D-Block Europe at the moment are record-setters.
As the hip-hop duo’s newest mixtape DBE World (by way of D-Block Europe) arrives at No. 6 on the Official U.Ok. Chart, they develop into the British rap act with probably the most prime 10 albums, with seven.
Comprising Young Adz and Dirtbike Lil Bantz, the pair stroll previous Mike Skinner’s The Streets, with six prime 10 appearances on the albums survey. Manchester rapper Bugzy Malone is in third spot amongst British hip-hop acts with 5 prime 10 units, the Official Charts Company reviews.
DBE’s tally consists of 2019’s Home Alone (No. 6 peak) and PTSD (No. 4), 2020’s Street Trauma (No. 9) and The Blue Print – Us vs Them (No. 2), 2021’s Home Alone 2 (No. 6) and 2022’s Lap 5 (No. 2).
The Streets will hope to collectively reclaim that title with its new album, The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light, slated for launch Oct. 20 by way of 679 Records/Warner Music UK.
D-Block Europe’s success extends to the Official Singles Chart, the place the act has snagged 28 prime 40 hits, with three prime 10s: 2021’s “Overseas” with Central Cee (No. 6 peak), and Clavish collaborations “Rocket Science” (No. 9 in 2022) and “Pakistan,” No. 10 on the most recent survey.
British hip-hop is on a tear proper now – each at house and additional afield.
Dave and Central Cee’s present smash “Sprinter” (by way of Live Yours/Neighbourhood) has proved unstoppable, notching six consecutive weeks at No. 1 within the U.Ok. It’s additionally the chief on the ARIA Chart, main the way in which in Australia for 5 non-consecutive weeks.
Last month, “Sprinter” (by way of Virgin Music Australia/Universal) opened at No. 1, changing into the primary U.Ok. hip-hop single to debut on the prime within the land Down Under, and ending the eight-week reign of Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” (Republic/Universal).
Russ Millions and Tion Wayne’s “Body” (Warner UK) turned the primary U.Ok. hip-hop chief on the ARIA Chart in May 2021, when it lifted 3-1.
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