Rapman

Starring Joivan Wade, Percelle Ascott and Rita Bernard-Shaw, alongside rappers Konan, Deno, Ashley Walters, Headie One, Not3s and Cadet, the series was shot guerrilla-style on a budget of £3,000 and had massed over 33 million views on Link Up TV, since its release.

The film, told through the medium of rap, starred Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Khali Best, Karla-Simone Spence, Richie Campbell, Jo Martin and Junior Afolabi Salokun.

In November 2021, it was announced that Netflix had commissioned Supacell, a six-part superhero series created, written and directed by Rapman about a group of seemingly ordinary black-British people (a delivery driver, a gang leader, a nurse, a financially struggling father and a Cockney drug dealer) who unexpectedly develop superpowers.

[6] The series was released on 27 June 2024 to highly positive reviews from critics and audiences for its realistic portrayal of black people in Britain and for raising awareness of sickle cell disease.

Some of his other film influences include Ryan Coogler, F. Gary Gray, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Hughes Brothers, John Singleton, and Spike Lee.

[citation needed] In 2022, Rapman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours from Elizabeth II for services to drama and music, through his rapping and filmmaking.