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** And [[{{Downplayed}} to a lesser extent]], the lady in the SexyBacklessDress in the music video for ''Piers Morgan''.

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** And [[{{Downplayed}} to a lesser extent]], the lady in the SexyBacklessDress SexyBacklessOutfit in the music video for ''Piers Morgan''.
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** And [[{{Downplayed}} to a lesser extent]], the lady in the SexyBacklessDress in the music video for ''Piers Morgan''.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Given that they are rap ''and'' comedy ''and'' British[[note]]Watch almost ''any'' British comedy or entertainment TV show and you'll discover the bad pun is a cornerstone of the country's humor, almost to the extent of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]] [[/note]], '''all''' of his music is practically guaranteed to be this.

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* HurricaneOfPuns: Given that they are rap ''and'' comedy it is rap, comedic ''and'' British[[note]]Watch almost ''any'' British comedy or entertainment TV show and you'll discover the bad pun is a cornerstone of the country's humor, almost to the extent of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]] [[/note]], '''all''' of his music is practically guaranteed to be this.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Given that they are rap ''and'' comedy ''and'' British[[note]]Watch almost ''any'' British comedy or entertainment TV show and you'll discover the bad pun is a cornerstone of the country's humor, almost to the extent of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]] [[/note]], '''all''' of his music is practically guaranteed to be this.
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->"''Sippin' on [[SpotOfTea tea]], pass me a bourbon, [[MoodWhiplash had to]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown run a man down]] in my [[SophisticatedAsHell wellies]], now I'm [[BreakoutCharacter on telly]]''"

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->"''Sippin' on [[SpotOfTea tea]], pass me a bourbon, Bourbon, [[MoodWhiplash had to]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown run a man down]] in my [[SophisticatedAsHell wellies]], now I'm [[BreakoutCharacter on telly]]''"
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* ''Piers Morgan''[[note]]Yes, ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers that]]'' Piers Morgan[[/note]] (2020)

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* ''Piers Morgan''[[note]]Yes, as in ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers that]]'' Piers Morgan[[/note]] Morgan [[/note]] (2020)
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* BoastfulRap: Most of his songs. Alongside the standard bragging about his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney considerable wealth]], the [[CoolCar Cool Cars that he owns]], and how he could [[InformedAttribute easily steal your girl]], he clearly considers himself [[ItsAllAboutMe better than everyone else]] because [[RoyalBrat he's posh and went to Oxford University]].
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* FanserviceExtra: The various swimsuit-clad women in the ''Pain Au Chocolat'' music video. Somewhat {{Justified}} given that the whole thing is a {{Parody}} of ''Series/LoveIsland'', a reality TV show (in)famous for featuring its contestants half-naked [[WalkingSwimsuitScene more often than not]].

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* FanserviceExtra: {{Fanservice}}: The various swimsuit-clad women in the ''Pain Au Chocolat'' music video. Somewhat {{Justified}} given that the whole thing is a {{Parody}} of ''Series/LoveIsland'', a reality TV show (in)famous for featuring its contestants half-naked [[WalkingSwimsuitScene more often than not]].
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* DamnedByAFoolsPraise: [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let's just say]] that Unknown P's endorsement of the Conservative party isn't intended to be taken as one from ''Munya''.

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* DamnedByAFoolsPraise: [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let's just say]] that Unknown P's endorsement of the Conservative party isn't intended to be taken as one from ''Munya''.

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* ''Piers Morgan'' (2020)

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* ''Piers Morgan'' Morgan''[[note]]Yes, ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers that]]'' Piers Morgan[[/note]] (2020)


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* DamnedByAFoolsPraise: [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let's just say]] that Unknown P's endorsement of the Conservative party isn't intended to be taken as one from ''Munya''.
** It's also how ''Piers Morgan'' manages to be both TheDissTrack and not- ''Unknown P'' unironically considers Piers a role model, but Munya doesn't, and he's the one writing the lyrics.


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* InsistentTerminology: Frequently refers to himself as "Middle-class". He's [[BlueBlood not fooling anyone]].
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* ShelteredAristocrat: Percy grew up on the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks mean streets]]... Of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Surrey]], a affluent countryside area in the South East of England, and is from a [[{{Implied}} presumably]] [[BlueBlood aristocratic background]]. While he might [[MilesGloriosus talk tough]], it's clear he wouldn't last a day in an actually dangerous neighborhood.

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* ShelteredAristocrat: Percy grew up on the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks mean streets]]... Of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Surrey]], a affluent countryside area in the South East of England, and is from a [[{{Implied}} presumably]] [[BlueBlood aristocratic background]]. While he might [[MilesGloriosus talk tough]], it's clear he wouldn't last a day in an [[WretchedHive actually dangerous neighborhood.neighborhood]].
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* ShelteredAristocrat: Percy grew up on the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks mean streets]]... Of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Surrey]], a affluent countryside area in the South East of England, and is from a [[{{Implied}} presumably]] [[BlueBlood aristocratic background]]. While he might [[MilesGloriosus talk tough]], it's clear he wouldn't last a day in an actually tough neighborhood.

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* ShelteredAristocrat: Percy grew up on the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks mean streets]]... Of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Surrey]], a affluent countryside area in the South East of England, and is from a [[{{Implied}} presumably]] [[BlueBlood aristocratic background]]. While he might [[MilesGloriosus talk tough]], it's clear he wouldn't last a day in an actually tough dangerous neighborhood.

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* NiceHat: Never seen without a natty flat cap or long-visored Barbour baseball hat (as seen in the above picture). In fact, Munya has to put the hat on to get into character.

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* NiceHat: Never seen without a natty flat cap or long-visored Barbour Burberry baseball hat (as seen in the above picture). In fact, Munya has to put the hat on to get into character.


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* ShelteredAristocrat: Percy grew up on the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks mean streets]]... Of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Surrey]], a affluent countryside area in the South East of England, and is from a [[{{Implied}} presumably]] [[BlueBlood aristocratic background]]. While he might [[MilesGloriosus talk tough]], it's clear he wouldn't last a day in an actually tough neighborhood.
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* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that the character's entire shtick is being a rapper [[RecycledInSpace BUT POSH!!]] Munya has [[WordOfGod stated]] that Unknown P is intended to represent people who consider a music genre distasteful before it enters the mainstream, at which point they jump on the bandwagon and pretend they were into it all along.

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* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that the character's entire shtick is being a rapper [[RecycledInSpace BUT POSH!!]] Munya has [[WordOfGod stated]] that Unknown P is intended to represent people who consider a music genre distasteful before it enters the mainstream, at which point they jump on the bandwagon and pretend [[BlatantLies they were into it all along.along]].
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* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that he is a rapper [[RecycledInSpace BUT POSH]]!! Munya has [[WordOfGod stated]] that Unknown P is intended to represent people who consider a music genre distasteful before it enters the mainstream, at which point they jump on the bandwagon and pretend they were into it all along.

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* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that he the character's entire shtick is being a rapper [[RecycledInSpace BUT POSH]]!! POSH!!]] Munya has [[WordOfGod stated]] that Unknown P is intended to represent people who consider a music genre distasteful before it enters the mainstream, at which point they jump on the bandwagon and pretend they were into it all along.
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* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that he is a rapper [[RecycledInSpace BUT POSH]]!! Munya has [[WordOfGod stated]] that Unknown P is intended to represent people who consider a music genre distasteful before it enters the mainstream, at which point they jump on the bandwagon and pretend they were into it all along.
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''[[CatchPhrase BUGGER OFF OPPOSITION!]]''

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* NiceHat: Never seen without a natty flat cap or long-visored Barbour baseball hat (as seen in the above picture). In fact, Munya has to put the hat on to get into character.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is very partial to some Shloer- a [[DrinkBasedCharacterisation posh, non-alcoholic, sweet, sparkling grape juice often given to kids in place of wine]].

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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is very partial to some Shloer- a [[DrinkBasedCharacterisation [[DrinkBasedCharacterization posh, non-alcoholic, sweet, sparkling grape juice often given to kids in place of wine]].
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is very partial to some Shloer- a [[DrinkBasedCharacterisation posh, non-alcoholic, sweet, sparkling grape juice often given to kids in place of wine]].
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[[caption-width-right:319: "''Unknown P, five foot three, posh drill rapper MC''" ]]

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-> "''And I never have porrige at Nan's, because it's oh so lumpy, and if opps want to [[GoodOldFisticuffs throw some hands]], I just [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter draw for the pumpy]]!''"

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-> "''And I never have porrige porridge at Nan's, because it's oh so lumpy, and if opps want to [[GoodOldFisticuffs throw some hands]], I just [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter draw for the pumpy]]!''"
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* SophisticatedAsHell: He raps about [[ShelteredAristocrat doing something posh]] in one bar, then [[MoodWhiplash beating up and killing his enemies]] (or "Opps" as he calls them) in the next. Perhaps best illustrated by this snippet from his "Fire In The Booth"

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* SophisticatedAsHell: He raps about [[ShelteredAristocrat doing something posh]] in one bar, then [[MoodWhiplash beating up and killing his enemies]] (or "Opps" as he calls them) in the next. Perhaps best illustrated by this snippet from his "Fire In The Booth"Booth":
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* SophisticatedAsHell: He raps about [[ShelteredAristocrat doing something posh]] in one bar, then [[MoodWhiplash beating up and killing his enemies]] (or "Opps" as he calls them) in the next. Perhaps best illustrated by this snippet from his "Fire In The Booth"
-> "''And I never have porrige at Nan's, because it's oh so lumpy, and if opps want to [[GoodOldFisticuffs throw some hands]], I just [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter draw for the pumpy]]!''"

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* BreakoutCharacter / StarMakingRole: If the fact that he allowed Munya to actually start a music career, albeit a comedy one, wasn't enough, his "Fire In The Booth" appearance racked up 11 million views and spawned several memes, significantly contributing to Munya's rise from a relatively unknown internet funnyman to a semi-regular guest on UK panel shows.

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* BreakoutCharacter / StarMakingRole: AscendedMeme: The whole character essentially ''is'' one. Following his viral "Fire In The Booth", several popular memes of Unknown P were created, mostly featuring the first 30 seconds on the song with the caption "British rappers be like...", which helped the character to become better-known.
* BreakoutCharacter:
If the fact that he allowed Munya to actually start a music career, albeit a comedy one, wasn't enough, his "Fire In The Booth" appearance racked up 11 million views and spawned several memes, significantly contributing to Munya's rise from a relatively unknown internet funnyman to a semi-regular guest on UK panel shows.
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* FanserviceExtra: The various swimsuit-clad women in the ''Pain Au Chocolat'' music video. Somewhat {{Justified}} given that the whole thing is a {{Parody}} of ''Series/LoveIsland'', a reality TV show (in)famous for featuring its contestants half-naked [[WalkingSwimsuitScene more often than not]].
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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]" [[note]] The correct spelling is "Wagwan mandem?" which is not dissimilar to "Wassup, homies?". He's just saying it in a [[IAmVeryBritish ridiculously posh accent]] [[note]] has become another.

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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]" [[note]] The [[note]]The correct spelling is "Wagwan mandem?" which is not dissimilar to "Wassup, homies?". He's just saying it in a [[IAmVeryBritish ridiculously posh accent]] [[note]] accent]][[/note]] has become another.
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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]"[[note]]The correct spelling is "Wagwan mandem?" which is not dissimilar to "Wassup, homies?". He's just saying it in a [[IAmVeryBritish ridiculously posh accent]][[note]] has become another.

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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]"[[note]]The Marndem]]" [[note]] The correct spelling is "Wagwan mandem?" which is not dissimilar to "Wassup, homies?". He's just saying it in a [[IAmVeryBritish ridiculously posh accent]][[note]] accent]] [[note]] has become another.

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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]" has become another.

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** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]" Marndem]]"[[note]]The correct spelling is "Wagwan mandem?" which is not dissimilar to "Wassup, homies?". He's just saying it in a [[IAmVeryBritish ridiculously posh accent]][[note]] has become another.another.
* IAmVeryBritish: Oh ''yes''. What else can you say about a guy who uses slang and raps in an ''RP accent''.
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->"''Sippin' on [[SpotOfTea tea]], pass me a bourbon, [[MoodWhiplash had to]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown run a man down]] in my [[SophisticatedAsHell wellies]], now I'm [[BreakoutCharacter on telly]]''"
-->-- '''Unknown P''', ''Piers Morgan''
Unknown P, 'real' name [[AlliterativeName Percy Picklesworth]], the [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} UK's]] first (and presently only) [[UpperClassTwit posh]] [[DrillMusic drill rapper]], is a [[PissTakeRap parody rapper]] persona created by British comedian [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WTFunkRadio Munya Chawawa]] as part of his Website/YouTube series of short comedy videos featuring larger-than-life satirical characters. And that's where Percy's story might have ended, were it not for Munya's swiftly increasing popularity, especially after a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPFNKhWlHqU viral appearance]] on DJ Charlie Sloth's rap freestyle show "Fire in the Booth", and the fact that [[HiddenDepths he genuinely can rap]]. This culminated in Unknown P [[{{Defictionalisation}} getting signed]] to Creator/AtlanticRecords.

Since the Atlantic deal, he has released two singles, but the majority of 'Percy's' musical endeavours, past and present, are [[SongParody posh 'remixes']] of various popular rap tunes, although during the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, he produced "Murking From Home", a series of collaborations with other (real) British rappers. Furthermore, Munya isn't exactly known for shying away from politics, and mixed in with all the silliness of P's videos are more than a few snippets of social commentary on elitism, cultural appropriation, and other issues: indeed, the music video for ''Pain Au Chocolat'' is a TakeThat to many senior figures in the UK Government.
!! Discography:
* ''Piers Morgan'' (2020)
* ''Pain Au Chocolat'' (2021)
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!! Tropes associated with Unknown P:
* BreakoutCharacter / StarMakingRole: If the fact that he allowed Munya to actually start a music career, albeit a comedy one, wasn't enough, his "Fire In The Booth" appearance racked up 11 million views and spawned several memes, significantly contributing to Munya's rise from a relatively unknown internet funnyman to a semi-regular guest on UK panel shows.
*CatchPhrase: "Bugger Off Opposition!" was always said at least once during his early videos.
** Recently, "[[StylisticSuck Wagwarn Marndem]]" has become another.
*LikesOlderWomen: {{Implied}}, given that among the ladies he has mentioned in his lyrics are [[Series/TheGreatBritishBakeOff Mary Berry]], Creator/JudiDench, UsefulNotes/TheresaMay, UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher, and current UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.
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''[[CatchPhrase BUGGER OFF OPPOSITION!]]''
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