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{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Photo of Aina More.jpg
| name              = Aina More
| birth_name        = Aina Moreniké
| alias             = Miss More
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1999|05|12|df=y}}
| origin            = [[London]], England
| genre             = [[British Hip Hop|UK rap]], [[soul music]], [[Spoken word|spoken word, poetry]],
| years_active      = 2010–present
| label             =
| associated_acts   = [[Afrikan Boy]], Seun Kuti, DJ Juls [http://www.mikelameen.com Mikel Ameen], LeriQ, Modenine, Yung L, TINYMAN
| website           = {{url|AinaMore.com}}
}}
'''Aina Morenike Olukoga''' (born 12 May 1999) better known by her stage name '''Aina More''' is a British MC, singer and actor.
==Career==
Aina More makes soul and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] music. She won Best Contemporary Upper in the Big Music Project<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbandevelopment.co.uk/blog/daretodream-professor-green-competition-winner-6467|title=#DareToDream: Professor Green competition winner Aina More opens at Roundhouse|website=Urbandevelopment.co.uk|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324073656/http://urbandevelopment.co.uk/blog/daretodream-professor-green-competition-winner-6467|url-status=dead}}</ref> put together with Capital FM and [[The Brit Awards/redirs|The Brit Awards]] and put on a performance which had judges compare her to [[Lauryn Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/whats-next-contemporary-upper-winner-aina/|title=Whats Next For Contemporary Upper Winner Aina More?|work=The Big Music Project|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193428/http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/whats-next-contemporary-upper-winner-aina/|archive-date=23 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2012: ''It's A W.R.A.P. (Words, Rhymes And Poetry)''===
More began recording freestyles over hip hop instrumentals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abizart.co.uk/aina-more-toh-badt-its-a-wrap-nov-122012-release-date/|title=*Aina More* Toh Badt. The Sirens (VIRAL #ItsAWrap) Nov.12|work=AbizArt|accessdate=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514074455/http://abizart.co.uk/aina-more-toh-badt-its-a-wrap-nov-122012-release-date/|archive-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2012, Aina More independently released a 10 track mixtape entitled ''It's A W.R.A.P.'', influenced by the political situation in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwaramusic.com/2012/12/aina-more-its-wrap-mixtape.html|title=AINA MORE- IT'S A W.R.A.P.|work=Kwara Music|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115021035/http://www.kwaramusic.com/2012/12/aina-more-its-wrap-mixtape.html#|archive-date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== 2014–2015: For People With Short Attention Spans ===
After releasing several more singles and gaining recognition in the UK Music Scene, Aina More opened for [[Professor Green]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Development|first1=Urban|title=#DareToDream: Professor Green competition winner Aina More opens at Roundhouse|url=http://urbandevelopment.co.uk/blog/daretodream-professor-green-competition-winner-6467|website=Urban Development|publisher=Urban Development|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324073656/http://urbandevelopment.co.uk/blog/daretodream-professor-green-competition-winner-6467|url-status=dead}}</ref> at The Roundhouse, for the London leg of his Growing Up in Public Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2014/professor-green/|title=What's On?|work=The Roundhouse|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> In February 2015, More gave a performance in London which won her the Contemporary Upper Award for The Big Music Project.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Big Music Project Competition: The WINNERS|url=http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/big-music-project-competition-winners/|website=Thebigmusicproject.co.uk|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428174944/http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/big-music-project-competition-winners/|archive-date=28 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2015, Aina More released her second EP, ''For People With Short Attention Spans'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Booth|first1=DJ|title=Aina More – For people With Short Attention Spans Steam|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/2015-04-17-aina-more-for-people-with-short-attention-spans|website=DJ Booth.net|publisher=DJ Booth|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419234743/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/2015-04-17-aina-more-for-people-with-short-attention-spans|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> which she further explained '''For People With Short Attention Spans' caters to people who want to feel and be stimulated by different things, but in this case, I'm giving you different dimensions of soul and sounds, there are ups and downs – much like life"''.<ref>{{cite web|title=360Download: Aina More For People With Short Attention Spans|url=http://www.360nobs.com/2015/04/360downloads-aina-more-for-people-with-short-attention-spans-ep/|website=360nobs.com|accessdate=1 May 2015|archive-date=21 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421054703/http://www.360nobs.com/2015/04/360downloads-aina-more-for-people-with-short-attention-spans-ep|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2015 – Present: Girls Killing It ===
After garnering much attention from the UK and Nigerian scene, More released her critically acclaimed single "Girls Killing It".<ref name="The Fader">{{cite web|last1=Fader|first1=The|title=Watch The Killer Video For London MC Aina More's Anthem "Girls Killing It"|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/07/17/aina-more-girls-killing-it-video|website=The Fader|publisher=The Fader|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> Produced by Ghanaian DJ and Producer DJ Juls which caught the attention of [[DJ Semtex]] who has named her as one to look out for on [[1Xtra from the BBC|BBC 1Xtra]], performed live during Aina More's performance opening for [[Lauryn Hill]] in Lagos, Nigeria, in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigerians praise singer for live performance in Lagos|url=http://pulse.ng/buzz/lauryn-hill-nigerians-praise-singer-for-live-performance-in-lagos-id4121478.html|website=PulseNG|publisher=PulseNG|accessdate=29 September 2015|archive-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930214927/http://pulse.ng/buzz/lauryn-hill-nigerians-praise-singer-for-live-performance-in-lagos-id4121478.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Discography==
===EPs===
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! scope="row"| ''Back To Life: EP''
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* Released: 20 June 2011
* Formats: Free digital download
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! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details
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! scope="row"| ''For People With Short Attention Spans''
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* Released: 16 April 2015
* Formats: Physical Release, Digital download
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===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details
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! scope="row"| ''It's A W.R.A.P. (Words, Rhymes And Poetry)''
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* Released: 12 November 2012
* Formats: Digital download
|-
|}
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Song !! Album
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| 2014 || "Layback" || ''For People With Short Attention Spans''
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| 2015 || "Girls Killing It" || Non-album single
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.Soundcloud.com/AinaMore Soundcloud]
*Aina More at Tedx Youth@Croydon talk [http://tedxyouthcroydon.com/project/aina-more/]
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[[Category:British women rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English people of Nigerian descent]]
[[Category:1999 births]]