One Up

Album: No More Leaks (2022)
Charted: 17
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Central Cee raps about his upbringing in Shepherd's Bush, West London, and come up from drug dealer to successful rapper.
  • Central Cee narrates his rhymes over production from Lekaa Beats. The London beatmaker's other credits include Young T & Bugsey's "New Shape" and Sneakbo featuring Kida Kudz's "Love Is A Gamble."
  • Central Cee released "One Up" as the lead single from No More Leaks. The rapper surprise-dropped the EP on October 14, 2022 to stay ahead of unauthorized uploaders putting his music on the internet. These leakers take the momentum out of any hype Cee is trying to build, so this time he stayed ahead of the game.
  • Central Cee shared a snippet of "One Up" on his Instagram page on September 29, 2022, saying: "Only dropping this cos they leaked it."

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