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Sneakbo
Birth nameAgassi Babatunde Odusina[1]
Born (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 32)
Brixton, London, England
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Agassi Babatunde Odusina[1] (born 25 July 1992), better known by his stage name Sneakbo, is a British rapper. His first song, "The Wave", peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and he has since released a number of top 40 hits, such as "Zim Zimma" and "Ring a Ling" between 2012 and 2013.

After releasing music for over eight years, Sneakbo released his debut album Brixton in March 2018.

Early life

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At a young age Sneakbo listened to the late rapper Tupac Shakur and pop star Michael Jackson.[4] Sneakbo is of Nigerian descent.[5] Sneakbo claims in his "Closer (Documentary)" that he founded the GAS (I.e., "Grind and Stack"/"Guns and Shanks" Gang) after one of his friends/fellow gang members got derecruited from a local Brixton Gang so he co-founded his own Gang. [6] Some notable members of GAS Gang was Ard Adz, Mr.Grim, Political Peak, Sho Shallow, Young Troopz etc... who made a lot promotional mixtapes and music videos in the past which are still available on YouTube.

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Aggravated assault charges

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Sneakbo spent three months incarcerated on Remand in Feltham Prison in late 2011 for threatening a woman in violation of an ASBO.[7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
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Brixton
  • Released: 2 March 2018[9]
  • Label: Jetskiwave Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
20

Mixtapes

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  • Jetski Wave (2011)
  • I'm Buzzin (2011)
  • Certified (2014)
  • Jetski Wave 2 (2015)
  • 9 Lives (2020)
  • Jetski Wave 3 (2021)

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart
positions
Certifications Album
UK
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UK
Ind.
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UK
R&B
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"The Wave" 2011 48 7 Non-album singles
"Zim Zimma" 2012 35 2
"Ring a Ling" 2013 27 5
"Active"
(featuring Giggs)
2017 90 11 40 Brixton
"Nah"
(featuring Not3s)
"Fuck It"
(featuring S Wavey, M Dargg, J Boy & Bellzey)
2018
"—" denotes the recording that did not chart.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
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"Dr. Who!"
(Tujamo & Plastik Funk featuring Sneakbo)
2014 21 Non-album singles
"Mariah (Remix)"
(Koomz featuring Sneakbo)
2018 N/A
"Coño (Remix)"
(Puri featuring Sneakbo & Lisa Mercedez)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cha Cha - Ride Out". MetroLyrics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Sneakbo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "SNEAKBO". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Sneakbo | Talks About Giggs, Tupac & the Future | Interview [Part 4] - YouTube". YouTube. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Sneakbo: 9 Lives review – joie de vivre from Afro bashment star". Guardian. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ Sneakbo - Closer (Documentary) | Link Up TV Originals, Timestamp 06:42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF2UwXxSsc8
  7. ^ "Who are the real bad boys of the UK rap scene?". Flavourmag. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. ^ "SNEAKBO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Brixton by Sneakbo on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  10. ^ Peak chart positions on the UK Independent Chart:
  11. ^ Peak chart positions on the UK R&B Chart: 4
  12. ^ "British certifications – Sneakbo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Type Sneakbo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.