EO (rapper)

EO
Birth name	Edwin Onokhua
Also known as	eocrossover
Born	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23) London, England [1]
Genres	British hip hop afroswing
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter YouTuber
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2018–present

Edwin Onokhua (born 22 June 2001), known professionally as EO, ^[2] is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and YouTuber from London. ^[3] He started as a comedian on his YouTube channel, eocrossover, doing song parodies and comedic skits. His debut single, "German", was released in 2018 after encouragement from fans. ^[1] It reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart, which attracted UKG MC Versatile, who became his manager. ^[4] Producer JRocs professionally re-recorded the single, and a music video was shot. The track was signed to Columbia Records, who re-released it on download and streaming services. ^[5] EO was selected as artist of the day by Urban Music Awards on 7 August 2018, and artist of the week by Apple Music in April 2018. ^[6]

EO also featured on the debut single "Baddest" by Amelia Monét, that reached No. 91 in the UK chart. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Onokhua is of Nigerian heritage, a topic he has made comical skits about on his YouTube channel. ^[9]

It is reported that in the year 2022 and 2023, EO was sectioned under the mental health act as videos of him instead a care facility emerged on social media platforms. ^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK [12]
"German"	2018	13	BPI: Platinum [13]
"Tick Tock"	2018	-
Next Up? (with Mixtape Madness)	2018	-
"Baddest"	2018	-
"1Take (Naija to London)"	2018	-
"Bend Low"	2019	-
"Cold World [Freestyle]	2019	-
"Need More"	2020	-
"Buss Me A Pound"	2020	-
"419"	2021	-
"Blood On The Block"	2022	-
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "German takes Brit rapper to UK chart stardom". Gulf-Times. 4 June 2018.
2. "EO Biography". AllMusic .
3. "UK's EO Drops "German" with No Lease". Notoriously.ca. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
4. "EO". Officialcharts.com.
5. "EO Biography". AllMusic .
6. Sadeghi, Shayan. "Artist Of The Day – EO". Urban Music Awards. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
7. "Get To Know: Amelia Monét". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
8. "AMELIA MONET FT EO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
9. "EO | Biography & History". AllMusic.
10. Jennn, London (17 March 2022). "U.K. Rapper EO Crossover Claims He Was Forced Into Rehab". AllHipHop . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
11. Shennan, Rhona (16 May 2022). "What happened to EO? Was German rapper 'forced' into rehab, what did he say on Instagram - where is he now". National World . Retrieved 18 October 2024.
12. Peak positions on the UK Singles Chart:
    • For all except where noted: "Krept and Konan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 22 June 2019.
    • For "Don't Waste My Time": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 5.04.2014 (wk13)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
    • For "Crepes and Cones (Ya Dun Know)": "Krept & Konan Ft Mostack| full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
    • For "Air Force": "DigDat Ft K Trap/Krept & Konan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
    • For "Dreams": "Krept & Konan Ft Ed Sheeran | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
13. "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 May 2019.