British rappers, Santan Dave and Central Cee have dropped a surprise collaborative EP titled “Split Decision”.
Born one day apart, the two artists release “Split Decision” in celebration of their 25th birthday. As Central Cee’s birthday on the 4th June and Dave’s birthday the day after (5th June), the rappers include one song titled “Our 25th Birthday”.
There are four songs on the EP in total. The song “Trojan Horse” is the first song on the EP followed by “Sprinter”. Produced by UK R&B singer Kamal, “Our 25th Birthday” is the third song on “Split Decision”. Kamal also features on Dave’s single “Mercury”. The EP ends with the song “UK Rap”.
See Dave’s announcement on his Instagram below:
Prior to the release of their EP, Central Cee and Dave dropped “Sprinter” as a single accompanied with a music video. The video was filmed in London and Monaco, featuring a cameo from Nigerian artist Slawn.
Watch Central Cee and Dave’s music video for “Sprinter” below:
With 3.867 million streams, the song has debuted at No.9 on the global Spotify according to Chart Data on Twitter.
Dave (@Santandave1) and Central Cee’s “Sprinter” debuts at #9 on the global Spotify chart with 3.867 million streams, the top new entry. pic.twitter.com/J5OMYMx2dY
— chart data (@chartdata) June 3, 2023
Additionally, Spotify announced “Sprinter” as the U.K.’s most-streamed song in a day so far this year, as well as the most-streamed hip-hop song in the UK in a single day ever on Spotify.
See SpotifyUK’s announcement on Instagram below:
The last time the pair made music together was when they both appeared on the remix of AJ Tracey’s “Spirit Bomb” in 2016. Trims, PK, Merky Ace, Cadell, Capo Lee, Skits, and Drifter also featured on the remix.
Listen to AJ Tracey’s “Spirit Bomb (Remix)” ft. Dave, Central Cee & more below:
Later this month, Central Cee will be performing at the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival. More artists performing at the festival include Arctic Monkeys, Lewis Capaldi, Elton John, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Nas X, Lana Del Ray, and Royal Blood.
He will also be performing at Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 which Dave, the youngest ever to headline at the festival, performed at last year.
Dave’s last release was in 2022 with his single “My 24th Birthday”. The song is his sequel to “My 19th Birthday” which was released in 2017 on his self-released EP “Game Over”.
Listen to Dave’s “My 24th Birthday” below:
The Brixton rapper went on tour last year which included stops around the UK, Europe, and North America. It also sold out two nights at London’s O2 Arena.
Listen to Dave and Central Cee’s EP below:
