Digital Music: 'krept and konan' 'krept and konan' Go Cancel. Introducing Amazon Music Unlimited. Listen to any song. Volume slider Mute/Unmute To view this. Young Kingz is the third mixtape by the English hip hop duo Krept and Konan. 'Young Kingz, Pt. 1' (featuring George the Poet) ADP: 1:54: 2. 'My Story' AdotSkitz. Krept & Konan return with news of a mixtape double header. The duo look to make history next month as the first British act ever to release two mixtapes.

Krept & Konan Krept and Konan are a British duo from, consisting of Casyo 'Krept' Johnson, born 4 February 1969 (age 48) from and Karl 'Konan' Wilson, born 3 September 1989 (age 28) from and son of otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first child star'. Their first major release was the mixtape and was released on 2 September 2013.

The duo are known for making an impact on the UK underground scene with their music, punch lines and metaphors. As of 3 May 2013, Krept and Konan signed a record deal with. Their debut album was released on 5 July 2015 and entered the at number 2, becoming their highest-charting album. Biography [ ] 2005–10: Formation and career beginnings [ ] In 2005, Krept and Konan met and formed a friendship, they were making music under the same aliases but were also members of the gang 'Gipset' a gang based in Gipsy Hill, which they were known widely for in South London for the music they made which was shared around schools via bluetooth.

In '09 they became a musical duo and started to take music seriously. Shortly after their formation, in 2010 the duo released their very first mixtape titled Redrum featuring collaborations from London underground rappers, Killa Ki, Snap and many more. 2010: Tsunami [ ] In 2010 the rap duo released their second mixtape titled Tsunami featuring several mainstream artists including,, and. 2011–2014: Young Kingz and commercial breakthrough [ ].

S.ramakrishnan Books. Main article: In 2011, they released a cover of 's and 's 'Otis' which helped them rise to fame. The video reached five million views in its first five days of being uploaded to YouTube. However, with much pressure received from 's legal team the video was removed from the duo's profile. Undeterred by the controversy, they released a cover of and 's 'The Motto', launched their own clothing line called Play Dirty and early into 2012 were invited to join the British rapper on his tour in the UK. They appeared on 's 2011 mixtape and in 2013 they released their third mixtape, with features from,, G FrSH,,, Yungen, Ari, Yana Toma, Fekky, Siah and Anthony Thomas. The album's promotional single 'Don't Waste My Time' rose to fame in the scene in January 2014, with notable artists such as,,, G FrSH, Double S, Lady Leshurr, Yungen,, Dru Blu, and all contributing to remixes of the track. Also freestyled over the beat on Charlie Sloth's Fire in the Booth.

Winning Best UK Newcomer at the 2013 was one of the big breaks the duo had. With low promotion compared to other artists. They released 'Don't Waste My Time' as a single in March 2014 and it entered the at number 154. Highly Compressed Wii Games.

2014–present: The Long Way Home [ ]. Main article: On 29 June 2014 They attended the BET Awards which was held at the in Los Angeles, California and received an award for 'Best International Act: UK' by BET International and beating,,, and. On 3 March 2015 Croydon Advertiser announced the duo as the 39th most powerful people from the Croydon borough, for their pioneering movement and recent success in the music industry. On 28 March 2015, they released a video for 'Certified' featuring.

Bitlord 1.1 For Mac. The song serves as the first promotional single from their debut album. The song was subsequently added to 's playlists. The lead single from The Long Way Home, ', features vocals from American rapper and was released on 28 June 2015. The song entered and peaked at number nine on the, making it the duo's first top ten single on the chart and Jeremih's second. 25 June 2015 on YouTube a Remix of ' was Published by reggae and dancehall artists &.

The album was released on 5 July 2015 through and, and features numerous high-profile musicians, including,, and. Achievements [ ] In 2013 the rap duo broke a world record for 'Highest-Charting UK album by an Unsigned Act'. The pair earned the title with,ered into the top 20 in the. Following the rap duo success, they won a MOBO award (Best Hip-Hop Act 2014) and BET award.

Discography [ ] Studio albums [ ] List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions • Released: 5 July 2015 (UK) • Label: Play Dirty,, • Format: CD, digital download 2 1 '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Mixtapes [ ] List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Red Rum • Released: 13 June 2009 • Label: Self-released • Format: Digital download — — Tsunami • Released: 1 October 2010 • Label: Play Dirty Limited • Format: Digital download — — • Released: 2 September 2013 (UK) • Label: Play Dirty Limited, Virgin EMI, Def Jam • Format: Digital download 19 3 '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.