 30
hit on the UK Singles Chart his album
has been certificated gold with sales of
over 100,000 in the United Kingdom on
sep tember 10 2010 professor green
joined Lily Allen on stage at Wembley
Stadium whilst supporting muse to
perform her number one hit smile and
just be good to green on October 19 2010
Professor Green released the video for
his next single jungle which features
Maverick Sabre it was released on
january third 2011 and reached number 33
in the UK singles chart on December 8
2010 a feud erupted on social networking
site Twitter between Professor Green and
fellow grime artist Wiley the argument
arose when Wiley said that Professor
Green would not exist if it were not for
the success of American rapper Eminem
adding that he himself was a superior
artist to green in retribution green
responded by saying I will always be a
fan but that's not to say I won't st all
over you it's not a problem for me this
then escalated into a larger argument
before professor green attempted to
defuse the situation to little avail
professor green appeared on soccer a.m.
where he was challenged to a rap battle
by tubes after several starting spits
Green said on the professor the one that
you don't wanna test tubes is about as
smart as the Sox aret this got a big
reaction from everyone in the studio
professor green is also UK ambassador
for sport lifestyle brand Puma focusing
on the fashion and lifestyle side of the
brand 2011-2012 achoo inconvenience
greens second album is titled at your
inconvenience and was released on
October thirty-first 2011 the title
track that your inconvenience was
premiered by zane lowe on BBC Radio 1 on
July 13 2011 but track was released as a
promotional single only as an instant
download app on pre-order of the album
on iTunes the first official single read
all about it was released on october
twenty three twenty eleven on october 30
2011 it reached number one in the UK
Singles Chart the second single released
from the album was never be a right time
with guest vocals from ed drewett the EP
featured remixes from document one and
drums of london and a remix of how many
moons featuring fellow UK rappers dream
mclean and rinse the how many moons
remix premiered on mr. geum's show on
one extra in January 2012 the third
single released was remedy featuring
Ruth Ann Cunningham a remix contest was
hosted where producers could download
the stems for the track and use them to
create a remix the winner won a trip to
meet and greet professor green in hyde
park on july 7 2012 at the wireless
festival in may 2012 professor green
released his own
signature beer remedy an american-style
pale ale brewed with English ingredients
the fourth single set to be released as
Avalon featuring sierra kusterbeck which
appeared on an advert for the energy
drink relentless pro green is a brand
ambassador for relentless and performed
for them at a secret gig in his hometown
of Hackney London on November 15 2012
2013 a euro present growing up in public
green expressed interest to work with
Lily Allen ed Sheeran Emily sander
copyright and Lana Del Rey however none
of these artists made it onto the album
possible producers so far for the album
includes Mike Skinner Syd Wilson of
slipknot I she pharrell williams and
Skrillex Green has created a single with
former collaborator example called fast
life which he believes will be
successful a promotional non-album
single titled are you getting enough
features miles kane and was released on
july 21st 2013 after the single failed
to chart even in the UK top 100 Green
announced that the first proper single
from the album would be released in
january 2014 and the album would follow
shortly these were later delayed to july
in September 2014 respectively he has
also delayed his tour to November 2014
to coincide with the album which comes
out in August Green also performed new
tracks titled I need church and little
secrets in his 2013 live sets Green has
also posted clips of new songs name in
lights and jealous girl on his Instagram
tweets and Instagram posts have also
revealed a collaboration with wretch 32
and I she titled gross and another track
titled the middle green also posted a
short clip of a collaboration with I she
and Ella Eyre which didn't make the
album Green also appeared on CBBC show
12 again talking about his life at age
12 in 2013 Green was found to have
driven with 52 milligrams of alcohol in
100 millilitres of breath the legal
limit is 35 he has been
and from driving for 12 months after
pleading guilty to boozing behind the
wheel on April 14 Green released a
54-second teaser of the album's first
promotional single not your man which
features vocals from thibault in 2014 he
appeared on a remix of German whip by
meridian dan also featuring skepta
bossman birdie and jordan stevens not
your man premiered in full on july 3
2014 and was released on July fifth as
an instant brat download on iTunes when
you pre-ordered the album the album's
second instant grat promotional single I
need Church was released on July 16 the
lead single from the album lullaby
featuring Tori Kelly will premiere on
Nick Grimshaw's BBC radio one show on
july 28 growing up in public will be
released on sep tember 22nd 2014 the
album features guest appearances from
James crazed Tori Kelly mr. P ro BZ
rizzle kicks Winnie Williams fabo Kazon
dream mcclain discography awards and
nominations BTW digital music awards
2010 breakthrough artist of the year
euro won Best Newcomer euro nominated
mtv europe music awards 2010 best push
act mo bo awards 2010 best newcomer euro
nominated best song i need you tonight
nominated best hip-hop grime act 1 mp3
awards 2010 radio / charts / downloads
just be good to green erro nominated
urban music awards 2010 best newcomer
iran nominated best hip-hop act a euro
nominated best song i need you tonight
euro nominated nme awards 2011 best
dance floor filler jungle 01 references
external links official website
professor green battle profile on rap
grid professor green on myspace