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by British rapper

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. It was released on 2 March 2018 independently by Jetskiwave Records. The album follows over nine years of Sneakbo releasing music, such as the commercial mixtape ''Certified'' (2015) and numerous non-album singles. ''Brixton'' includes guest appearances from Giggs,

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, and affiliates S.Wavey, M.Dargg, J Boy and Political Peak, among others. The majority of production is handled by Lekaa Beats, alongside additional production from Mazza Beats, ATG Musick and The Fanatix.

Background

In 2010, Sneakbo released numerous online music videos for songs such as "Jetski Wave", "Touch ah Button" and "Wave Like Us", known for their infusion of hip hop and

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. He released his debut mixtape ''Jetskiwave'' on 10 January 2011, followed by ''I'm Buzzing'' the same year on 10 August 2011, leading to significant online attention. Between 2011 and 2013, Sneakbo released numerous non-album singles, such as "On My Mind" which was distributed by

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. In October 2011, Sneakbo released " The Wave" which charted at number 48 on the

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. The following single, "

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", peaked at number 35, becoming Sneakbo's first top 40 entry. In 2013, " Ring a Ling" charted at number 27 and became Sneakbo's highest-charting single to date. During this time, Sneakbo continued to release non-commercial songs through music videos on

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. After parting ways with Play Hard Records, Sneakbo released a range of non-album singles independently. His first commercial project, ''Certified'', was released on 20 December 2015.

Promotion

The music video for "Intro" was released on the day of the album's release on 2 March 2018.

Singles

The lead single, "Active" featuring Giggs, was released on 25 September 2017, alongside its official music video. The song was produced by The Fanatix and was also released in promotion of the ''

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'' soundtrack. It entered and peaked at number 90 on the

. The second single, "Nah" featuring Not3s, was released on 15 December 2017. The third single, "Fuck It" featuring Swavey, Mdargg, J. Boy and Bellzey, was released on 26 January 2018.

Track listing

Personnel

– primary artist * ATG Musick – production * Dalien – mixing, mastering * Lekaa Beats – executive production * Mazza Beats – production * Rocko – production * The Fanatix – production

Charts

Release history

References

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