Central Cee has announced an intimate last-minute show in London before the release of his debut album, ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’. The West London wordsmith will take over London’s KOKO venue on January 30, six days after the release of his album.
Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday (January 17) at 3pm. You can purchase them here.
DEBUT ALBUM
CANT RUSH GREATNESS, 24th JAN 2025https://t.co/pJk5UFWj3w pic.twitter.com/o40D51rWaR— Central Cee (@centralcee) October 31, 2024
‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is set for release on January 24 via Colombia records, and is available for pre-order/pre-saving on digital platforms.
According to a press release, the album was recorded in several locations throughout last year and will feature one of Cench’s previous collaborators, Dave – the pair joined together in 2023 to release joint EP ‘Split Decisions’, which featured the international hit ‘Sprinter’. It is currently the most streamed UK rap song ever on Spotify, and won ‘Best Song’ at the 2024 MOBO Awards.
Both fans and publications are feeling excited for the rappers first studio album, recognizing that there’s never been a hype quite like this for a British MC. Clash Magazine wrote: “For the first time ever a UK rapper is receiving the same rollout that Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J Cole enjoy without the guidance and Rap God protection of a Dr Dre, Lil Wayne, or Jay-Z. This is history in the making.”
GQ Magazine were given a preview of the album, while interviewing the Sheperd’s Bush songwriter for a feature. They wrote that “On Can’t Rush Greatness, his stream-of-consciousness flow flits between themes of bravado and paranoia, gratitude and betrayal, love and loss, with an even greater incisiveness than before.”
Cench first broke through onto the mainstream in 2020 with hits such as ‘Loading’ and ‘Day In The Life’, before dropping his debut mixtape ‘Wild West’ which hit number two on the UK Albums Charts. Since then, he has made international collaborations with artists like Ice Spice, Lil Baby and Jungkook, with his Lil Baby collab ‘BAND4BAND’ becoming the highest charting UK rap single in Billboard history. He’s without a doubt the most famous UK rapper out right now, earning nods from artists such as Drake to even Barack Obama.
Shortly after the release of his album in January, Central Cee will be battling it out with other big names at the MOBO’s. He’s picked up three nominations for the prestigious UK awards show – you can see our rundown of the nominees here.
