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Bandokay
Kemani Kane Duggan (born 9 May 2001), known professionally as Bandokay (formerly stylized as BandoKay), is a British rapper. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Beginning his career in 2018 alongside fellow OFB rappers SJ and Double Lz, Bandokay gained prominence in 2019 after release of '' Frontstreet''. The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and was followed by ''Drill Commandmants'', released in 2021. Early life Kemani Kane Duggan was born on 9 May 2001, in Tottenham, London, England. He is the son of Mark Duggan, who was shot to death by police in 2011. After his father's death, Duggan was looked after by Marcus Knox-Hooke, one of his father's friends. This would lead Knox-Hooke to form a program to look after vulnerable youth in Tottenham. Sometime afterwards, Duggan began secondary school; however, he would be kicked out three months after beginning due to his inability to control his behaviour. Career 2018-19: Early career and ''Frontstreet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Lz
Andre Deer (born 16 December 2002), known professionally as Double Lz (formerly stylized as DoubleLz), is a British rapper and songwriter. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Debuting in 2018, he would release two mixtapes - '' Frontstreet'' and ''Drill Commandments'' - alongside Bandokay and SJ in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Career Double Lz released his debut solo single, "Spillings", in May 2018. In 2019, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay and SJ, released ''Frontstreet'', which peaked at number 36 on the UK albums chart and 97th in Ireland. This was followed up by ''Drill Commandments'' - released in March 2021 - which peaked at number 53 in the UK. Personal life Deer is the son of Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, a drug dealer who was jailed for 11 years in 2013 for providing a gun to Mark Duggan prior to his death. He has one daughter. Legal issues In 2022, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay, was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a Selfridges Selfridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFB (group)
OFB, short for Original Farm Boys, is a British hip hop collective based in Broadwater Farm, London. OFB is one of the most prominent UK drill groups. History Headie One (formerly Headz) and RV (formerly Young RV) are among the most prominent members of the group. They were both originally rappers in Star Gang, a road rap group from the 2000s and an offshoot group from the Tottenham Mandem gang. RV and Headie One have frequently collaborated with each other, including co-releasing the mixtapes ''Sticks & Stones'' (2016) and ''Drillers x Trappers'' (2017). In February 2018, Headie One released his solo mixtape, ''The One''. The mixtape included the song "Know Better" featuring RV, which became an "underground hit". This was followed by another solo mixtape, ''The One Two'', in June 2018, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number 32. Bandokay, Double Lz and SJ are the younger members within OFB, initially using the name Y.OFB (Young OFB) signifying their status as younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SJ (rapper)
OFB, short for Original Farm Boys, is a British hip hop collective based in Broadwater Farm, London. OFB is one of the most prominent UK drill groups. History Headie One (formerly Headz) and RV (rapper), RV (formerly Young RV) are among the most prominent members of the group. They were both originally rappers in Star Gang, a road rap group from the 2000s and an offshoot group from the Tottenham Mandem gang. RV and Headie One have frequently collaborated with each other, including co-releasing the mixtapes ''Sticks & Stones'' (2016) and ''Drillers x Trappers'' (2017). In February 2018, Headie One released his solo mixtape, ''The One''. The mixtape included the song "Know Better" featuring RV (rapper), RV, which became an "underground hit". This was followed by another solo mixtape, ''The One Two'', in June 2018, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number 32. Bandokay, Double Lz and SJ (rapper), SJ are the younger members within OFB, initially using the name Y.OFB (Young OFB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headie One
Irving Ampofo Adjei (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Headie One (formerly Headz), is a British rapper and singer. In 2018 he released his second solo mixtape, titled ‘''The One’'', which included the single "Know Better" featuring rapper RV, it became an "underground hit". Headie One is a member of the UK drill group OFB and is considered to be a pioneer innovator of the UK drill scene. He is best known for his tracks "18hunna" featuring rapper Dave, " Only You Freestyle" featuring rapper Drake, "Ain't It Different" featuring rappers AJ Tracey and Stormzy and his solo single "Both". The track "18hunna" peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Only You Freestyle" peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and "Ain't It Different" peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Headie One has released a series of mixtapes. In 2019, he released his seventh and first mainstream mixtape titled '' Music x Road'', which peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (Mastermind Song)
"War" is a song by Mastermind featuring Bandokay. It was released as a single in 2020 and peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. Jack Lynch, writing for Complex Networks Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky. Complex Networks reports on popular a ... about the song, wrote: Charts References 2020 songs {{2020s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deno (singer)
Deno Michael Mebrahtu (born 23 September 2002), known mononymously as Deno, is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and actor from London. His parents are originally from Eritrea, and he was raised in South London. He came to the forefront of London's afro-wave music scene beginning in 2018 with a number of viral music videos and hit songs. Music career Beginnings (2016–2017) Deno attended Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, London. In 2016, a friend of Deno asked him to freestyle and sing on his Snapchat after school. This was posted to Instagram with the "#imjustbait" hashtag. He gained thousands of followers. Further videos caught the attention of Stormzy, who retweeted one of them, got in touch, and took Deno into the studio with him to guest on his album '' Gang Signs & Prayer''. In 2016, Deno met rapper AJ at a Stratford Westfield get-together. The two began a creative partnership, beginning with Deno singing the chorus on AJ's track "Know Me". The video netted over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abra Cadabra (rapper)
Abra Cadabra (born 3 May 1997) is a British rapper and singer from Tottenham, London. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Abra Cadabra debuted his first track, "Man Down", in September 2015. He then went on to star in a platform called "BlackBox" in March 2016, and released a freestyle called "Robbery", which was later premiered as a single in July 2016. He is most known for his single " On Deck", which was released in July 2020. Career Abra Cadabra was born in London. He started his music career at the age of 18, releasing his first song, "Man Down", in 2015. In July 2020, he released "On Deck". It peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s .... Discography EPs Mixtapes Singles As lead artist As feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swarmz
Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is a British rapper, singer and boxer. Early and personal life Brandon Scott was born in the borough of Greenwich, London. He is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent. During his childhood, Scott was heavily inspired by the music his family was listening to, including a variety of Jamaican artists. By the time he was attending school, he and his friends had started rapping. On 24 May 2020, Scott was involved in a car crash near London's Trafalgar Square. A Ferrari 488 rented for a music video shoot crashed into a London bus on Northumberland Avenue. After the crash, he posted videos of the smashed car onto his Instagram account. No injuries were sustained and no arrests were made. Football career Scott is a lifelong Arsenal supporter. During his teenage years, Scott was a talented footballer and played for the youth academies of Fulham, Charlton Athletic and Southend United. While at Southend, he had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loski
Jyrelle Justin O'Connor (born May 6, 1999), known professionally as Loski (formerly Lil' Nizzy), is a British rapper and singer from Kennington, London. He is part of the Kennington-based UK drill group Harlem Spartans. Beginning his career in 2012 under the name Lil' Nizzy, Loski released his breakout single "Hazards" in 2016; this was followed by his debut mixtape, ''Call Me Loose'', in 2018 and ''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story'', his debut album, in 2020. In 2021, Loski released his debut EP, ''Censored''. Early life Jyrelle Justin O'Connor was born in Kennington, London on May 6, 1999. His father was Ty Nizzy, a member of the PDC rap group and "an originator of road rap", according to ''The Guardian''. His mother studied English literature and history while attending university, which Loski said inspired storytelling within his songs. O'Connor said in an interview with ''VICE'' that both of his parents supported him in pursuing a musical career. O'Connor moved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ILL BLU
Ill Blu (stylized as iLL BLU) is a British record production duo, consisting of James Grant and Darius Ellington. History Ill Blu began their career in 2008 following the release of "Frontline" by Princess Nyah; at the time, the members of Ill Blu went under the names J-Reel and Def1, respectively. Following the release of "Frontline", the two would adopt the name Ill Blu; in an interview, they would note that "iLL" represented the rawness of their beats and "BLU" represented their cool approach to making them. In 2014, Ill Blu released their EP ''Blu Magic Project''. In January 2021, Ill Blu released "Routine Check 2.0" alongside a documentary; the documentary gave several testimonies regarding racial profiling from black people, including Sneakbo Agassi Babatunde Odusina (born 25 July 1992), better known by his stage name Sneakbo, is a British rapper. His first song, " The Wave", peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart and he has since released a number of top 40 hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontstreet (album)
''Frontstreet'' is the debut mixtape by OFB with SJ, Bandokay and Double Lz. The mixtape was released on 14 November 2019 under Rattrap Reality; the name of the mixtape is derived from a part of the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham. The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and 97 on the Irish Albums Chart. The mixtape was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, as was the track "Ambush". Reception Thomas Gorton, writing for Dazed ''Dazed'' (''Dazed & Confused'' until February 2014) is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature. Dazed is published by Dazed Media, an independent media group known for producing ..., wrote: Track listing Charts Certifications Awards and nominations References {{Reflist 2019 mixtape albums Debut mixtape albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). The charts were previously compiled on behalf of IRMA by Chart-Track, and have been compiled by the Official Charts Company since 2017. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically each day from retailers' Point of sale systems and certain digital retailers. All major record stores and over forty independents submit data for the charts, accounting for over 80% of the market, according to Chart-Track. A new chart is compiled and released to the public by the Irish Recorded Music Association on Friday at noon. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the previous Thursday (i.e., the day before issue). It is released as a Top 100; however, Chart-Track's records only record the Top 75 in the archives. Chart achievements and trivia Albums with the most weeks at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |