Young Kingz is the third mixtape by the English hip hop duo Krept and Konan.^[1] The mixtape was released on 2 September 2013 on Play Dirty.^[2][3] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19 and the UK R&B Chart at number three.

• 2Track listing

Background and release[edit]

ADP of London Boy Entertainment^[4] was the executive producer. Production also included Maestro, Scholar & Stix, Steel Banglez, Adot, Rymez, EY. The mixtape featured rappers such as Fekky, Tinie Tempah, Giggs, Chip, Yungen, and G FrSH, and was accompanied by spoken word artist George the Poet and singer Yana Toma. The first visual from the project was 'My Story' published via YouTube on 4 August 2013.^[5] It received 550,000 YouTube hits in less than 24 hours. The record explains Konan’s loss of his stepfather and the duo’s reason of why they pursued their music career in a poetic storytelling type of rap. 'Don’t Waste My Time' was the second visual released also published on YouTube directed by Javier. The video was based in their hometown. The mixtape entered the Official UK Albums Chart update at number 10 on 4 September 2013, slipping to number 19 by the end of the week.^[6] The duo won the Best Newcomer in the MOBO Awards 2013.^[7] On 23 October 2013, they successfully signed a record deal with Virgin EMI.^[8] The official remix of 'Don't Waste My Time' premiered in January 2014 and features American rappers French Montana, Chinx Drugz, Lil Durk and British rappers Wretch 32, Fekky and Chip. A version featuring only the American rappers appears on Montana's Coke Boys 4 mixtape.^[9] 'Don't Waste My Time' rose to fame in the UK rap scene in January 2014, with other notable artists such as Stormzy, G FrSH, MNEK, Jacob Banks and Dot Rotten all contributing to unofficial remixes of the track. The song was released as a single in March 2014, and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 154.

Track listing[edit]

Live show[edit]

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References[edit]

1. ^'Krept And Konan Speak On Young Kingz Mixtape, A My Story Movie And Going Solo [Interview] – SB.TV – The UK's leading online youth broadcaster'. Sbtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
2. ^'iTunes - Music - Young Kingz by Krept and Konan'. Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
3. ^'Mixtape Review: Krept & Konan - 'Young Kingz' | Mtv Uk'. Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
4. ^'ADP'. London Boy Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
5. ^'Krept & Konan - My Story (Official Video) (Pre Order NOW)'. YouTube. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
6. ^'The 1975 set to take Avenged Sevenfold's chart crown'. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
7. ^'KREPT & KONAN: WINNERS OF MOBO 2013 BEST NEWCOMER AND GOLD HTC ONE SMARTPHONE | MOBO Awards'. Mobo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
8. ^'Congratulations To 'Best Newcomer' Winners Krept and Konan For Signing A Record Deal With Virgin EMI | MOBO Awards'. Mobo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
9. ^http://mobo.com/video/krept-konan-%E2%80%98dont-waste-my-time%E2%80%99-remixed-french-montana-coke-boys-4-mixtape
10. ^'Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40'. Official Charts Company.
11. ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.

Krept and Konan are a British rap duo from London, consisting of Casyo 'Krept' Johnson, born 4 February 1990 (age 29) from Gipsy Hill^[1] and Karl 'Konan' Wilson, born 3 September 1989 (age 29) from Thornton Heath, the son of Delroy Wilson^[2] otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first child star'.^[1] Their first major release was the mixtape Young Kingz, released on 2 September 2013.^[3] As of 3 May 2013, Krept and Konan signed a record deal with Virgin EMI Records.^[4]

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.

• 1Biography
• 3Discography
  • 3.3Singles

Biography[edit]

2005–10: Formation and career beginnings[edit]

In 2005, Krept and Konan met and formed a friendship through a mutual friend called AnnRenee.^{[citation needed]} They were making music under the same aliases but were also members of 'Gipset', a gang based in Gipsy Hill, in which Cadet, who was Krept's cousin, was also involved. In 2009 they became a musical duo and started to take music seriously.^[5] Shortly after their formation, in 2010 the duo released their first mixtape titled Redrum featuring collaborations from London underground rappers, Killa Ki, Snap and many more.^[6]

In 2010 the rap duo released their second mixtape titled Tsunami featuring several mainstream artists including Ghetts, Giggs, Scorcher and Lil Nova.

2011–2014: Young Kingz and commercial breakthrough[edit]

In 2011, they released a cover of Jay-Z's and Kanye West's 'Otis' which helped them rise to fame. The video reached five million views in its first five days of being uploaded to YouTube. However, with much pressure received from Jay-Z's legal team the video was removed from the duo's profile. Undeterred by the controversy, they released a cover of Drake and Lil Wayne's 'The Motto', launched their own clothing line called Play Dirty and early into 2012 were invited to join the British rapper Skepta on his tour in the UK.^[7] They appeared on Tinie Tempah's 2011 mixtape Happy Birthday and in 2013 they released their third mixtape Young Kingz, with features from Chip, Tinie Tempah, G FrSH, Giggs, George the Poet, Yungen, Ari, Yana Toma, Fekky, Siah and Anthony Thomas. The album's promotional single 'Don't Waste My Time' rose to fame in January 2014, with notable artists such as French Montana, Wretch 32, Chip, G FrSH, Double S, Lady Leshurr, Yungen, SneakboMNEK, Dru Blu, Jacob Banks and Dot Rotten all contributing to remixes of the track. Tinie Tempah also freestyled over the beat on Charlie Sloth's Fire in the Booth.

Winning Best UK Newcomer at the 2013 MOBO Awards was one of the big breaks the duo had. With low promotion compared to other artists. They released 'Don't Waste My Time' as a single in March 2014 and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 154.

2014–present: The Long Way Home[edit]

On 29 June 2014 they attended the BET Awards which was held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California and received an award for 'Best International Act: UK' by BET International and beating Dizzee Rascal, Laura Mvula, Rita Ora, Ghetts and Tinie Tempah.

On 3 March 2015 Croydon Advertiser announced the duo as the 39th most powerful people from the Croydon borough, for their pioneering movement and recent success in the music industry.^[8]

On 28 March 2015, they released a video for 'Certified' featuring Rick Ross. The song serves as the first promotional single from their debut album The Long Way Home.^[9] The song was subsequently added to BBC Radio 1Xtra's playlists.

Krept And Konan Young Kingz Mixtape Zip

The lead single from The Long Way Home, 'Freak of the Week', features vocals from American rapper Jeremih and was released on 28 June 2015. The song entered and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, making it the duo's first top ten single on the chart and Jeremih's second. 25 June 2015 on YouTube, a remix of 'Freak of the Week' was published by reggae and dancehall artists Popcaan & Beenie Man. The album was released on 5 July 2015 through Virgin EMI and Def Jam, and features numerous high-profile musicians, including Ed Sheeran, Skepta, Emeli Sandé and Wiz Khalifa.

Achievements[edit]

In 2013, the duo broke the record for 'Highest-Charting UK album by an Unsigned Act'. The pair earned the title with Young Kingz, which entered into the top 20 in the UK Albums Chart.^[10] Following the rap duo success, they won a MOBO award (Best Hip-Hop Act 2014)^[11] and BET award.

Krept And Konan My Story

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Mixtapes[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

As featured artist[edit]

Other charted songs[edit]

Guest appearances[edit]

Tours[edit]

• 2011: Skepta Wedding Bells tour (Supporting act)^[33]
• 2012: Devlin tour (Supporting act)^[34]
• 2013: Young Kingz show live^[35]
• 2014: Tinie TempahDemonstration tour (Supporting act)^[36]
• 2016: Night To Remember Tour^[37]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Krept & Konan'. last.fm. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
2. ^Phillips, Noel. 'EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KREPT AND KONAN ON REMAINING RELEVANT AND WRITING A GOOD DISS website'. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. ^Pharaoh, Samson. 'Congratulations Pour in As Krept & Konan Mixtape Enters Official UK Album Charts Top 20'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. ^Etaghene, Valentina. 'Congratulations To Krept and Konan Winners of 'Best Newcomer' For Signing A Record Deal With Virgin EMI website'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
5. ^Hill, Dexter. 'Biography website'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
6. ^Recordshop, UK. 'Krept & Konan – Redrum Volume 1 website'. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
7. ^Collins, Hattie (12 September 2013). 'Krept and Konan: the secrets of Young Kingz success website'.
8. ^'CROYDON POWER LIST 2015: The 40 most influential people in Croydon (40–31) website'. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
9. ^Krept & Konan – Certified ft. Rick Ross (Lyric Video) (Pre Order #TLWH NOW ). YouTube. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
10. ^'Croydon rappers Krept and Konan score one of the highest charting UK rap albums ever'. Croydon Advertiser. 13 July 2015.
11. ^'Krept and Konan Win Best Hip Hop Act at MOBO Awards 2014'. What's Good?. 22 October 2014.
12. ^ ^abcdePeak positions on the UK Singles Chart:
    • For all except where noted: 'Krept and Konan | full Official Chart history'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
    • For 'Don't Waste My Time': Zywietz, Tobias. 'Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 5.04.2014 (wk13)'. zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
    • For 'Air Force': 'DigDat Ft K Trap/Krept & Konan | full Official Chart history'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
    • For 'Dreams': 'Krept & Konan Ft Ed Sheeran | full Official Chart history'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
13. ^'2013 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive – 14th September 2013'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
14. ^'Young Kingz by Krept and Konan'. iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
15. ^'2014 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive – 5th April 2014'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
16. ^'Don't Waste My Time - Single by Krept & Konan'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
17. ^ ^abc'Certified Awards'(To access, enter the search parameter 'Krept & Konan'). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
18. ^ ^abAkingbade, Tobi (29 September 2017). 'Krept & Konan share not one but two music videos for Wo Wo Wo and For Me'. Metro. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
19. ^'Crepes and Cone (Ya Dun Know) [feat. Mostack] - Single by Krept & Konan'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
20. ^'Pour Me Another One (feat. Tabitha) – Single by Krept & Konan & Tabitha on Apple Music'. iTunes. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
21. ^'Ban Drill - Single by Krept & Konan'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
22. ^'I Spy (feat. Headie One & K-Trap) - Single by Krept & Konan'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
23. ^'Sweet Thing (feat. Krept and Konan & Ny) - EP by Rockizm'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
24. ^'Chop My Money (feat. Krept & Konan, Loski & ZieZie) - Single by iLL BLU'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
25. ^'AirForce (feat. Krept & Konan & K-Trap) [Remix] - Single by DigDat'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
26. ^'The Vamps announce upcoming EP 'Missing You''. TigerBeat. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
27. ^'Official UK R&B Singles Chart Top 40'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
28. ^'They Got It Wrong (feat. Krept & Konan, Kano, Squeeks, Wiley) [Remix] - Single by Lethal Bizzle'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
29. ^'Dance On My Own (feat. Krept & Konan) – Single by M.O'. iTunes. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
30. ^'Come Down (feat. Krept & Konan, Yungen & Avelino) [Remix] - Single by WSTRN'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
31. ^'Robbert Remix (feat. Krept & Konan) - Single by Abra Cadabra'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
32. ^'Man's Not Hot (MC Mix) [feat. Lethal Bizzle, Chip, Krept & Konan & JME] - Single by Big Shaq'. iTunes. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
33. ^Derebeyli, Melek. 'Skepta 'The Wedding Bells' Tour – Review website'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
34. ^Blaquiere, Simon. 'Krept and Konan to tour with Devlin in November'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
35. ^Khan, Maz. 'REVIEW: KREPT & KONAN LIVE IN LONDON website'. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
36. ^'Krept & Konan Set To Join Tinie Tempah For UK 's Demonstration Tour [@Kreptplaydirty @Konanplaydirty]'. .bluereignmg. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
37. ^'Krept And Konan Announce Spring 2016 Tour Dates With Ty Dolla Sign [@Kreptplaydirty @Konanplaydirty]'. .Capital XTRA. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
38. ^Online, NXG. 'NXG Awards 2012 Winners website'. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
39. ^Bailey, Elise. 'The spittin' duo Krept & Konan nominated for 3 UMA's!'. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
40. ^Semtex, DJ. 'Semtex Presents 1Xtra's Mixtape Awards 2013 website'. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
41. ^Simionescu-Marin, Caroline. 'WINNERS LIST REVEALED! #GRMBestOf2014'. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
42. ^UK-Marin, MTV. 'Krept & Konan Crowned MTV Brand New For 2015 Winners!'. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
43. ^Roberts, Edward. 'Full nominations for Radio 1 Teen Awards as Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding battle for top prize'. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
44. ^'Krept & Konan Crowned MTV Brand New For 2015 Winners!'. BET Awards. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

External links[edit]

• Official website^{[dead link]}