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Wednesday 10th September, London 9am GMT Recordbreaking rap duo Krept amp Konan announce fourth studio album Young Kingz II set for release via their independent label, Play Dirty on the 7th February 2025.Young Kingz II marks Krept amp Konans first album since top5 charting Revenge Is Sweet, a project which cemented their place in music history as UK rap royalty and saw them become the first British rap act to headline the O2 London. It also follows the duos equally groundbreaking 2017 release of 7 DAYS and 7 NIGHTS, which saw them become the first act ever to have two mixtapes simultaneously enter the Top 10 of the Official UK Albums chart, and their 2015 debut album The Long Way Home which debuted at no. 2 on The Official UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest charting British Rap album in UK chart history.With Young Kingz II, Krept amp Konan are set to continue their legacy and undisputed relevance in the British music scene. Returning to their independent roots, they come full circle with the follow up to their 2013 released Young Kingz mixtape which catapulted the duo into the Top 20 of The Official UK Albums Chart, earning them a Guinness World Record for the highest charting UK album by an unsigned act.Young Kingz was pivotal in establishing Krept amp Konan as trailblazers in the UK rap scene, kickstarting their reputation for repeatedly breaking records and consistently breaking ground. With a broadranging rollcall of featured artists, it heralded their signature approach to collaborations of enlisting fledgling artists such as s then littleknown MC, Stormzy, alongside more established ones George The Poet, Chip, Tine Tempah and Giggs. It also saw Krept amp Konan gain traction across the Atlantic with US rappers French Montana, Chinx Drugz, Lil Durk stepping up on the remix of the mixtapes second single release, 34Dont Waste My Time34, and garnered them a BET Award Best International Act and MOBO Award Best HipHop Act.Young Kingz II is poised to be yet another milestone in Krept amp Konan039s unstoppable career. As unapologetic pioneers in UK hiphop, they continue to push boundaries and set new benchmarks in British music.
