[1] Shakka released his debut major label EP The Lost Boys in 2015[2] which included the hit "Say Nada", with the official video (featuring Jme) having been viewed by over five million people,[3] earning him his first MOBO Award for Best R&B/Soul Act.

[4] In 2016, he returned with the follow-up EP, The Island, which earned Shakka his second MOBO Award for Best R&B/Soul Act[5] alongside a spot in The Independent's Ones to Watch 2017 list.

Having developed a fanbase in the UK, Shakka went on to release a series of YouTube covers and mashups entitled Shakkapellas[9] in 2012 which gained him fans globally and put him on the radar of music industry tastemakers.

[17] In 2013 Shakka was also chosen to perform in, and produce music for, a National Theatre production called "Home"[18] directed by Nadia Fall which ran for two months during late summer.

[22] In 2016 he returned with the follow-up EP, The Island, which earned Shakka his second MOBO Award for Best R&B/Soul Act[5] alongside a spot on The Independent's Ones to Watch 2017 list.