SR (rapper)

Last updated
SR
Origin Brixton, London, England [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present

Carl Latricio Brown (formerly Stabber, now SR) [2] is a British rapper that went viral for his single "Welcome to Brixton" in 2020. [1] [3] His follow-up song, "Practice Makes Perfect", was named in the top 10 songs to come out of the U.K. by DJBooth in May 2021. [4]

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Career

SR released his debut single "Brucky" in June 2020. [2] "Welcome to Brixton", his breakout single, was released in July 2020; [1] which charted on the UK Singles Chart on 20 May 2021 and peaked at number 93. [5] As of January 2022, “Welcome to Brixton” has received over 65 million views on YouTube and over 200 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music. [6]

In 2021, he released "Snap It", a remix of the song was later released in September the same year, which featured Loski, Sus, SD, and Trap. [7] [8]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[5] 		IRE
[9]
"Brucky" [2] 2020——
"Ring" [10] ——
"Welcome to Brixton" [1] 9392
  • ARIA: Platinum [11]
"Practice Makes Perfect" [12] 2021——
"Snap It" [13] ——
"Brucky 2.0" [14] ——
"Catch Me Outside" [15]
(feat. SD, Doubleback, Trap SG and HK)		2022——
"What's Good"
(with Poundz)		——
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2021GRM Daily Rated AwardsHimselfBreakthrough of the YearNominated [16]
MOBO Awards Best Drill Act [17]

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  2. 1 2 3 W, Courtney (15 June 2020). "Stabber Delivers Video For "Brucky"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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  6. ↑ Patterson, Joseph; Keith, James; Abiade, Yemi; Bishop, Aaron; Itseli, Minou (21 January 2022). "24 UK Rappers To Watch In 2022". Complex Networks . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "SR Unleashes Video For Jumpy New Bop "Snap It"". grmdaily.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "SR, LOSKI, SUSPECT, SD & TRAP UNITE ON GREAZY "SNAP IT" REMIX". grmdaily.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Discography SR". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (19 July 2020). "Premiere: SR unveils the visuals for cold new drop "Ring"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. ↑ W, Courtney (22 April 2021). "Premiere: SR Lets Off Hard-Hitting Banger "Practice Makes Perfect"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "SR Unleashes Video For Jumpy New Bop "Snap It"". grmdaily.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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  15. ↑ W, Courtney (14 April 2022). "Premiere: SR Enlists SD, Doubleback, Trap & HK On New Drill Heater 'Catch Me Outside'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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