Irving Adjei, known professionally as Headie One, born 6 October 1994, is a British rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, North London. In 2018 he released the mixtape The One, which included the single “Know Better”, featuring rapper RV,that became an “underground hit”. He is a member of the drill rap group OFB.
He is of Ghanaian origin and In his youth he was “obsessed” with football and played for local team Haringey Borough F.C. He was due to have a trial with Stevenage F.C. before an ankle fracture led to his exit from the sport.Adjei is a supporter of Manchester United.
He first began rapping in his early teens, though only began focusing on it after his first release from prison. His moniker derives from a childhood nickname due to his head’s resemblance to a 50p coin.
No 4. Back to Basics. Back to Basics” is a song performed by British rapper and songwriter Headie One, featuring vocals from English rapper Skepta. It was released as the third single from Headie One’s mixtape Music x Road on 4 July 2019 through Relentless Records. The song peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.
Adjei began releasing music in the early 2010s under the name Headz, including as part of a group named Star Gang.
In January 2019, his single “18Hunna”, featuring Dave, entered the UK chart at number 6 – the highest a drill artist has ever charted
No 3. 18Hunna feat. Dave. Song was produced by 169, and it peaked at no 6 on the billboard chat, spending 2 weeks on the chart.
No 2. Only You (Freestyle) feat. Drake. Released on 20 July 2020 by Relentless Records and OVO Sound. It was produced by M1onthebeat and has write credits from Aubrey Graham and Irving Adjei.
Controversies
As a teenager Adjei had been imprisoned three times,including for dealing crack cocaine and heroin—most recently in 2014. In January 2018 he was reportedly attacked by rivals at the University of Bedfordshire.A video of the assault was posted on Snapchat and then YouTube, resulting in an “all-out gang war”.[28] Headie responded with a diss track “Know Better” In March of that year, his concert at the Barbican Centre was shut down by the Metropolitan Police. The police had previously “singled out” his music in connection with rising knife crime in London.[] In an interview in April, Headie claimed that “Only a fool would say that drill music is the root of the problem of violence in the capital.
On 8 January 2020 Adjei was sentenced to six months for possession of a knife and imprisoned for a fourth time.He was released early in April 2020.
No 1. “Ain’t It Different” feat. Aj Tracey and Stormzy. This song was released on 20 August 2020 as the lead single from Headie One’s debut studio album Edna and has peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single for both Headie One and AJ Tracey. It was produced by Fred Michael Beinhorn and Toddla T
