Fredo

Early life Marvin Bailey grew up in West Kilburn, London to a Bajan father and Moroccan mother from Letchworth Garden City (Hertfordshire), and lived on West Kilburn's Mozart Estate where he was surrounded by gang violence and crime.

Music career

2016–2018: Initial success, Get Rich or Get Recalled and Tables Turn Bailey released his first track "They Ain't 100" in March 2016. Three weeks later he went to prison, on a knife crime charge which was later dropped. Whilst he was in prison, the track gained popularity, with radio play and millions of views. Inspired by its success, and despite a second stint in prison, he persisted in his newfound rapping and recording career, releasing two mixtapes, Get Rich or Get Recalled in 2017, and Tables Turn in 2018, the latter of which reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. He also appeared as a featured artist on tracks by Kojo Funds and Young T & Bugsey, as well as on Dave's 2018 hit single "Funky Friday".

2019–2021: Third Avenue and Money Can't Buy Happiness Fredo's first full-length album, Third Avenue, was released on 1 February 2019. Produced mostly by JB, The album takes its title from the West London housing estate he grew up on. In January 2021, Bailey released his second album, Money Can't Buy Happiness, which contained features from Pop Smoke, Dave, Summer Walker and Young Adz. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

2021–2023: Independence Day and Unfinished Business On 24 June 2021, Fredo announced his third album, Independence Day, which was released on 5 August 2021 and peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart. The album announced that his future music would be released independently. On 11 August 2023, Bailey released his fourth album, Unfinished Business, which again peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.

2024–present: Single releases and "No Comment" In March 2024, Fredo appeared on Clavish's track "Uh Uh". Two months later, following his release from a Dubai prison, he released his first solo track in over a year, the single "Top G", which is a reference to controversial internet personality Andrew Tate. Following another year-long hiatus, Fredo released the track "No Comment" on 21 August 2025, which served as a response to recent Internet rumors, including claims that he was on the run from British authorities.

Business career

It was reported on 26 April 2021 on Kick Game's website, a retailer of footwear, that Bailey invested millions of pounds to become a shareholder of the Kick Game company. In 2021, Kick Game’s revenue over the last 12 months had grown from £2 million to £15 million. Kick Game has a YouTube channel with over 1,000,000 subscribers, which features celebrities purchasing footwear from Kick Game and discussing their preferred styles.

On 9 August 2022, Bailey founded the international clothing brand Parental Guidance.

Legal issues

2016–2017: Stabbing charges Bailey spent time in prison on remand in 2016 and 2017, both times for stabbing-related charges that were dropped before reaching court. He has also been the victim of a stabbing attack, having been stabbed four times on one occasion on his local high street.

2021–2023: Banned temporarily from Mozart Estate In July 2021, the Westminster housing ASB team gained two direct injunctions with power of arrest granted against Bailey and fellow rapper Jayvon Tison, also known as Lil Dotz. They were both banned from entering or attempting to enter or remain on the Mozart Estate and the Lydford Estate. Bailey was arrested in July 2023, and the Westminster housing ASB team were successful in enforcing the breach of his injunction. Bailey was ordered to pay a fine of £5k plus court costs. The order was then extended in July 2023 until July 2025.

2024: Dubai arrest It was heavily rumoured on the internet via many Media Outlets that on 29 January 2024, that Bailey was sentenced to five years in prison in Dubai for cannabis possession after being arrested in late 2023. However, Bailey was released from the Dubai prison after three months and made a video clarifying about his time in prison.

Discography

Studio albums Third Avenue (2019) Money Can't Buy Happiness (2021) Independence Day (2021) Unfinished Business (2023) Motion Sickness (2026)

Mixtapes Get Rich or Get Recalled (2017) Tables Turn (2018)