SBTV founder, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist Jamal Edwards has sadly passed away aged 31. The founder of the trailblazing UK hip hop platform SBTV has reportedly passed at only 31, with no news coming out surrounding the cause behind his untimely passing.
The entrepreneur first started filming UK rap talent aged 15 when he received a camera from his mother as a birthday gift, Jamal went on to help create and build some of the biggest names in the UK music industry including Krept and Konan, Big Zuu, and Ed Sheeran. The man was a trailblazer for the UK hip hop scene and was loved and respected by a number of artists and people within the UK music industry, following his passing a number of artists took to social media to reflect on the 31-year-old pioneer.
AJ Tracey took to Twitter, tweeting “RIP Jamal Edwards, west London legend status”
RIP Jamal Edwards, west london legend status
— (@ajtracey) February 20, 2022
Mo the comedian tweeted “A truly humble and blessed soul. Your legacy will live on for years & you’ve inspired a whole generation. Rest easy Jamal Edwards”
A truly humble and blessed soul. Your legacy will live on for years & you’ve inspired a whole generation. Rest easy Jamal Edwards ❤️
— Mo Gilligan (@MoTheComedian) February 20, 2022
And Hardy Caprio tweeted,“Saving one life is something to be proud of. Saving multiple is something to be celebrated for. Here is a man who saved all of our lives whether you were watching his vids or an artist he gave opportunity. R.I.P Jamal Edwards. Those good deeds will always follow you”
Saving one life is something to be proud of. Saving multiple is something to be celebrated for.
Here is a man who saved all of our lives whether you were watching his vids or an artist he gave opportunity. R.I.P Jamal Edwards. Those good deeds will always follow you. pic.twitter.com/Gc2eIM10DG — hardy caprio (@HardyCaprio) February 20, 2022
At only 31, Jamal Edwards has left a legacy that will live on longer than those who mourn him today. Receiving an MBE aged 24 for his work in music, being made ambassador for the youth charity princess trust in 2013 aged 21, Forbes 30 under 30 aged 25, and most recently appointed entrepreneur in residence at the University of Sussex. Jamal’s accolades stretch further than this, with these being just a few of his biggest achievements.
Musically, the founder of SBTV helped artists such as Ed Sheeran with his freestyle platforms A64 and F64, which saw a legendary acoustic performance of Ed Sheeran classic track “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You”. The relationship went from strength to strength and in recent times Jamal has helped Ed Sheeran link up with the likes of Kwengface, Tion Wayne, Central Cee, Fumez the engineer and Fireboy DML.
Jamal Edwards will go down as a UK legend not only for what he has done for UK music but for Black British culture as well, with the 31-year-old truly being a trailblazer in his field motivating and inspiring thousands of people to follow their dreams and create spaces for communities that didn’t have these platforms. At the end of last year, a mural of the young entrepreneur was put up in his home town of Acton, it now stands to immortalise the West London legend.
Rest in peace Jamal Edwards 24.08.1990 – 20.02.2022.
