D-Block Europe

D-Block Europe
OriginLewisham, London, England
Genres
Years active2005–present[1]
Labels
MembersYoung Adz
  • Dirtbike LB
Past members
  • Aero Sinc
  • Kb
  • Lil Pino
[2]
Websitedblockeurope.com

D-Block Europe, often abbreviated to DBE, is a British hip hop collective consisting of Adam Nathaniel "Young Adz" Williams, and Ricky Earl "Dirtbike LB" Banton.[3] Their name originated after being co-signed by Jadakiss, resulting in Jadakiss launching the European staple of his record label D-Block Records, creating D-Block Europe. They started to put out tracks on their own label at the beginning of 2014.[4] The group rose to fame in 2017 after releasing numerous singles including "Large Amounts", "Darling" and "Nasty".

D-Block Europe's first album The Blue Print: Us vs. Them reached number two on the UK Albums Chart on 16 October 2020. Before their Central Cee collaboration (Overseas)[5] debuted inside the Top 10 on 26 November 2021,[6] D-Block Europe were the act with the most hits without a top 10, despite managing to chart 29 singles into the UK top 75.[7] Their second album Lap 5 also reached number two on the UK Albums Chart on 30 September 2022.

They achieved their second top-10 single on the UK Singles Chart following their appearance on Clavish's November 2022 single "Rocket Science", which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] Months later, in June 2023, D-Block Europe released "Pakistan", which peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, marking their third top-10 single and second in a one-year span.[9] Following the release of "Pakistan", they released their mixtape DBE World, which peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart; with the album, DBE broke the record for the rap act with the most top-ten albums in UK history.[10] This was later followed by the release of "Prada" in August 2023, a remixed version of DBE's "Ferrari Horses". Following the track's official release, it reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, marking their highest charting single while reaching number 1 in several countries such as Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and Sweden. It also made its debut on the Canadian Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200.[11]

  1. ^ "Bio – D-Block Europe". dblockeurope.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Trap House (feat. Young Adz, Dirtbike Lb & Kb) | Single by D-Block Europe". Spotify. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ "D-Block Europe". Gigs and Tours. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ "BBC - D Block Europe". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "D-Block Europe ft Central Cee | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "D-Block Europe | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ Griffiths, George (22 November 2022). "Clavish & D-Block Europe hit Number 1 on Official Trending Chart with Rocket Science". Official Charts. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ "D-Block Europe finally liberate official "Pakistan" version featuring Clavish". GRM Daily. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ Smith, Carl (14 July 2023). "Record Breakers! D-Block Europe now boast more Top 10 albums than any other British rap act". The Official Chart. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. ^ Paul, Carl (4 October 2023). "Doja Cat, Kenya Grace, Jung Kook & Jack Harlow, Tate McRae and cassö: Number 1 single race latest". The Official Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2023.