Aj Tracey

AJ Tracey Born Ché Wolton Grant On March 4 1994 In Ladbroke Grove West London United Kingdom Is A British Rapper Singer Songwriter And Record Producer. His Dad’s A Former Rapper From Trinidad And His Mum Is A Welsh Former Drum And Bass DJ. Based In Ladbroke Grove West London Although He Was Raised In The South Just Like FT And True Say His Dad Lived In Tottenham AJ Started Making Waves In The Pirate Radio Scene In 2014 Although His Songs Under The Name Looney Date Back To 2011. Speaking To GRM About His Stage Name AJ Explained "Basically When I Used To Shot I Couldn’t Give My Real Name. I Used To Wear Loads Of Armani So I Called Myself AJ. The Tracey Comes From This Guy Called Stacey In My Ends. Everyone Used To Be/is Scared Of Him So I Thought If A Man Has A Girl’s Name And He’s Still Scaring People The Maybe I Should Try Doing It So I Can Be THAT Guy." Whether It’s Sets On Rinse Or Radar Radio Alongside His Crew My Team Paid Street Singles With Rising Talents Like Dave And Reeko Squeeze Or Collaborations With Big Names Like Gorgon City Tinchy Stryder And P Money Over Recent Years AJ Has Proven Himself To Be One To Watch. Sure Enough In 2016 He Won Best Breakthrough Act At The Rated Awards And Was Nominated For The Best Newcomer And Best Grime Act Categories At The MOBOs. Following The Release Of His Lil Tracey EP In December He Also Made The BBC Sound Of 2017 Longlist The Independent’s Ones To Watch 2017 And The VEVO Dscvr Ones To Watch 2017 List. He Toured The UK And US Throughout 2017. In October 2017 He Released The Secure The Bag! EP Featuring Guest Vocals From Jme Denzel Curry 67 And Craig David. The Eight-Track Project Became His First To Enter The UK Albums Chart Coming In At Number Thirteen. In Early 2018 AJ Tracey Modelled For The OVO Clothing Line In 2018. 26 In May 2018 Tracey Released The Single "Butterflies" Featuring Not3s. The Song Served As AJ Tracey's Commercial Breakthrough Peaking At Number 19 On The UK Singles Chart. The Single Was Followed Up With "Lo V/s Er" Which Peaked At Number 38. Tracey Also Featured On Craig David's Album "The Time Is Now" Collaborating On The Track "Somebody Like Me". In Early July 2019 The Swedish Rapper Z.E Sv Released His Second Album Mer Än Rap "more Than Rap" . Tracey Was Featured On The Title Track "More Than Rap". On 21 November 2018 Tracey Announced The Pre-Order Of His Self-Titled Debut Album Released On 8 February 2019. The Lead Single "Doing It" Was Released For Streaming And Digital On The Same Day. Four More Singles Were Released To Promote AJ Tracey "Butterflies" Featuring Not3s "Psych Out!" "Necklace" Featuring Jay Critch And "Ladbroke Grove". AJ Tracey Debuted At Number Three On The UK Albums Chart And Is Certified Silver By The British Phonographic Industry BPI . "Ladbroke Grove" Became Tracey's Highest-Charting Single Peaking At Number Three On The UK Singles Chart. On 10 October 2019 Tracey Announced The Upcoming Release Of A Deluxe Edition Of AJ Tracey To Feature Five New Songs And A Couple Of Surprises. The Album Was Released On 25 October. On 14 February 2020 AJ Tracey Announced His Australian Tour Starting In Adelaide On 24 April But Was Later Postponed Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic. On 22 March 2021 AJ Tracey Announced Via A Fake Press Conference On YouTube His Second Studio Album Titled Flu Game As Well As The Album's Tracklist Which Was Released On 16 April 2021. The Album Includes Singles Such As Dinner Guest West Ten "Anxious" And "Bringing It Back". 5 Hours Prior To The Release Of The Album AJ Released The Single "Little More Love" As Well As Releasing A Music Video On YouTube. read less