Steve Anyiwo

Steve Anyiwo (aka Rapsody the 6ft3 or Rap6 for short), is an actor born in London, England. He is best known for his roles in E4/BigTalk Productions comedy drama 'Youngers', and the movie Street Dance 2. Steve Anyiwo began his entertainment career as an MC from the London based hip-hop group Paragon. He and his partner have had some success with the rap group, which was founded in the early 90's, releasing a critically acclaimed album called The 'Long Road' in 2004. In 2004 Rap6 became the host of the internationally acclaimed hip-hop battle event The Jump Off, continuing this lead role until the end of 2013. To date Rap6 has hosted numerous live events in the UK, ranging from community festivals to national tours in stadiums and large arenas. These include The Streets 10 Round Tour (2005) and the launch of Metro Live (2011). He has also been featured on numerous TV channels either presenting, being interviewed, or performing. These include BBC, Channel4, ITV, MTV, and various cable/satellite channels, in countries all over the world. In 2006 Rap6 was approached to appear in a cinema feature film entitled Life N Lyrics. It was at one of the live Jump Off events where the Life & Lyrics team spotted Rap6, who had never acted before, and asked him to audition for the film. Rap6 was hired to perform the speaking role of DJ in the film, and had a recurrent role throughout including some narration. The film starring Ashley Walters was nationally released to cinemas in 2006. In 2010 Rap6 was approached to feature in the film Street Dance 3D. The film had already been shot, but the directors felt the club scenes could do with a bigger personality. As a result Rap6 was hired to do voiceover work on this project, and the film was released in cinemas nationally and internationally during the summer of 2010. In 2011 Rap6 was approached to perform in the second installment of the Street Dance franchise, Street Dance 2, and this time around he was asked to appear in the speaking role of MC. The film was released in cinemas nationally and internationally Spring 2012. In 2012 Rap6 was approached to appear in the BigTalk Productions / E4 drama entitled Youngers. Broadcast in early 2013, Rap6 played the role of DJ Nitro Fyre. Season 2 of the Youngers series began shooting end of 2013, and Rap6 was asked to again contribute in the role of DJ Nitro Fyre. Youngers season 2 was broadcast in June 2014.