Krept and Konan

Krept and Konan
OriginSouth London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Rappers
  • songwriters
Years active2009 (2009)–Present
Labels
MembersKrept (Casyo Valentine Johnson)
Konan (Karl Dominic Wilson)

Krept and Konan is a British hip hop duo from London, consisting of Casyo Valentine "Krept" Johnson BEM[1] (born 4 February 1990, Gipsy Hill) and Karl Dominic "Konan" Wilson BEM[1] (born 3 September 1989, Thornton Heath), the son of Delroy Wilson[2] otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first child star'.[3] Their first major release was the mixtape Young Kingz, released on 2 September 2013.[4] As of 3 May 2013, Krept and Konan signed a record deal with Virgin EMI Records.[5]

Their debut album The Long Way Home was released on 5 July 2015 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 2. The duo's highest-charting single is "Freak of the Week" featuring Jeremih, which charted at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Krept and Konan have both starred together in the film The Intent (2016) and reprised their roles in the prequel The Intent 2: The Come Up (2018).

  1. ^ a b Truelove, Sam (14 October 2020). "Croydon rappers Krept and Konan awarded British Empire Medal by the Queen". MyLondon. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ Phillips, Noel (3 September 2013). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KREPT AND KONAN ON REMAINING RELEVANT AND WRITING A GOOD DISS website". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Music Diaries | Jamaica's first child star – Delroy Wilson". jamaica-gleaner.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Pharaoh, Samson. "Congratulations Pour in As Krept & Konan Mixtape Enters Official UK Album Charts Top 20". Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ^ Etaghene, Valentina. "Congratulations To Krept and Konan Winners of 'Best Newcomer' For Signing A Record Deal With Virgin EMI website". Retrieved 12 January 2014.