Loski

birth_date = birth_place = Kennington, London, England module = genre = label = Since '93 (born 6 May 1999), known professionally as Loski (formerly Lil' Nizzy), is a British rapper and singer from Kennington, London. He is part of the Kennington-based UK drill group Harlem Spartans.

Loski began his career in 2012 under the name Lil' Nizzy. In 2016, under his current moniker, he released his breakout singles "Hazards" and "DJ Khaled", both of which became underground hits.

On 13 April 2018, he released his debut mixtape, Call Me Loose, and on 1 March 2019, he released his second mixtape, Mad Move. In 2020, Loski released his long-awaited debut studio album, Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story. On 15 October 2021, he released a 10-song EP titled, Censored EP and on 30 June 2023, he released his fifth project titled, See You At The Gates, after being sentenced to 7 years in prison for possessing a loaded revolver. He was released on 1 October 2024.

Early life Jyrelle Justin O'Connor was born in Kennington, London on 6 May 1999. His father was Ty Nizzy, a member of the PDC rap group and "an originator of road rap", according to The Guardian. O'Connor said in an interview with VICE that both of his parents supported him in pursuing a musical career.

Career During O'Connor's early musical career, he went under the name Lil' Nizzy, in reference to his father, Ty Nizzy.

Under the name Loski, he released his breakout single "Hazards" in 2016.

In March 2018, Loski was signed to Sony Music Entertainment. The following month, he released his debut mixtape Call Me Loose, In an article with MTV, Loski stated that the mixtape was about "the neighbourhood, friends, everything growing up." The following year, he released the mixtape Mad Move, which peaked at number 41. An article in Versus noted that the mixtape "sees the south Londoner plant himself firmly at the fore of the genre."

In 2020, Loski released his debut album, Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story, which peaked at number 39 on the UK Albums Chart and was noted as being "several albums at once." Robert Kazandjian, writing for Clash, stated that the album was divided into three acts, with the album as a whole mainly centered around legal issues.

In September 2021, Loski announced his debut EP, Censored. The EP was released on 15 October; an article in Trench noted that "although the extensive cast of producers keep the Censoreds sound close to Loski's drill roots, the rapper's evolution is laid bare as he attacks each track with an effortless display of lyrical greaze."

He jointly holds the record for most top 75 hits in the UK without having a top 40 hit with fellow British rapper Unknown T.

Criminal convictions In 2015, when O'Connor was 15 years old, he was convicted of possession of a sawn-off shotgun. O'Connor was charged with possession of a firearm, intent to endanger life, and possession of ammunition as a result. His first trial resulted in a retrial as a result of his prosecutor falling ill, while the second resulted in a hung jury.

Released: 20 November 2020 Label: Since '93 Format: CD, streaming, digital download 39

Mixtapes

As featured artist