Lance Omal (born 30 November 1995), known professionally as Lancey Foux, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and model from

Stratford, London Stratford is a town in east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. Until 1965 it was within the historic county of Essex. Part of the Lower Lea Valley, Stratford is situated 6 miles (10 km) east-northeast of Chari ...

Early life

Lance Omal was born in London to a mother and father of Ugandan descent. He spent most of his childhood growing up in Newham, East London.

Career

2015–2017: Online beginnings and solo debut

Lancey Foux began his music career in 2015 by freestyling over YouTube beats from his bedroom. In the same year, he released his debut studio album ''Pink''. Two weeks later, he released a single titled “About It”. Later that year, he released his sophomore studio album ''TEEN SKUM''. After two years of releasing singles on

SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...

, he released a collaborative studio album with English producer Nyge titled ''First Day at Nursery''.

2018: ''Too Far Alive and Pink II''

By early 2018, Foux started using a different style which he utilized on his album ''Too Far Alive''. Three months later, he released ''Pink II'', the sequel to his debut album, which contained a feature from British rapper

Skepta Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding ...

on “Dyed 2WICE”. He soon joined Skepta's SK LEVEL Europe tour.

2019: ''Friend or Foux''

Foux performed at US hip-hop festival Rolling Loud in 2019 and modelled for

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

and A-COLD-WALL*, MISBHV, Trapstar, and Naomi Campbell's 2019 Fashion for Relief Gala. He released project, ''Friend or Foux'', on 6 December 2019, which allowed him to sell out his first headline show at O2 Islington, two days later.

2020

In 2020, months after releasing his project ''Friend or Foux'', Foux cancelled his tour prematurely due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. Later in June, he went onto release a pair of singles addressing the

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter (abbreviated BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police bruta ...

movement titled ''TIME FOR WAR !i'' and ''RELAX !i''. In December 2020, Lancey Foux released a single, Poison, featuring close friend

Bakar Bakar ( it, Buccari; hu, Szádrév) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town was 8,279 according to the 2011 Croatian census, including 1,473 in the titular settlement. Ninety percent of the ...

. In January 2021, Lancey Foux released his second single from his upcoming album titled Steelo Flow. One month later, Lancey Foux released another single titled ''DONT TALK'', which was the lead single for his Mixtape ''FIRST DEGREE''. In November 2021, Omal released a mixtape titled LIVE.EVIL. The project received two features by American rappers

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

on the third track OUTTAMYMIND! and 24kGoldn on the last track "BIG SWAG" released before the project's release. In January 2022, Omal modelled for Matthew M Williams's brand 1017 ALYX 9SM in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

2022

On October 28, 2022, Lancey Foux released his album ''Life in Hell''.

Personal life

Omal has been dating British model

Leomie Anderson Leomie Jasmin Francis Anderson (born 14 February 1993) is a British fashion model, television presenter, and activist. She has walked in four consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows from 2015 to 2018, and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in ...

since 2016.

Discography

Studio albums Mixtapes

References

External links

Official website

Lancey Foux
at

YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foux, Lancey 21st-century British rappers 1995 births Living people People from Plaistow, Newham English male models English record producers 21st-century English male singers 21st-century English singers Rappers from London Black British male rappers English people of Ugandan descent