Jamal Edwards: British YouTube star is dead

Jamal Edwards
British YouTube star is dead

Jamal Edwards is dead. The founder of influential music channel SBTV on YouTube died on Sunday February 20th. His management shared that the BBC with. The rapper and entrepreneur was 31 years old. Edwards died of a brief illness, according to his mother. “It is with deep pain that I confirm that my beloved son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness,” wrote presenter and singer Brenda Edwards (52) the “Mirror”.

Jamal Edwards was still a student when he founded SBTV. In 2006 he started the channel dedicated to British rap on the young video platform YouTube. “Everyone in my area was an MC, and I remember thinking, ‘Why can’t I find these online?'” Edwards said in 2017 in a BBC interview. “I will film people in my area and upload it to YouTube”.

Jamal Edwards later gave a platform to young, unknown artists on his channel. British rappers like Stormzy (28) and Skepta (39) owe a lot to SBTV. But also musicians of other genres: Ed Sheeran (31) was a guest on SBTV in 2010 with a performance of “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You”. A year later he released his debut album. The superstar was close friends with Edwards.

Jamal Edwards: Earned an MBE at just 24

For his services to the music scene, Jamal Edwards was appointed MBE by the British royal family in 2015, Member of the Order of the British Empire. He was just 24 years old then.

In addition to his career as a musician and entrepreneur, he campaigned for education about mental illnesses, especially among men.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan (51) mourned via Twitter. “The UK music and entertainment industry has lost one of its brightest stars”. He expressed his condolences to the family.

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