History Music / UnknownP

->"''[[CatchPhrase BUGGER OFF OPPOSITION!!]]''"

"''[[CatchPhrase BUGGER OFF OPPOSITION!!]]''"

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'' was a TakeThat to many senior figures in the UK Government.

* NiceHat: ''Never'' seen without a natty flat cap, especially the hybrid flat cap/baseball hat seen in the above picture. In fact, Munya has to put the hat on to get into character.

* SmallReferencePools: {{Inverted}}. Most of Unknown P's songs have some form of ShoutOut on practically every other line, but you probably won't notice [=and/or=] understand some of them unless you're familiar with British [=culture/rap/politics/memes=].

* SmallReferencePools: {{Inverted}}. Most of Unknown P's songs have some form of ShoutOut on practically every other line, you probably won't notice [=and/or=] understand them unless you're familiar with British [=culture/rap/politics/memes=].

"''[[CatchPhrase BUGGER OFF OPPOSITION!]]''"

->"''Don't you see what I done? Looks like a Black boy, raps like a white one.''"

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 sketches 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.

* AscendedMeme: The whole character essentially ''is'' one. Following his viral "Fire In The Booth", several popular memes of Unknown P were created, mostly featuring clips from the first freestyle with the caption "British rappers be like...", which helped the character to become better-known.

* HypocriticalHumor: His third freestyle segment during "Fire in the Booth" is devoted to [[TheDissTrack insulting Roll Safe and Big Shaq]], because Percy [[{{Irony}} can't stand comedy rappers]].
* IAmVeryBritish: Considering that he uses slang and raps without breaking the RP accent, this is very much PlayedForLaughs. Especially apparent on his "Fire In The Booth", where Charlie Sloth takes a minute to realise that "gorsed" means "gassed" and that "marshup" means "mashup".

* RecycledLyrics: Many of the bars in his "Fire In The Booth" were previously used in his early videos, {{Justified}} as they primarily appear in the second segment, which he stated was a mashup (well, "[[IAmVeryBritish marshup]]") of his previous 'hits'.

* 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":

* YouAreFat: Repeatedly mocks the weight of DJ Charlie Sloth, host of "Fire In The Booth" while appearing on the show, calling him "[[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext The Dalai Super-Llama]]", saying he's going to take him "[[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory To the chocolate factory]]" with his bars, and most unsubtly, claiming he looks like a seal.

* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that the character's entire shtick is being a rapper [-BUT POSH!-] However it's somewhat subverted given that many people find the songs catchy and above-average compared to ''actual'' rap.

* PissTakeRap: The 'genre' of all his music, given that the character's entire shtick is being a rapper [-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]].
** Somewhat subverted, as many find the songs catchy and above-average.

* RunningGag: Meta example: the comments for ''all'' the Unknown P Website/YouTube videos are full of varations on the same joke: "He doesn't/isn't (trait or behaviour associated with rappers), he/he's (exactly the same thing but in PurpleProse)."

* RunningGag: The comments for ''all'' the Unknown P Website/YouTube videos are full of varations on the same joke: "He doesn't/isn't (trait or behaviour associated with rappers), he/he's (exactly the same thing but in PurpleProse)."

* 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 has racked up over 13 million views and spawned several memes, significantly contributing to Munya's rise from a relatively unknown internet funnyman to a rising star in UK comedy.

* GangstaRap:
** {{Parodied}}. Percy ''wants'' to produce this, but he's [[ShelteredAristocrat so posh]] that the closest he will ever get to a 'gangsta' would be [[{{Pun}} if one mugged him]].
** However, this is also intended to [[AnAesop make a point]] over how the crimes of wealthy people like Percy are [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney more likely to go unpunished]].

** However, Munya does use this to [[AnAesop make a point]] over how the crimes of wealthy people like Percy are [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney more likely to go unpunished]].

--> '''Unknown P:''' ''"Please stop bothering me\\
Did I dodge that tax?\\
Obviously!"

* GangstaRap: {{Parodied}}. Percy ''wants'' to produce this, but he's [[ShelteredAristocrat so posh]] that the closest he will ever get to a 'gangsta' would be [[{{Pun}} if one mugged him]].

* GRatedDrug: In keeping with the character's laughable attempts at being a 'tough guy', Percy 'pops' [[SweetTooth Smarties]], snorts ground-up biscuits, and, in ''Piers Morgan'', raps about 'bagging up' rosemary and thyme in a manner befitting a different type of '''herb'''.

* DamnedByAFoolsPraise: [[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''.

* {{Fanservice}}: Percy himself wears an [[ShirtlessScene open shirt and shorts]] alongside 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]].

* IMinoredInTropology: Has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from The University of Sheffield. People who knew him as a college student in Sheffield in early 2010's wouldn't expect to see him as a famous comedian years later, while people who knew him from his posh drill rap videos wouldn't know about his degree unless they looked it up.

->"''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''

* AmbiguousSituation: Did Percy attend the [[UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge]]? A true riddle for the ages.

* 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]].

* RecycledInSpace: He's a [[DrillMusic drill rapper]] [-BUT POSH-]!

* 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 has racked up nearly 13 million views and spawned several memes, significantly contributing to Munya's rise from a relatively unknown internet funnyman to a rising star in UK comedy.

->"''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]]''"

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.