Author : Hughes Nelson
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Hip-hop and rap are one-of-a-kind music forms and the world has developed a taste for them over time. The gravity of this form may be found best in the US but the UK too has its share of popular rapping artists in this genre. Here is the list of the best British rappers of this age.
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AJ Tracey
4th March 1994 born Che Wolton Grant, Mostly known as AJ Tracey, is a multi-talented music rapper. Apart from his rapping styles, he is a fine singer, songwriter, music producer, and enthusiastic dancer. His musical vibes include various genres like British hip-hop, grime, UK drill, dancehall, and many other genres and styles. Since his debut release, he has been one of the best UK Rappers 2023 UK musicals and still, his tracks are just as relevant and highly engaging for the youth.
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Russ Millions
It was 20th March 1996 in Deptford, United Kingdom; Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood was born. And years after that UK got one of the most impressive and successful rappers of all time. In his career, by far he has dropped various albums and singles. Yet his most successful release by far would be the single ‘Gun Leon’, released on December 2018. Apart from that he has offered some great and impressive collaborative works with Aze, Buni, Tion Wayne, Digga D, Pressa, Dappy, and LD.
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Tion Wayne
Dennis Junior Odunwo is from Edmonton, London, United Kingdom born on 1st September 1993. He started his career in 2010 and since then he has been flooding the British rapping game with some incredibly written and performed tracks. In 2014 he released his first mixtape, named ‘Wayne’s Wood’. By then he already have gathered a handful of followers and after that, his popularity spiked up rapidly and became one of the Best 10 UK rappers.
7/10
Skepta
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. is a British-Nigerian grime MC record producer, born on September 19th, 1982. In 2007 he released his debut album and this album still holds some of his impressive and greatest hits of all time. He has had a fair share of popularity in the acting field as well. In 2015 he made his acting debut with ‘Anti-social’. And in 2018 Skepta collaborated with ASAP Rocky and these songs are still charting at the highest ranks from around the world.
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Ray BLK
Based out of Catford, South London, initially, she was known as Rita Ekwere or Ray Blizzy and was born on 2nd August 1994. She started her career on 28th October 2016, with her debut album ‘Durt’. She was nominated for the MOZBO awards in 2016. In 2017 she received the BBC Sound of 2017 accolade. She was the opening act of American rapper Nicki Minaj’s world tour ‘The Nicki World Tour’.
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Aitch
Harrison James Armstrong is from Manchester, he by far has worked with prestigious record labels like Capital Records and Northern Quartz. In August 2019, he released the biggest hit of his career ‘Taste (make It Shake)’. He also has dropped a collaborative track with AJ Tracey and Tay Keith ‘Rain’. The song has gathered over 50 million views on YouTube.
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Stormzy
He is one of the best Drill rappers of 2023. Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. was born on 26th July 1993 and before he gathered his share of popularity and fame he has been dropping impressive releases and music on YouTube. And one of his YouTube releases ‘Shut Up’ became trending and got 8th place on the UK singles chart. He also has received Best Grime Act twice and is one of the top British rappers of all time.
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Santan Dave
1998 5th June born David Orobosa Omoregie won the hearts of many with his rapping and singing capabilities. As he released his debut album No More Dreamz on July 20, 2019, his fame started to rise and witness growth in his career. His experimental pop numbers are truly fascinating and highly engaging.
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Stefflon Don
Stephanie Victoria Allen mostly known as Stefflon Don was born on 14th December 1991. She is a dancehall artist and her craft is truly fascinating and highly compelling for every music lover. The chaotic dancehall patios with grime verses have made her highly engaging for hip-hop lovers. Her debut mixtapes ‘Real Ting’ and ‘Secure’ are still one of the best releases of this age.
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Central Cee
He is one of the youngest and one of the most popular British rapping artists. Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su is the real name of your beloved rapping star Central Cee. He was born in 1998 in Ladbroke Grove, London. His unique voice qualities and significant rapping styles are truly one of the best that you find these days. His songs like ‘Don’t Like Drill’, ‘One Up’, ‘Chapters, Doja’, and ‘Obsessed With You’, have pushed him to be one of the influential and top 10 British rappers.
There are various rapping styles and still, this genre is all about being swanky and at the same time talking about the most relevant themes. And these fresh UK rappers will have the best to offer.
