On top of his musically enhanced gifts, he is also a viral marketing genius. Introducing the humble Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su, also known as Central Cee. Born on June 4, 1998. He was birthed in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England. He comes from a Guyanese father and an Irish mother. Like most kids, he had short seasons of short tempered moments and would rarely misbehave as a young boy. Starting his music career at the young age of 14 years old, writing freestyles and getting a taste of what the creative world is like. On top of his music, he leans towards the business aspect of it as well. He enjoys it and has been growing in that department at a rapid speed. Central Cee’s genre falls under British hip hop, UK drill and trap. Fast forward to 2015, his first appearance introduced to the world was alongside Bonkaz, J Hus and many more artists.
Creating a name for himself in not only the UK, but has been expanding all over the US, Australia, France and Italy. The talented artist’s full debut mixtape “Wild West” was released on March 12, 2021. With success of this project, it debuted at Number 2 on the UK Album Charts. Following that astonishing news, he won the GRM Daily Rated Award for Male Artist of the Year AND Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Entering 2022, he received British certifications on his album, “Wild West” for songs “Day in the Life,” “Loading” and “Commitment Issues.” His BPI awards include 1 silver award and 2 golds on May 22, 2022.
In “The Central Cee Interview: Blowing Up During COVID, West London Upbringing, Drake & Big Sean CoSigns” with Adam from No Jumper, he explains how speaking with Drake gave him a spark of motivation. He seems to hold a humble demeanor about himself that is enticing for all fans. Adam states, “I think you’re allowed to feel good about that one. I know there’s a big desire to stay normal, stay grounded, not get too caught up in the hype. I very much hear that from you. At a certain point, you got to pat yourself on the back a little bit. You don’t feel like you’re at risk of developing a big head and becoming a cocky a**hole or anything? Because that’s kind of like part of the course for rappers in America at least.” Central Cee then replied, “No, God forbid. I don’t think. It’s impossible though, not for me I can’t do it. You see, the UK culture is a bit funny. Like there’s not like a lot of people who brag too tough like you don’t see no crazy jewels. You can’t really get away with bragging too hard, like flex too hard and it’s not going to really end well for you. I’m doing what I’m doing regardless.”
Fans or people in the industry can get a sense of authenticity and poise. People gravitate to real and raw artists and that is exactly the vibe Central Cee has been giving off during his success thus far. Continuing on his journey, we look forward to seeing his phenomenal growth and impacts he builds.
