Frontstreet (album)

Frontstreet
Mixtape by OFB
Released	14 November 2019 (2019-11-14)
Length	36:14
Label	Rattrap Reality
Producer	Beats By Lucas Cash M1OnTheBeat Ghosty Skyes K6 TK Beats Zxch MONEY MOVEMENTS MobzBeatz
OFB chronology
Frontstreet (2019) Drill Commandments (2021)
Singles from Frontstreet
"Ambush" Released: 5 May 2019 "Youngest in Charge" Released: 2 June 2019

Frontstreet is the debut mixtape by British hip-hop collective OFB, consisting of rappers SJ, Bandokay and Double Lz. The mixtape was released on 14 November 2019 under Rattrap Reality; the name of the mixtape is derived from a part of the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham. ^[1]

The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and 97 on the Irish Albums Chart. The mixtape was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, as was the track "Ambush". ^[2]

Reception

Thomas Gorton, writing for Dazed, wrote:

Frontstreet is a confrontational listen, but one that transports its audience straight into their world, which is an accurate reflection of young gang life in austerity Britain...this is not an album about individual struggle, but rather about life itself in inner-city London, a no-holds-barred depiction of lives spent growing up around violence. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by OFB.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"LISTEN UP, PT 2"	Beats by Lucas Cash	2:32
2.	"DING DONG"	M1OnTheBeat	3:00
3.	"WHO'S THAT"	Ghosty	2:21
4.	"AMBUSH"	Skyes	3:35
5.	"GLIDERS (INTERLUDE)"	K6	1:59
6.	"LOOSING SCREWS"	TK Beats	2:49
7.	"ASH DEM" (ft. Lowkey)	Zxch	3:23
8.	"HORRID"	Ghosty	3:49
9.	"YOO"	MONEY MOVEMENTS	2:31
10.	"ONCE IN A WHILE" (ft. Headie One)	Skyes	4:02
11.	"YOUNGEST IN CHARGE" (ft. SJ)	MobzBeatz	3:27
12.	"MAZZA" (ft. MITCH)	M1OnTheBeat	2:46
Total length:			36:14

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [4]	36
Irish Albums (IRMA) [5]	97

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Frontstreet

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [2]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	GRM Daily Rated Awards	Frontstreet	Mixtape of the Year	Nominated	[6]

References

1. Oke, Tobi (31 October 2019). "OFB, The Future Of UK Drill, Share New 12-Track Mixtape 'Frontstreet'". Complex Networks . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
2. "British album certifications – Ofb – Frontstreet". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
3. "The 20 best albums of 2019". Dazed. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
4. "OFB | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography OFB". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
6. W, Courtney (29 June 2020). "RATED AWARDS 2020: HERE ARE THE NOMINEES!". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.