M24 | |
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| Birth name | Dorai Harrison[1] |
| Born | 1 September 1998[2] |
| Origin | Brixton, London, England |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Member of | GBG |
Dorai Harrison (born 1 September 1998), known professionally as M24, is a British rapper. He began his musical career in 2016, releasing his debut mixtape, Drip N Drill, in 2020.
Career
M24 began his musical career in 2016. In 2017, he released "Do It & Crash" alongside Skengdo & AM, which gained 2.5 million views on YouTube.[3]
In 2019, M24 released his breakout single "We Don't Dance", which featured Stickz. The song resulted in M24 being able collaborate with larger UK artists.[4] In 2020, he would announce that his debut mixtape, Drip 'N' Drill, was to be released in August the same year; the mixtape included features from Pop Smoke and Sneakbo.[5] The mixtape was released on 21 August 2020 and peaked at number 81 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]
In 2020, M24 released "London", which featured Tion Wayne; the song peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. He was also featured on "Dumpa" by Ill Blu alongside Unknown T, which peaked at number 70.
In 2021, M24 released a remix of "No Cap" alongside Pop Smoke, which appeared on the soundtrack for Boogie.[7] He was also featured on "Payslips" by Swarmz alongside Bugzy Malone, which peaked at number 76.
In 2022, M24 released "Knock Knock" with Tion Wayne, which peaked at number 21. A remix to the song was released in March, featuring HAZEY, Sneakbo, MIST, Jordan and Trillz CB.[8]
Legal issues
On 1 September 2021, M24 was arrested for being in possession of a knife. He was sentenced to six months in prison on 24 September.[9] In addition, he was given a Knife Crime Prevention Order (KCPO) that banned him from inciting violence on social media and from entering portions of his neighbourhood.[10] He was released in December after serving three months.[11]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | ||
| Drip N Drill |
|
81 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | |||||||
| "Do It & Crash" (featuring Skengdo & AM) |
2017 | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Lightwork Freestyle" | 2018 | – | |||||
| "Unruly Killy" | – | ||||||
| "We Don't Dance" (with Stickz) |
2019 | – | |||||
| "Verbal" | – | ||||||
| "Ay Caramba" | – | ||||||
| "OBBO Is Real" | – | ||||||
| "Riding" (with Tookie) |
– | ||||||
| "Dance with Smoke" | – | ||||||
| "London" (featuring Tion Wayne) |
2020 | 32 |
| ||||
| "No Cap" | – | ||||||
| "Peter Pan" | – | ||||||
| "A Town Matters" (featuring Tookie, M Dargg, Stickz and Sneakbo) |
– | Drip N Drill | |||||
| "Nikeys" | – | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Too Much Pride" | – | ||||||
| "IS IT" | – | ||||||
| "High Right Now" | 2021 | – | |||||
| "Plugged In" (with Fumez the Engineer) |
– | ||||||
| "Back in Blood" | – | ||||||
| "N.F.T.R" | – | ||||||
| "Exotic" | – | ||||||
| "Knock Knock" (with Tion Wayne) |
2022 | 21 | TBA | ||||
| "Plugged In" (with Fumez the Engineer) |
– | Non-album singles | |||||
| "John Wick" | – | ||||||
| "Coulda Been" | – | ||||||
| "Daily Duppy" | – | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | |||||||
| "Smokey Things" (Skeamer featuring M24, Mayhem and Young Dizz) |
2018 | – | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Warr" (150 featuring M24 and Slapit24) |
– | ||||||
| "The Coldest Link Up" (Tweeko & Sebz Beats featuring Skengdo & AM, Burner, M24, 12World, 23 Drillas & Lowkey) |
– | ||||||
| "Get Back" (150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy and M Dargg) |
2019 | – | |||||
| "Trenches" (150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy, J Boy, Slapit24 and K Chuks) |
– | ||||||
| "Luke Cage" (150 featuring M24 and Stickz) |
– | ||||||
| "Crash x GBG" (410 featuring M24, Stickz, Skengdo & AM) |
– | Back Like We Never Left | |||||
| "Bootings" (150 featuring M24, Grizzy, Slapit24 and Stickz) |
– | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Loads of Drills" (Burner featuring M24) |
– | ||||||
| "Handsome" (Yungen featuring M24) |
2020 | – | |||||
| "Dumpa" (Ill Blu featuring M24 and Unknown T) |
70 | The BLUPRiNT | |||||
| "Buss It" (Vigiland featuring M24) |
– | Non-album single | |||||
| "Xabsi" (Rimzee featuring M24) |
– | Upper Clapton Dream 2 | |||||
| "Gulag" (Morrisson featuring M24) |
– | Non-album singles | |||||
| "100X" (Stardom featuring M24) |
– | ||||||
| "The Old Estate" (Pete & Bas featuring M24) |
– | ||||||
| "Fashion" (The Plug featuring M24 and Fivio Foreign) |
2021 | – | Plug Talk 2 | ||||
| "Hugo Boss" (Burner featuring M24) |
– | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Payslips" (Swarmz featuring M24 and Bugzy Malone) |
76 | ||||||
| "Dinners and Factions" (NVSA featuring M24) |
– | ||||||
| "Antiuga" (Dappy featuring M24 and BackRoad Gee) |
– | Fortune | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Finished" | 2019 | WordPlay | From da Streets... To the World |
| "Maddest of the Maddest (Remix)" | Burner, Tiny Boost, Onefour, AM | Non-single remix | |
| "Peter Crouch" | 2020 | GRM Daily | GRM 10 |
| "Demon Time (Remix)" | Sai So | Non-single remixes | |
| "No Cap (Remix)" | 2021 | Pop Smoke | Boogie: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Hmm (UK Remix)" | G4 Boyz | Non-single remix | |
| "To The Moon (Drill Remix)" | 2022 | Jnr Choi, G Herbo, Fivio Foreign, Russ Millions, Sam Tompkins |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jungle | 6IX | 4 Episodes |
References
- ↑ "Rapper M24 whose songs have racked up over 36 million views locked up for carrying a knife". mylondon.news. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ https://neroqomservices.com/griffin/m24-rapper-height
- ↑ Dorney, Casey (17 February 2021). "M24 TALKS RISE OF MUSIC CAREER, PLANS FOR 2021 & MUCH MORE!". thelinkup.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "M24, the emerging UK drill phenomenon". throwup.it. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (25 July 2020). "M24 ANNOUNCES HIS DEBUT MIXTAPE 'DRIP 'N' DRILL' FEATURING POP SMOKE, SNEAKBO, STICKZ & MORE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ W, Courtney (21 August 2020). "LISTEN TO M24'S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT MIXTAPE 'DRIP N DRILL'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Darville, Jordan (5 March 2021). "Listen to the new Pop Smoke songs "Fashion" featuring Polo G and "No Cap (Remix)" with M24". thefader.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (11 March 2022). "PREMIERE: TION WAYNE & M24 CALL ON HAZEY, SNEAKBO, MIST & MORE FOR STACKED "KNOCK KNOCK" REMIX". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ Brookes, Andrew (21 October 2021). "Jailed man caught with knife in Stratford to be handed court order". newhamrecorder.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ↑ Heren, Kit (22 October 2021). "SOUTH LONDON MAN BANNED FROM CERTAIN AREAS AS PART OF PROGRAMME THAT HELPS KNIFE CRIMINALS STAY OUT OF TROUBLE". Southwark News. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ Jennn, London (27 December 2021). "UK Drill Rapper M24 Gets Out Of Prison; Drops Freestyle". allhiphop.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 "M24 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- 1 2 "British certifications – M24". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 February 2023. Type M24 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.