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Curtis “Unkle” Adams is a Canadian rapper based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Drawn to hip-hop in his early teens after hearing an <a href="spotify:artist:3Mcii5XWf6E0lrY3Uky4cA" data-name="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a> CD, Adams began experimenting as a freestyle MC, eventually working out his own distinctive style based on positivity and inspiration. Having a nephew who is actually ten days older than him, he naturally earned his "uncle" nickname and eventually chose <a href="spotify:artist:3lbioPjKia6CgEAyV3tehM" data-name="Unkle Adams">Unkle Adams</a> as his stage name. By 2013 he'd begun releasing singles, beginning with "One of a Kind" and the powerful <a href="spotify:album:7mv7aP3pIwnSISVIGyhqGS" data-name="I Am Stronger">I Am Stronger</a>, an anti-bullying anthem that would become a centerpiece in his motivational work. Over the next few years, Adams would begin a prolific run, releasing his debut album, <a href="spotify:album:27Ll40whDkHdtGV2CLL8uv" data-name="Humble Beginnings">Humble Beginnings</a>, in 2014 followed a year later by <a href="spotify:album:7yTXuDSd0K5fbW58saVRvN" data-name="Pulse">Pulse</a>, then his third album, <a href="spotify:album:1YhgrwefI67ymd5lBxV4q4" data-name="Planting Seeds">Planting Seeds</a>, in 2016. In that same year, he released his most streamed song, <a href="spotify:album:59sHqs22HVNTVouzLiObVx" data-name="Original">Original</a>. In 2018, Unk released <a href="spotify:album:1cqY4hiD8yc3Hdv8F7GvrA" data-name="Oxygen">Oxygen</a>, a song that he felt spiritually inspired to write after the passing of <a href="spotify:artist:15UsOTVnJzReFVN1VCnxy4" data-name="XXXTENTACION">XXXTENTACION</a>. Working on and off as a heavy-equipment operator, Adams funded and self-released all of his material, displaying a work ethic that has become central to his identity.
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