Headie One | |
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| Birth name | Irving Ampofo Adjei[1] |
| Born | 6 October 1994[2] Tottenham, London, England |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | headie |
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" featuring rapper RV, it became an "underground hit".[4]
He is best known for his tracks "18hunna" featuring rapper Dave, "Only You Freestyle" featuring rapper Drake, "Ain't It Different" featuring rappers AJ Tracey and Stormzy and his solo single "Both". The track "18hunna" peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Only You Freestyle" peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and "Ain't It Different" peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Headie One has released a series of mixtapes. In 2019, he released his seventh and first mainstream mixtape titled Music x Road, which peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2020, he released the critically-acclaimed joint project 'GANG' with Fred Again before releasing his debut album titled Edna—an album that pays homage to his mother, Edna Duah—which peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 January 2020). "UK drill rapper Headie One jailed for six months for carrying knife". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Crone, David. "Headie One Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Home". Epic Records.
- ^ Brydon, Grant (7 January 2019). "Slay In Their Lane: Nine Artists Who Will Dominate 2019". Clash. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Dummy. "Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy unite on the Crazy Town-sampling 'Ain't It Different'". DummyMag. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "U.K. Charts: #1 For Headie One". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 22 June 2022.