Krept and Konan are an English hip hop duo from South London, consisting of Casyo "Krept"
Johnson, born 4 February 1990 from Gipsy Hill and Karl "Konan" Wilson, born 3 September
1989 from Thornton Heath and son of Delroy Wilson, otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first
child star'.
Their most successful mixtape so far Young Kingz was released on 2 September 2013.
The duo are known for making an impact on the UK underground scene with their music,
punch lines and metaphors.
As of 23 October 2013, Krept and Konan signed a record deal with Virgin EMI Records.
Biography 2005–2010: Formation and career beginnings
In 2005, Krept and Konan met and formed a friendship, they were making music under the
same aliases but were also members of the music group/gang 'Gipset' which they was known
widely for in South London.
In 2009 became a musical duo and started to take music seriously.
Shortly after the formation, in 2010 the duo released their very first mixtape titled Redrum
featuring collaborations from london underground rappers from Jadajazz, Killa Ki, Fret Deezy,
Snap and many more.
2010: Tsunami In 2010 the rap duo released their second
mixtape titled Tsunami featuring several mainstream artists including Ghetts, Giggs, Scorcher
and Wretch 32.
The mixtape was relatively well received with 2,000 copies sold and an estimate of 60,000
illegal downloads. 2011–present: Young Kingz and commercial
breakthrough
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.
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 the grime scene in
January 2014, with notable artists such as French Montana, Wretch 32, Chip, G FrSH, Double
S, Lady Leshurr, Yungen, Sneakbo MNEK, 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.
Winging Best UK Newcomer at the 2013 MOBO Awards was one of the big breaks the duo had.
With low promotion and no record deal.
Due to Young Kingz's success, Krept and Konan were signed to record label Virgin EMI.
They released "Don't Waste My Time" as a single in March 2014 and it entered the UK Singles
Chart at number 154.
In 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.
Achievements In 2014 the rap duo broke a world 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.
Following on, Krept and Konan have signed a major record deal also won a MOBO and BET
award.
Discography Mixtapes
Tours 2011: Skepta Wedding Bells tour
2012: Devlin tour 2013: Young Kingz show live
2014: Tinie Tempah Demonstration tour Awards
Krept and Konan awards for their work in music, including MOBO Awards and BET Awards.
References
External links Official website
Krept and Konan on Twitter Krept and Konan on Facebook
Krept and Konan's channel on YouTube