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
Modeselektor.
Born in
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
, 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
Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the ...
and
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
.
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
Rappers from London