Octavian, 英国嘻哈新人,出生于法国里尔,后来随单亲妈妈搬往英国伦敦。英法文化的碰撞为他带来创作灵感,2018年9月12号发行了首张个人说唱专辑《SPACEMAN》,提名2019年英国年度之声!
Octavian Oliver Godji (born January 22, 1996), better known by his stage name Octavian, is a French-British rapper from London. He released his first full-length mixtape, Spaceman, on 10 September 2018, and has appeared on tracks by Mura Masa and A2. He is signed to the Sony label Black Butter.
Early life
He was born in Lille, France, from an Angolan family. After his father died, he moved to London when he was three with his mother, and settled in Camberwell, South London.As a teenager, he won a scholarship to the Brit School, but dropped out after 1 and a half years.
Music career
His first mixtape, 22, was released in 2016 under the name "Octavian OG", followed by the Essie World EP in 2017. Octavian's recognition increased in January 2018 after the publication of an Instagram video of Drake singing along to the track "Party Here", produced in collaboration with producer J Rick, at a Golden Globes after party.
The Fader have described Octavian's sound as a mixture of house, rap, and drill, as well as noting that his sound was influenced by Drake and Bon Iver.Pitchfork have described the sound as mixing "R&B and dancehall with downbeat grime, peppy house, and UK hip-hop".Critics have disagreed about how to classify Octavian's style, with High Snobiety noting that he is "Too British to be labeled trap but too American to be classed as grime".
The Guardian described his 2018 mixtape Spaceman as "a spectacular medley of the past decade of UK subgenres – the raspy-voiced rapper amalgamates elements of drill, grime and house to create something dextrous and distinctive."Pitchfork described the release as "daring eclecticism".
In August 2018, Octavian signed with Sony/ATV and Stellar Songs.He won BBC Music's Sound of 2019 in January of that year.
Octavian, 英国嘻哈新人,出生于法国里尔,后来随单亲妈妈搬往英国伦敦。英法文化的碰撞为他带来创作灵感,2018年9月12号发行了首张个人说唱专辑《SPACEMAN》,提名2019年英国年度之声!
Octavian Oliver Godji (born January 22, 1996), better known by his stage name Octavian, is a French-British rapper from London. He released his first full-length mixtape, Spaceman, on 10 September 2018, and has appeared on tracks by Mura Masa and A2. He is signed to the Sony label Black Butter.
Early life
He was born in Lille, France, from an Angolan family. After his father died, he moved to London when he was three with his mother, and settled in Camberwell, South London.As a teenager, he won a scholarship to the Brit School, but dropped out after 1 and a half years.
Music career
His first mixtape, 22, was released in 2016 under the name "Octavian OG", followed by the Essie World EP in 2017. Octavian's recognition increased in January 2018 after the publication of an Instagram video of Drake singing along to the track "Party Here", produced in collaboration with producer J Rick, at a Golden Globes after party.
The Fader have described Octavian's sound as a mixture of house, rap, and drill, as well as noting that his sound was influenced by Drake and Bon Iver.Pitchfork have described the sound as mixing "R&B and dancehall with downbeat grime, peppy house, and UK hip-hop".Critics have disagreed about how to classify Octavian's style, with High Snobiety noting that he is "Too British to be labeled trap but too American to be classed as grime".
The Guardian described his 2018 mixtape Spaceman as "a spectacular medley of the past decade of UK subgenres – the raspy-voiced rapper amalgamates elements of drill, grime and house to create something dextrous and distinctive."Pitchfork described the release as "daring eclecticism".
In August 2018, Octavian signed with Sony/ATV and Stellar Songs.He won BBC Music's Sound of 2019 in January of that year.