UK rapper Knucks, real name Afamefuna Ashley Nwachukwu, revealed the challenges he faced after being sent to boarding school in Enugu, Nigeria when he was 12. Having been cast out of his London school, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment where he had to deal with school bullies and a lack of amenities. Knucks, however, found comfort in his friendship with the school cook, who became a mother figure to him. His experiences in Nigeria inspired him for the follow-up to his Mobo-winning album, Alpha Place.