Zuby is the stage name of Nzube Olisaebuka Udezue, a British rapper and anti-transgender activist.
Background
Nzube Olisaebuka Udezue was born on August 19, 1986. Udezue has four siblings and split time between the UK and Saudi Arabia while growing up. Udezue earned a bachelor’s degree from Oxford in 2007. Between 2006 and 2016, Udezue released several songs and albums while working as a consultant.
Podcast
In 2019, Udezue started a podcast, Real Talk with Zuby. Anti-trans guests include:
- Scott Adams
- Carl Benjamin
- Katharine Birbalsingh
- Peter Boghossian
- Karlyn Borysenko
- Mike Cernovich
- Lauren Chen
- Belissa Cohen and Carrie Hathorn
- Dan Crenshaw
- James P Dowling
- Andrew Doyle
- Caroline Farrow
- Maya Forstater
- David Freiheit
- Matt Gaetz
- Miriam Grossman
- Sall Grover
- Hodge Twins
- Jamie Kilstein
- Konstantin Kisin
- Kari Lake
- James Lindsay
- James O’Keefe
- Posie Parker
- Bridget Phetasy
- Jack Posobiec
- Gad Saad x3
- Arielle Scarcella
- Rikki Schlott
- Brandon Showalter
- Debra Soh
- Ashley St. Clair
- Robby Starbuck
- Brandon Straka
- Andrew Tate
- Matt Walsh
- Sydney Watson
- Bret Weinstein
- Colin Wright
Anti-transgender activism
In 2019, Udezue performed an anti-trans stunt involving a women’s deadlifting record. Udezue claimed to have broken it while identifying as a female as a way to mock transgender athletes.
In 2020, Udezue signed a letter supporting anti-trans activist JK Rowling.
References
Male rapper identifying as female, declares he broke female deadlift record. WQAD. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
Urwin, Rosamund (March 3, 2019). Rapper Zuby identifies as female to smash weightlifting record. The Times. Archived
Zuby (27 August 2019). ‘Trans women shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women’s sport.’ Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/trans-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-compete-in-womens-sport-11795192 [archive]
Gillespie, Nick (August 3, 2022). Zuby on self-control, personal responsibility, and trans athletes. Reason https://reason.com/video/2022/08/03/u-k-rapper-zuby-when-im-in-the-u-s-my-mind-is-blown-by-the-opportunities-here/
Resources
Zuby Music (zubymusic.com)
Team Zuby (teamzuby.com)
Facebook (facebook.com)
Instagram (instagram.com)
YouTube (youtube.com)
Patreon (patreon.com)
The Candy Calamity (candycalamity.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)