"Waze" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Skepta, Chip and Young Adz | ||||
from the album Insomnia | ||||
Released | 25 March 2020 | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | SKC M29 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Cardo | |||
Skepta singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Chip singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Young Adz singles chronology | ||||
|
"Waze" is a song performed by British rappers Skepta,Chip and Young Adz. It was released as a single on 25 March 2020 through SKC M29 as the lead single from their collaborative studio album Insomnia . [1] [2] The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Joseph Adenuga,Jahmaal Fyffe,Adam Williams and produced by Cardo.
A music video to accompany the release of "Waze" was first released on YouTube on 25 March 2020. [3]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
Ireland (IRMA) [4] | 71 |
UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 18 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] | 10 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 25 March 2020 | SKC M29 |
"Bump n' Grind" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly. It was released on January 25,1994 as the second single from his debut solo studio album 12 Play (1993). The track became a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100,and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the US Hot R&B Songs chart as Kelly's third number-one R&B hit,becoming the longest-running number-one of 1994 in the US,and the longest-running R&B single at that time. The song also reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart,following the massive success of his previous single,"She's Got That Vibe".
"Insomnia" is a song recorded by British musical group Faithless. Released as the band's second single,it became one of their most successful. It was originally released in 1995 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart,topping the UK Dance Chart in the process. When re-released in October 1996,the song achieved a new peak of number three in the United Kingdom and topped the charts of Finland,Norway,and Switzerland,as well as the American and Canadian dance charts. It also featured on Faithless's 1996 debut album,Reverence.
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe,better known by his stage name Chip,is a British rapper and songwriter from Tottenham,North London. In the past 14 years he has collaborated with the likes of Skepta,T.I.,Meek Mill,Young Adz and many others. In 2009,he released his debut album,I Am Chipmunk,featuring four songs which peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart,including the chart-topping "Oopsy Daisy". In 2011,Chipmunk released his follow-up album,the American hip hop-influenced Transition. It included the single "Champion" featuring Chris Brown,which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.
Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr.,known professionally as Skepta,is a British grime MC,rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme,he briefly joined Roll Deep before becoming founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005.
This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Chip,a British rapper. His debut studio album I Am Chipmunk was released on 12 October 2009,where it reached number 2 and 49 on the UK Albums Chart and Irish Albums Chart respectively. The album had surpassed platinum-level sales of 300,000 copies in early 2010 and as such was reissued under the name I Am Chipmunk:Platinum Edition on 2 May 2010.
Jamie Adenuga,known professionally as Jme,is a British grime MC,songwriter,record producer and DJ who was born in Hackney,and raised in Tottenham. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company,Boy Better Know Limited,which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother,Skepta.
The following is a discography of Skepta,a British MC from Tottenham,London. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London grime scene,including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know. Skepta released his debut album Greatest Hits on 17 September 2007. It was released on the Boy Better Know label. Skepta self-released the first single "Rolex Sweep" in September 2008,which reached number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. He released the album Microphone Champion on 1 June 2009. The single "Too Many Man",with JME,Wiley,Frisco and Shorty,charted at number 79.
"Champion" is a song by British rapper Chipmunk from Chipmunk's second studio album Transition (2011). It features American singer Chris Brown and was released as the second single from the album on 6 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Chipmunk and Chris Brown,and it was produced by Samuels. According to Chipmunk,he wants the listeners of the song to "feel like they were born a champion". The song was later added to the international deluxe edition of Brown's fourth album,F.A.M.E. (2011).
"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" is a single from British grime artist Wiley,featuring vocals from Skepta,Jme and Ms D. It was released as the second single from his ninth album,The Ascent,on 28 October 2012 for digital download in the United Kingdom. It was written by Richard Cowie,Joseph Adenuga,Jamie Adenuga,Dayo Olatunji and produced by Rymez and Sillkey.
Krept and Konan is a British hip hop duo from London,consisting of Casyo Valentine "Krept" Johnson BEM and Karl Dominic "Konan" Wilson BEM,the son of Delroy Wilson otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first child star'. Their first major release was the mixtape Young Kingz,released on 2 September 2013. As of 3 May 2013,Krept and Konan signed a record deal with Virgin EMI Records.
"That's Not Me" is a song by British MC Skepta,featuring his brother Jme. It was released on 8 June 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom on iTunes as the lead single from Skepta's fourth album Konnichiwa (2016). The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper Skepta,released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Watch Dogs:Legion.
"Man" is a song performed by English rapper Skepta. It was released as an instant grat single from Skepta's fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 14 April 2016 through Boy Better Know. The song peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the UK R&B Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Joseph Adenuga. The song's main riff is sampled from the song "Regular John" by American stoner rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Pitchfork ranked it 77th on their 100 Best Songs of 2016 list.
The discography of British singer-songwriter Raye consists of one mini-album,six extended plays (EPs),twenty two singles,eleven promotional singles and eleven guest appearances. Raye's first EP,Welcome to the Winter,which was debuted on SoundCloud as a free download,was released in 2014. Following this,Raye released her debut single "I,U,Us" in 2016,after releasing her label debut EP,Second under Polydor Records earlier the same year. Raye would feature on the commercially successful singles "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue and "You Don't Know Me" by Jax Jones in late 2016. The latter peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and being certified double platinum in the same country.
D-Block Europe,often abbreviated to DBE,is a British hip hop collective consisting of Adam Nathaniel "Young Adz" Williams,Ricky Earl "Dirtbike LB" Banton and Lil Pino from Lewisham,London. Their name is a reference to The Lox. They started to put out tracks on their own label in the beginning of 2014. The group rose to fame in 2017 after releasing numerous singles including "Large Amounts".
"Praise the Lord" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky,with production and featured vocals from English rapper Skepta,released as the second single from his third studio album Testing on June 26,2018. It marks the third collaboration between both artists,following Skepta's appearance on Cozy Tapes Vol. 1:Friends and ASAP Rocky's appearance on Skepta's Vicious EP in 2017.
"Bullet from a Gun" is a song performed by English rapper Skepta. It was released as the second single from Skepta's fifth studio album Ignorance Is Bliss on 9 May 2019 through Boy Better Know. The song peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Greaze Mode" is a song performed by British rapper Skepta featuring fellow British rapper Nafe Smallz. It was released as the third single from Skepta's fifth studio album Ignorance Is Bliss on 9 May 2019 through Boy Better Know. The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Papi Chulo" is a song performed by British rapper and singer-songwriter Octavian and English rapper Skepta. It was released as a single on 13 March 2020 through Black Butter Records. The song peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
Insomnia is a collaborative studio album by British rappers Skepta,Chip and Young Adz,released on 27 March 2020 by SKC M29. The album features a guest appearance by Dirtbike LB of D-Block Europe. It was promoted by the lead single,"Waze".