Miguel Rahiece Cunningham (born 6 February 1997), known professionally as M1llionz, is a British rapper from
Birmingham, West Midlands
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.
Career
Born in
Handsworth, M1llionz spent some of his childhood in Birmingham but returned to his home area, where he developed his sound with influence from his
Jamaican roots. This included the
dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...
music which his parents played when he was growing up. He landed a top 40 single, "
B1llionz
"Billionz" is a song by British rapper M1llionz. It was released as a single on 9 July 2020 and peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks in the top 100.
Production
M1llionz broke through at the end of 2019 with his song "No ...
", in 2020, his first song to chart in the UK. His breakthrough single was "North-West", released at the end of 2019 and he also made an impact with his drill anthem "Y Pree" in 2020. His debut mixtape ''Provisional License'' was released on 17 September 2021, with features from
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" featur ...
,
AJ Tracey
Ché Wolton Grant (born 4 March 1994), known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from Ladbroke Grove, West London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by ''The Guardian'' i ...
, Lotto Ash, and Jevon.
Discography
Mixtapes
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Guest appearances
References
1997 births
Living people
21st-century British rappers
UK drill musicians
Black British male rappers
English male rappers
Gangsta rappers
Rappers from Birmingham, West Midlands
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