Sneakbo
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| Birth name | Agassi Babatunde Odusina[1] |
| Born | 25 July 1992 Brixton, London, England |
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Agassi Babatunde Odusina[1] (born 25 July 1992), better known by his stage name Sneakbo, is a British rapper. His first song, "The Wave", peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and he has since released a number of top 40 hits, such as "Zim Zimma" and "Ring a Ling" between 2012 and 2013.
After releasing music for over eight years, Sneakbo released his debut album Brixton in March 2018.
Early life
[edit]At a young age Sneakbo listened to the late rapper Tupac Shakur and pop star Michael Jackson.[4] Sneakbo is of Nigerian descent.[5] Sneakbo claims in his "Closer (Documentary)" that he founded the GAS (I.e., "Grind and Stack"/"Guns and Shanks" Gang) after one of his friends/fellow gang members got derecruited from a local Brixton Gang so he co-founded his own Gang. [6] Some notable members of GAS Gang was Ard Adz, Mr.Grim, Political Peak, Sho Shallow, Young Troopz etc... who made a lot promotional mixtapes and music videos in the past which are still available on YouTube.
Legal issues
[edit]Aggravated assault charges
[edit]Sneakbo spent three months incarcerated on Remand in Feltham Prison in late 2011 for threatening a woman in violation of an ASBO.[7]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| UK [8] | ||||
| Brixton |
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20 | ||
Mixtapes
[edit]- Jetski Wave (2011)
- I'm Buzzin (2011)
- Certified (2014)
- Jetski Wave 2 (2015)
- 9 Lives (2020)
- Jetski Wave 3 (2021)
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| UK [3] |
UK Ind.[10] |
UK R&B[11] | |||||||||||
| "The Wave" | 2011 | 48 | 7 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Zim Zimma" | 2012 | 35 | 2 | — | |||||||||
| "Ring a Ling" | 2013 | 27 | 5 | — | |||||||||
| "Active" (featuring Giggs) |
2017 | 90 | 11 | 40 | Brixton | ||||||||
| "Nah" (featuring Not3s) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Fuck It" (featuring S Wavey, M Dargg, J Boy & Bellzey) |
2018 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes the recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| UK [3] | |||
| "Dr. Who!" (Tujamo & Plastik Funk featuring Sneakbo) |
2014 | 21 | Non-album singles |
| "Mariah (Remix)" (Koomz featuring Sneakbo) |
2018 | N/A | |
| "Coño (Remix)" (Puri featuring Sneakbo & Lisa Mercedez) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cha Cha - Ride Out". MetroLyrics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sneakbo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "SNEAKBO". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Sneakbo | Talks About Giggs, Tupac & the Future | Interview [Part 4] - YouTube". YouTube. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Sneakbo: 9 Lives review – joie de vivre from Afro bashment star". Guardian. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Sneakbo - Closer (Documentary) | Link Up TV Originals, Timestamp 06:42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF2UwXxSsc8
- ^ "Who are the real bad boys of the UK rap scene?". Flavourmag. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "SNEAKBO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Brixton by Sneakbo on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions on the UK Independent Chart:
- For "Active": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions on the UK R&B Chart: 4
- For "Active": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "British certifications – Sneakbo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Type Sneakbo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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