Abra Cadabra

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Abra Cadabra
Birth nameAaron Philips
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 26)
Tottenham, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of OFB

Aaron Philips (born 3 May 1997), known professionally as Abra Cadabra, is a British rapper and singer from Tottenham, London. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. [1]

Contents

Abra Cadabra debuted his first track, "Man Down", in September 2015. He then went on to star in a platform called "BlackBox" in March 2016, and released a freestyle called "Robbery", which was later premiered as a single in July 2016. He is most known for his single "On Deck", which was released in July 2020.

Career

Abra Cadabra was born in London. He started his music career at the age of 18, releasing his first song, "Man Down", in 2015.

In July 2020, he released "On Deck". It peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]

Discography

EPs

TitleDetails
Feature Boy EP
  • Released: 15 April 2018
  • Label: Abra Cadabra
  • Format: Digital download
Love Or Lust?
  • Released: 13 February 2020
  • Label: No Problem Records
  • Format: Digital download
Mixed Emotions EP
  • Released: 13 February 2021
  • Label: No Problem Records
  • Format: Digital download
Mixed Emotions II EP
  • Released: 14 February 2023
  • Label: Abra Cadabra
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

TitleDetails
Product of My Environment
  • Released: 4 December 2020
  • Label: Abra Cadabra
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[3]
"Robbery"2016–Non-album single
"On Deck" [5] 202032
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Product of My Environment
"Spin This Coupe" [6] 49
"Flicky" [7] –
"Fire in the Booth" [8] –Non-album single
"Trenches" [9] –Product of My Environment
"How We Living" [10] –
"Baby" [11] –Non-album singles
"Mixed Emotions" [12] 202145
  • BPI: Silver [4]
"U Know"
(featuring Kush) [13] 		–
"Somebody's Son" [14] –
"Daily Duppy" [15] –
"Double Tap"
(with Unknown T)		64
"Lean Wit It" [16]
"Can't Be Us"
(with Headie One and Bandokay)		202227
"Local"
(with Headie One and Bandokay)		64
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[3]
"Dun Talkin'" [17]
(Kojo Funds featuring Abra Cadabra)		2016–
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Non-album singles
"Dumb Flex" [18]
(Miss LaFamilia featuring Abra Cadabra)		2021–
"The Convo 5" [19]
(RA featuring Abra Cadabra, M24, Ard Adz, Backroad Gee, STINX and Shanny4rmdaBrixx)		–
"The Convo 6" [20]
(RA featuring STINX, Shanny4rmdaBrixx, Megz, Den Den, Ard Adz, Backroad Gee, Abra Cadabra & M24)		–

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2021GRM Daily Rated AwardsHimselfMale Artist of the YearNominated [21]
"On Deck"Track of the Year
Product of My EnvironmentMixtape of the Year

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