NAIKA

Ra'chard “Young T” Tucker (b. 9 May 1997) & Doyin “Bugsey” Julius (b. 7 March 1997) are a British rap collective residing from Nottingham, East Midlands in the UK – a place where the duo notoriously dubbed “The Five/5ive” after it’s 0115 area code.

The two burst onto the scene in 2016 by releasing “Glistenin'” and “No Micky Mouse Ting”, two singles which blew up on YouTube, amassing over 1-million views each. Their first major hit came from 2017’s “Gangland” featuring Belly Squad which holds 12-million views to this date, as well as their collaboration with D Block Europe on their track “4x4”.

They didn’t witness their meteoric rise until a year later in 2018, where they featured on Stay Flee Get Lizzy’s hit single “Ay Caramba” with Fredo, where they both dominated with an infectious hook. In 2019 they released their most popular song to date, in now platinum certified “Strike A Pose” featuring Aitch, which became that year’s summer anthem – landing a spot on the UK Top 10 Singles at number 9.

The duo finally released their debut mixtape Plead The 5th on the 20th of March, 2020 after months of speculation and teasers. “Don’t Rush”, the lead single from that project, became the duo’s first track to break into the mainstream overseas, debuting at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2020 thanks to the TikTok trend “#DontRushChallenge”. It also spawned remixes from high-profile US rappers DaBaby and Busta Rhymes, among others.

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