Sneakbo

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Sneakbo
Birth name Agassi Babatunde Odusina[1][2]
Born 1992[3]
Putney, South London, England[1]
Genres Rap, reggae, grime[3]
Labels Play Hard Records[4]
Associated acts Yungen, Chip Krept and Konan

Agassi Babatunde Odusina,[1][2] or Sneakbo as he is otherwise known, is an English rapper.[1] His first song, "The Wave", made #48 on the UK Singles Chart[4] and he has since released a number of hits, including being a featured artist on the D'Banj song "Oliver Twist".[4]

At a young age Sneakbo listened to late rapper Tupac Shakur and pop star Michael Jackson.[5]

Legal disputes

Aggravated assault charges

In 2011, Odusina was saved from an eight-month jail sentence by his song The Wave, which had charted three weeks previously - the day of the trial was 30 November 2011[1] and the song had charted at #48 on 5 November 2011[4] - with the Judge, Ian Bourne QC, commenting "You are someone who has some talent judging by what I have read and heard about you. You are fortunate in these times to have a job and support from your manager. I'm told all this is in jeopardy if I jail you today. I hope you realise I'm giving you a chance to stay out of prison and it is up to you to comply with the conditions [to not contact his victim and to live at his manager's home in Waltham Cross, Essex[1]]".

Suspected GAS gang affiliation

GAS gang, often known as Guns And Shanks gang[6] or Grip And Shoot or Grind And Stack,[7] is a south London crew. Odusina has been accused of being affiliated with it,[8] a charge he denies.[9]

Prison spell

In 2012, it was announced that Sneakbo had spent three months incarcerated in Feltham Prison as a result of threatening females.[10]

Discography

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
2011 "The Wave" 48 Non-album singles
2012 "Zim Zimma" 35
2013 "Ring A Ling" 27

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
2012 "Oliver Twist" 9 Non-album single
2014 "Dr. Who!" (Tujamo & Plastik Funk featuring Sneakbo) 21

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Agassi Odusina: Teen rapper 'spared jail so he can pursue music career'". London: Daily Mail. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cha Cha - Ride Out". MetroLyrics. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sneakbo". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "SNEAKBO". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxhDFblFSZs
  6. ↑ "29 arrested in raids on GAS gang's hideaways". Metro UK. 31 January 2014. p. 35.
  7. ↑ "BBC News - The rise and fall of Brixton's GAS gang". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Sneakbo and GAS Gang on BBC Three Our Crime". Pappzd Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "The rise and fall of Brixton's GAS gang". BBC. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Who are the real bad boys of the UK rap scene?". Flavourmag. Retrieved 19 June 2013.