It appeared the Cribs Session hype wasn’t just a fluke. Kenny Allstar, the self-proclaimed “voice of the streets”, invited Unknown T to do a Mad About Bars freestyle, which quickly surpassed 1 million views. The rest of the crew got rowdy with approval. (“ Samurais in batches/Whack, whack, pull up, skrrt, reverse /Bang, the ting goes back in the jacket”.) In a room crammed with MCs from Homerton, Unknown T immediately stood out with his low, booming voice and intricate lyrics that carried phonetic impact. If he was aiming for anonymity by hiding his face with shades and a balaclava, then he failed. With just one track released, in 2017 Unknown T made UK rap history when he was passed the mic during a Tim Westwood Crib Session (as has become fairly common with UK drill content, the video has since been pulled from YouTube).
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