Jamal Edwards: Fans mourn music pioneer at Acton vigil
BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London on Monday evening to pay tribute to the 31-year-old, who died on Sunday.
Edwards was the founder of SBTV, an online grime and rap platform that helped launch the careers of artists like Dave, Skepta and Ed Sheeran.
“He was the hero of Acton,” Zachary Thomas told the BBC at the event.
“He was the guy who showed you could make it out without… getting involved in crime or anything.”
Edwards started filming local MCs after his parents gave him a video camera as a Christmas present when he was 15. That led him to start SBTV, which became a launchpad for some of the biggest names in British music.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60476353
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