Adjei grew up on the "infamous" Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham. He is of Ghanaian origin. His moniker derives from a childhood nickname due to his head's resemblance to a 50p coin. He first began rapping in his early teens, though only began focusing on it after his first release from prison.
He began releasing music in the early 2010s under the name Headz, including as part of a group named Star Gang. In 2014 he released his only mixtape under that alias, titled "Headz or Tails." Also part of Star Gang was fellow Tottenham rapper RV - he and Headie One became frequent collaborators, including co-releasing the mixtapes Sticks & Stones (2016) and Drillers x Trappers (2017). Together they formed part of OFB, a drill crew based in the Broadwater Farm estate.
In February 2018, he released his next solo mixtape as Headie One, titled The One. This included "Know Better" with RV, which became an "underground hit". In May he was featured on "Missing", a Belly Squad track that peaked at number 84 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by another solo mixtape, The One Two, in June 2018, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number 32.
In January 2019, his single "18HUNNA", featuring Dave, entered the UK chart at number 6 - the highest a UK drill artist has ever charted. In March he released his sixth mixtape, and third with RV, Drillers x Trappers II. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21. "Match Day", the first single from the mixtape, entered the Singles Chart at number 86. On 25th July 2019, Headie One released the official YouTube video for his 'Rubbery Bandz' single.
Both
Headie One Lyrics
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Nostalgia
T house up north or near the coast, rudeboy, there's both
Spend this bread on jewels or spend it on smoke, man spend it on both
Counting up this money from O or money from shows, man's counting up both
Paps need a pattern business and a pattern up home, man patternin' both
Feds draw me out for a works and smoke, tryna do me for both
But I'm on road, yellow ones, brown ones, I get loving from both
Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
Me and T Buck see two opps on the mains and we ended up doing both
Too much beef on the streets, we're hitting two blocks and we're shooting up both
I know feds want me back up in courts, sat in front of the judge just doing up oath
How many times in jail was it bread and oats? Put peanut butter on both
Now they say that I'm the king of drill, trap, rap, I'm doing it all
Everywhere and everywhere, the gang's smokey, let the gangnem bring it on tour
Everyday I hear niggas tryna draw me out, why they all want me to war?
.44 long and that poisonous scopes, they don't want us bringing out both
Come look at the table, it's a lawn chair
I had go get, traphouse really had no air
You was out clubbin' with nowhere
OT, I had to go there, but then I ain't done a show here
Remember I had plans to go near
In the fast lane, I don't know where
T house up north or near the coast, rudeboy, there's both
Spend this bread on jewels or spend it on smoke, man spend it on both
Counting up this money from O or money from shows, man's counting up both
Paps need a pattern business and a pattern up home, man patternin' both
Feds draw me out for a works and smoke, tryna do me for both
They don't want me back on soc', using chips and rice, tryna pattern me both
But I'm on road, yellow ones, brown ones, I get loving from both
Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
I just dial up bro for a half of B and tell him pattern the coke
How many long afternoons did I spend in the T just bagging up both?
Jailhouse, scrambling eggs in a kettle, just wishing I that could have it with toast
I couldn't tell you how weak was a Sunday roast, rice pudding all in that bowl
See this life of sin, I'm just tryna make sure my heart stays pure
Feds had me locked for time, evidence they never find like Jah Cure
I was tryna get rich or die, fuck tryin', I'd rather be dead than poor
I'm really out tryna govern it all, money, power, respect and more
Come look at the table, it's a lawn chair
I had go get, traphouse really had no air
You was out clubbin' with nowhere
OT, I had to go there, but then I ain't done a show here
Remember I had plans to go near
In the fast lane, I don't know where
T house up north or near the coast, rudeboy, there's both
Spend this bread on jewels or spend it on smoke, man spend it on both
Counting up this money from O or money from shows, man's counting up both
Paps need a pattern business and a pattern up home, man patternin' both
Feds draw me out for a works and smoke, tryna do me for both
They don't want me back on soc', using chips and rice, tryna pattern me both
But I'm on road, yellow ones, brown ones, I get loving from both
Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
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Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
In "Both" by Headie One, the lyrics speak to the rapper's desire to have it all, and his willingness to hustle and take risks to achieve that goal. The song begins with a line about pipe tobacco and nostalgia, before jumping into lyrics about having a T house (trap house) up north or near the coast, and being able to spend money on both jewels and smoke. He talks about counting up money from illegal activities and from performing, and needing to have a business and a home life, rather than just one or the other. However, he is also aware of the police trying to catch him for both his illegal activities and his use of social media. He talks about his yellow and brown love interests, and the desire to have both money and success.
Line by Line Meaning
Pipe it up PJ
Start the music, let's get this party started
T house up north or near the coast, rudeboy, there's both
There are trap houses both up north and near the coast, my friend
Spend this bread on jewels or spend it on smoke, man spend it on both
Whether it's spending money on jewelry or weed, spend it on both if you can
Counting up this money from O or money from shows, man's counting up both
I'm counting both the money from drug deals and the money from performances
Paps need a pattern business and a pattern up home, man patternin' both
I'm working on building up a successful business and taking care of my home
Feds draw me out for a works and smoke, tryna do me for both
The police are after me for my drug dealing and smoking habits
They don't want me back on soc', using chips and rice, tryna pattern me both
The authorities are trying to keep me off of social media and control what I eat, all to control me in both ways
But I'm on road, yellow ones, brown ones, I get loving from both
I'm out on the road, and I'm receiving love from both light-skinned and dark-skinned women
Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
Let me continue to succeed and make money, while also maintaining control over both aspects of my life
Me and T Buck see two opps on the mains and we ended up doing both
T Buck and I took care of two enemies on opposite sides of the street
Too much beef on the streets, we're hitting two blocks and we're shooting up both
There is too much conflict on the streets, so we are taking care of business on two different blocks
I know feds want me back up in courts, sat in front of the judge just doing up oath
The police are trying to put me back in court and force me to swear under oath
How many times in jail was it bread and oats? Put peanut butter on both
When I was in jail, I ate bread and oatmeal many times. I put peanut butter on both to make it taste better
Now they say that I'm the king of drill, trap, rap, I'm doing it all
People think I'm the best in the game of drill, trap, and rap
Everywhere and everywhere, the gang's smokey, let the gangnem bring it on tour
Our group is known for smoking, so we should bring that vibe on tour with us
Everyday I hear niggas tryna draw me out, why they all want me to war?
Every day, people are trying to start problems with me. Why do they all want to go to war?
.44 long and that poisonous scopes, they don't want us bringing out both
We have powerful guns and scopes, and the authorities don't want us using both at the same time
Come look at the table, it's a lawn chair
Take a look at the table, it's a cheap lawn chair
I had go get, traphouse really had no air
I had to get out of the trap house, there was no ventilation
You was out clubbin' with nowhere
You were out partying with no particular destination
OT, I had to go there, but then I ain't done a show here
I had to go out of town, but then I didn't end up performing in that city
Remember I had plans to go near
I had intentions to visit a certain location
In the fast lane, I don't know where
I'm living a fast-paced life and unsure of where I'm headed
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Everything. I want to have control over everything in my life
Money and success, just let a young nigga go govern up both
Let me continue to succeed and make money, while also maintaining control over both aspects of my life
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Benjamin Uka, Emmanuel Chinonyerem Oparah, Irving Ampofo Adjei, John C. Ciafone, Lem Springsteen, Ultra Nate Wyche
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nowlyz
Bonde já tá maquinado, não vem tentar a sorte, se manca, nós não é tatu-bola
Lá em Campo Grande eu sou jovem infrator assassino, 44 bate bola
Convoquei o Sos pra essa merda porque nós no campo de fato é ponto no Cartola
Teu rock, é ruim tipo seu flow, filho da-, chupa essa dupla, Romário e Viola
Vim de Cybertron
Quero saber quem foi que caguetou o Bumblebee
Flow do Megatron
Até hoje eu não sei o que o Xamã viu em mim
O mais forte do bairro te proporciona o flow nível de Sayajin
Que é tipo uma dinamite no beat fudendo com o teu lançamento ruim
- Major RD
Vision
Headie One’s delivering that quality and quantity still 💯
C M
@Troy m .
just Abdur
would you say he's mastered both
Melissa Jayne
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FjHtT2QhotU
Saifullah Siddique
He delivering up both
John John
🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
-𝙡𝙪𝙦𝙞
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Adam Deadass
I was in the green, age 19, me and my team were doing up golf.
Vihan Ravidas
I saw what you did there
saples
Its weird because "I was in the green, age 19, me and my team were doing up golf" would be a hard bar coming from headie