ArrDee facts for kids
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ArrDee
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Born | Brighton, England |
17 September 2002
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Years active | 2021–present |
Labels | Island Records |
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Riley Davies (born 17 September 2002), known professionally as ArrDee, is a British rapper. His debut mixtape, Pier Pressure, was released on 18 March 2022.
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Early life
Davies was born and raised in Brighton, England. On growing up in Brighton, Davies told Acclaim magazine, "Brighton is tight. Between my collective of people, I can almost one-hundred percent say we know everybody in Brighton. If we don’t, we know somebody that knows the ones we don’t know." "I was rapping at the age of 13, I used to run a studio in a one-bedroom flat." said Davies in an interview for HYPEBEAST Sole Mates. "At that time the music wasn’t going anywhere, but as I grew up I made connections through Instagram, I’d bunk the train to London, I’d be working and sleeping in studios in London for three days on end, so I had to get the network out there."
Career
Davies saw success being featured on the remix of Russ Millions and Tion Wayne's song "Body", which topped the charts in various countries including the UK. He then released the single "Oliver Twist", referencing the book by Charles Dickens, which peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart
Davies's third solo single was "Flowers", which samples the track of the same name by Sweet Female Attitude and "Say My Name" by Destiny’s Child. It was released on 11 November 2021 and peaked at number 5 on the UK's Official Singles Chart Top 100, spending thirteen weeks in the Top 40, seventeen weeks in the Top 100, with seven of those weeks being in the chart's Top 10.
On 3 February 2022, Davies released his single, "War", featuring rapper Aitch. On the same day, it was announced that Davies's debut mixtape, titled Pier Pressure would be released 18 March 2022. "War" debuted at number 6 on the UK Official Singles Top 100 Chart and debuted at number 21 on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 on 11 February 2022. On 4 March 2022, Davies released "Come & Go" as the next single from the album.
Pier Pressure was released on 18 March 2022 to generally mixed reviews. The mixtape entered the UK Official Albums Chart Top 100 at number 2, placing at number 6 on the UK Official Album Download Charts Top 100 and debuted at number 1 on the UK Official Albums Streaming Chart Top 100 on 25 March 2022
In July 2022, Davies announced his next single, "Hello Mate". The track features a sample of "Do You Mind" by Kyla.
Personal life
Davies is a supporter of Chelsea F.C.
Discography
Mixtapes
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Pier Pressure |
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2 | 20 | 14 |
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Singles
As lead artist
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"Oliver Twist" | 2021 | 6 | 68 | 19 | — | — | 11 |
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Pier Pressure |
"Jiggy (Whiz)" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Wid It" (with Tion Wayne) |
19 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
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Green with Envy and Pier Pressure | |
"Flowers (Say My Name)" | 5 | 49 | 17 | 88 | 11 | — |
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Pier Pressure | |
"War" (with Aitch) |
2022 | 6 | — | 28 | — | 12 | — |
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"Come & Go" | 16 | — | 67 | — | 25 | — | |||
"Hello Mate" (featuring Kyla) |
37 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
As featured artist
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"Body" (Remix) (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne featuring ArrDee, E1 (3x3), Bugzy Malone, Fivio Foreign, ZT (3x3), Darkoo & Buni) |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Green with Envy and Pier Pressure | |
"Wasted" (Digga D featuring Arrdee) |
6 | — | — |
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Pier Pressure and Noughty by Nature |
Other charted songs
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"Early Hours" | 2022 | 41 | 32 | Pier Pressure |