Sneakbo

Agassi Babatunde Odusina^[1] (born 25 July 1992), better known by his stage name Sneakbo, is a British rapper. His first song, "The Wave", peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart^[3] and he has since released a number of top 40 hits, such as "Zim Zimma" and "Ring a Ling" between 2012 and 2013.

Sneakbo
Birth name	Agassi Babatunde Odusina[1]
Born	(1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 32) Brixton, London, England
Genres	British hip hop[2] road rap dancehall
Labels	Jetskiwave Records Virgin EMI Play Hard Records

After releasing music for over eight years, Sneakbo released his debut album Brixton in March 2018.

Early life

At a young age Sneakbo listened to the late rapper Tupac Shakur and pop star Michael Jackson.^[4] Sneakbo is of Nigerian descent.^[5] Sneakbo claims in his "Closer (Documentary)" that he founded the GAS (I.e., "Grind and Stack"/"Guns and Shanks" Gang) after one of his friends/fellow gang members got derecruited from a local Brixton Gang so he co-founded his own Gang.^[6] Some notable members of GAS Gang was Ard Adz, Mr.Grim, Political Peak, Sho Shallow, Young Troopz etc... who made a lot promotional mixtapes and music videos in the past which are still available on YouTube.

Legal issues

Aggravated assault charges

Sneakbo spent three months incarcerated on Remand in Feltham Prison in late 2011 for threatening a woman in violation of an ASBO.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [8]
Brixton	Released: 2 March 2018[9] Label: Jetskiwave Records Format: CD, digital download	20

Mixtapes

• Jetski Wave (2011)
• I'm Buzzin (2011)
• Certified (2014)
• Jetski Wave 2 (2015)
• 9 Lives (2020)
• Jetski Wave 3 (2021)

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	UK Ind.[10]	UK R&B[11]
"The Wave"	2011	48	7	—	BPI: Silver[12]	Non-album singles
"Zim Zimma"	2012	35	2	—
"Ring a Ling"	2013	27	5	—
"Active" (featuring Giggs)	2017	90	11	40		Brixton
"Nah" (featuring Not3s)		—	—	—
"Fuck It" (featuring S Wavey, M Dargg, J Boy & Bellzey)	2018	—	—	—
"—" denotes the recording that did not chart.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [3]
"Dr. Who!" (Tujamo & Plastik Funk featuring Sneakbo)	2014	21	Non-album singles
"Mariah (Remix)" (Koomz featuring Sneakbo)	2018	N/A
"Coño (Remix)" (Puri featuring Sneakbo & Lisa Mercedez)

References

1. "Cha Cha - Ride Out". MetroLyrics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
2. "Sneakbo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
3. "SNEAKBO". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
4. "Sneakbo | Talks About Giggs, Tupac & the Future | Interview [Part 4] - YouTube". YouTube. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
5. "Sneakbo: 9 Lives review – joie de vivre from Afro bashment star". Guardian. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
6. Sneakbo - Closer (Documentary) | Link Up TV Originals, Timestamp 06:42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF2UwXxSsc8
7. "Who are the real bad boys of the UK rap scene?". Flavourmag. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
8. "SNEAKBO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
9. "Brixton by Sneakbo on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
10. Peak chart positions on the UK Independent Chart:

    • For "Active": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
11. Peak chart positions on the UK R&B Chart: 4

    • For "Active": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
12. "British certifications – Sneakbo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Type Sneakbo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.