Headie One

"Know Better" redirects here. For the Kevin Gates song, see Suicide Squad (soundtrack).

Headie One
Birth nameIrving Ampofo Adjei[1]
Born (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30)[2]
Tottenham, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
Labels
Member ofOFB
Websiteheadie.one

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] Headie One is a member of the UK drill group OFB and is considered to be a pioneer innovator of the UK drill scene.[5]

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.[6]

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 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.[7]

Headie One has been involved in numerous altercations and controversies; he has been sentenced to spend time in jail on four separate occasions.

  1. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 January 2020). "UK drill rapper Headie One jailed for six months for carrying knife". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ Crone, David. "Headie One Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Home". Epic Records.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Headie One Embodies Drill | Pollen Insider". pollen.co. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ Dummy. "Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy unite on the Crazy Town-sampling 'Ain't It Different'". DummyMag. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ "U.K. Charts: #1 For Headie One". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 22 June 2022.