Smoke Boys (formerly Section Boyz and before that Squeeze Section) was a British
hip hop collective
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started by British rapper Ghost in 2010. On 25 September 2015 the group's second mixtape ''
Don't Panic'' entered at number 36, making their first
UK Albums Chart
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entry. On 4 November 2015, they won Best Newcomer at the
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Af ...
. They were considered to be highly influential in the
UK drill
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scene.
History
The collective began in 2011 as a loose association of individual rappers from
Croydon
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in South London. First the group called themselves ‘''Squeeze 4 P$‘'', and then ‘''Squeeze Section’.'' The group released their first
mixtape
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titled ''Sectionly'' in 2014 as ‘''Section Boyz’''. With the second mixtape ''
Don't Panic'', the group made it into the “Top 40” of the British Music Charts in 2015 and were subsequently honoured as best newcomers at the
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Af ...
. The group was also chosen to be on the list of the “Sound Of 2016” at the
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In 2016, the group was awarded as the best hip-hop act of the year at the MOBO Awards. This was followed by further mixtapes every year. In 2018 the group changed their name to ''‘Smoke Boys’'' and released their fifth mixtape ''Don’t Panic II.'' The tape brought them into the charts once again. In October 2020 the group released their sixth, and final mixtape titled ''All The Smoke''.