Unknown T releases a highly anticipated single alongside Jamaican superstar Skillibeng. The Homerton rapper first teased he may be working with Skillibeng following his trip out to Jamaica in early June when he posted this photo on his Instagram.
T left fans waiting nearly 4 months for the track titled “Wollan”, which premiered on UK platform mixtape madness with a video that featured the duo out in jamaica and saw cameos from fellow Homerton rappers V9 and KO.
The two artists have one thing in common that separates them from other artists in their field, their distinct flow. The song saw Skillibeng and Unknown T perform over a UK drill beat produced by Tefo made this one who has worked alongside the likes of Bandokay, Kwengface and the previously mentioned v9.
Unknown T didn’t go quite in the 4 months between teasing this collaboration and releasing it. The east Londoner released his second mixtape Adolescence which peaked at number 8 on the official charts, T then went on to announce a tour of the back of the success of his tape announcing 4 dates in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham to take place in December 2021.
As well as releasing his tape during this time, T walked the runway for Louis Vuitton’s SS22 collection.
Skillibeng is one of the hottest artists coming out of Jamaica his anthem “Crocidile teeth” took dancehall fans by surprise in October 2020 becoming a viral anthem that has gained 28 million youtube views and 7 million Spotify streams.
Skillibengs newfound fame helped him acquire features from American superstars Rich the Kid and Jay Critch on his 2021 album The Prodigy: Ladies only edition.
The 24-year-old from St. Thomas Jamaica has worked over the last year to build his profile, currently sitting on just over half a million followers on Instagram. In recent days the dancehall artist announced his upcoming project Crocodile teeth: The album. The 12 track project will be released on the 15th of October and will feature 7 artists including; Davianah, Lil zack, Dancehall legends Spice and Popcaan, British Jamaican Stefflondon, and American stars Rich the kid and Bobby Shmurda.
Unknown T and Skillibengs new track “Wollan” is available to stream on all digital platforms and can be watched here:
