Funmi Ohiosumah, known professionally as Flohio (stylised as FLOHIO), is a Nigerian-born British rapper based in South London.
Her music is characterised by unusual beats, expansive themes, genre fluidity, and periodic double-time flows.
Though some have characterised her work as "grime," Ohiosumah rejects this term as too limiting for her style and approach. As FLOHIO, she performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with
God Colony and
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History
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.
Born in
Lagos, Nigeria
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, her family immigrated to
Bermondsey, South East London when Ohiosumah was nine. Her first EP, titled ''Nowhere Near'', debuted in 2016, followed by her second EP ''Wild Yout'' (2018), and her debut mixtape ''No Panic No Pain'' (2020).
Ohiosumah released her debut album, ''Out of Heart'', on 7 October 2022.
FLOHIO has described some of her early influences to include
Channel U,
Eve
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and
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.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Out of Heart'' (2022)
Mixtapes
* ''No Panic No Pain'' (2020)
Extended plays
* ''Nowhere Near'' (2016)
* ''Wild Yout'' (2018)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohiosumah, Funmi
1992 births
Living people
English people of Nigerian descent
Black British women rappers
British women rappers
Rappers from the London Borough of Southwark
People from Bermondsey