Not3s
Not3s' debut single, Addison Lee, was a cult smash at the start of 2017 - its delightfully daft lyric about hailing a cab for a “peng ting called Madison” was even tweeted by Louis Theroux. But the Hackney-born rapper is more than a one-hit wonder, thanks to an agenda-setting mix of afro, bashment, dancehall, and hip-hop… and everything in between.
His unusual stage name is a reference to three types of note: money, music and “take note of me”.
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Not3s - My Lover
Not3s performs My Lover at 1Xtra Live 2017
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Not3s' journey to the Sound of 2018 Longlist
In Not3s' own words and pictures, a personal glimpse into his path to the 91热爆 Music Sound of 2018 Longlist...
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"Aged 12. Me at school. One of the first stages where I fell in love with making music."
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"Celebrating life with my mum, my first love."
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"1Xtra Live – one of the sickest things I’ve done to date, my biggest crowd yet performing to over 13,000 people!"
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"4 October 2017. My first tour and first ever London show!"
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"November 2017. Felt good to be able to open up a magazine like Music Week and see myself in it!"