Central Cee, one of the most exciting British acts to come out of 2021, has returned once more to prove he is the UK’s figurehead for the next movement of the rap and drill genre, with his latest single “Retail Therapy“.
This latest release is one of fifteen tracks on the rapper’s upcoming mixtape ’23’ which has been teased across his social media platforms and is set to be released on the 25th of February this year (2022.)
‘Retail Therapy‘ sees Central, commonly referred to as Cench, flaunting his day to day as one of the UK’s most prominent rappers at the moment. Clearly depicted in the music video, as his career has drastically come into its own within the last few years, so has the wealth he has accumulated as he flexes his designer garments and can be pictured going on a spending spree with no glances at the price tag, in shops such as the notorious Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street. Fans are also sharing their love for the tune and video in the comments, with one fan stating “Copping crep is therapeutic until the collection becomes a headache. Tune is sick though still.” The video is currently number two on Youtube’s trending for music, despite only being premiered on the 6th of January. You can watch it here.
Central Cee has had his career turn around within the last few months and is seen to be one of the most consistently energetic rappers in the game right now. His first successful single “Loading” hit number 19 on the UK charts in October 2020 and is currently at 126 million streams on Spotify alone (where he also flaunts just over 7 million monthly listeners.) Fans continue to share their love for the rapper on social media, many of whom are extremely excited for his next mixtape as seen below.
Central Cee got a new album out next month ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/d98d7VwILi
— klanus (@klanus) January 9, 2022
Not only are fans across the globe calling for Central’s success, the British music industry continue to sing the once underground rappers praise as he earns his place at number five on the BBC’s Sound Of 2022 alongside fellow talented artists such as Baby Queen, Pink Pantheress and Wet Leg.
“To the people this was recommended to 10 years in the future: Central Cee was the most consistent UK rapper back in 2022″ says one fan beneath the recent music video. Whether you like him or not, it is this consistency to his artistry that really what sets him apart from all other drill rappers at the moment. In 2021 alone he dropped his last album, Wild West and played at countless venues on his 2021 UK tour as well as at festivals such as Wireless. Even then, the 22 year old rapper continues to stay active on his grind releasing a Christmas Day freestyle with Daily Duppy as an extra present to his wide network of fans.
The 23 mixtape is out on February the 25th pre save here.
Listen to ‘Retail Therapy’ here.
