A92

Crashing into the mainstream from their hometown of Drogheda, Ireland (the area code of which gives them their name), the group of seven Irish-Nigerians, namely Offica, Dbo, Ksav, Kebz, BT, Andre Fazaz and Nikz, have gone from local heroes to globally charting phenomenon in a few short months.

Signed to Moves Recordings in May 2020 (following the solo success of Offica on the label), they dropped a string of singles - Who’s on Who, Duck Duck Goose, See Me Now and A9 Link Up - each bigger than the last, building momentum until their major breakthrough came in October 2020; Plugged In Freestyle. Written and recorded with in half a day and shot as part of the Fumez the Engineer Plugged In freestyle series, the track featured Ksav, Dbo, Kebz and Offica spitting back to back bars over a jumpy drill riddim produced by 16 year old Irish wonderkid Charlie Mockler. Filmed in a couple of takes, this hookless drill freestyle flooded across social media, first in the UK, then beyond. It broke into Spotify’s viral charts in over fifteen countries simultaneously, went wild on Tik Tok, and also raced into the UK and Ireland’s official single charts, breaking into the Top 40 of both - rare enough for a freestyle, let alone one on an indie label, produced by a group of underdog kids fighting to be heard from a forgotten, down-at-heel Irish town.

With no interest in resting on their laurels, the collective immediately followed up with their debut mixtape, 92 Degrees, itself now on 15m+ streams across DSPs. The tape was a snapshot of a new world; as part of the first visible wave of black Irish kids, living on the edge of Europe and identifying with Ireland, the UK, and their Nigerian motherland, they sit at the crossroads of culture with their metaphors taking in a whirlwind of influence. With bars referencing everything from Yoruba slang to anime shows to Neil Diamond's sentimental Irish favourite Sweet Caroline, they provide insight into the dreams and drama of a generation. They detail niche local beefs, dreams of riches, street hustles and Irish life, distilling their life experiences into music that mixes the melancholic with the melodic, all shot through with gallows humour. With record breaking numbers behind them and a new mixtape on it’s way, A92 have changed the game for good.