Billion Streams Freestyle by Central Cee

Album: Bolide Noir (2024)

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In 2022, Central Cee became the first UK rapper to clock up a billion streams across his catalog in a single year. Here he celebrates his achievement.
Central Cee calls back to one of his most well-known and controversial lyrics from 2022:

Said that my bitch was gay, got a billion streams, I'm a mainstream rapper

The line is from his 2022 single "Doja."
"Billion Streams Freestyle" isn't just braggadocious bluster. Central Cee gets real as he looks back on his journey, weighing the highs and lows of blowing up. He talks about how his life has changed since he became famous, especially how he's lost his privacy. He even says he misses being able to just stroll through Shoreditch, a popular area in London, without fans pulling out their phones every time.
Kendox produced the track. His only previous collaboration with Central Cee was another freestyle, which the West London rapper performed on the popular platform LA Leakers.

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