Teenaged rapper TKandz has announced details of his debut EP, Prodigy, alongside releasing his latest single, 'WORK OF ART'.
Reuniting with CXSPER, who produced his breakthrough hit, ‘NOW OR NEVER’, TKandz takes the opportunity to flex, comparing himself to legendary footballer Thierry Henry and touting everything from his full-designer fit (the titular “work of art”), to his VVS diamonds, his push-to-start sports car, and his prodigious rhyme skills: “I don’t mean to brag,” he spits, “but I’m one of the best in my scene.”
Prodigy, out April 24, is a showcase for the Nigerian-British artist’s inspirational anthems and endlessly quotable bars. The upcoming EP finds the young rapper working his lockstep flow over airy samples and thumping drill percussion, providing an ideal canvas for him to let fans know the man behind the hits.
Listen to ‘WORK OF ART’ on North London Forever.
TKandz turned heads last year with ‘NOW OR NEVER’, a viral smash that climbed charts across the globe. The song peaked at #28 on the UK Official Charts, generating hundreds of millions of streams across platforms. The song received a boost from its traction in the world of international football, earning posts from superstars Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal, playing on a stream by noted football fan IShowSpeed and making its way into official videos by brands like FIFA, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and many more.
The song charted on the Billboard Global 200, reached #1 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50, and topped the Viral chart in the USA, UK, Spain, and several other countries. At its peak, ‘NOW OR NEVER’ racked up over three million on-demand streams per day. Earlier this year, TKandz shared a remix featuring Lil Baby, and dropped the official video, appropriately football-themed and filmed at the home ground of AFC Wimbledon. The video racked up over 1.7 million views in its first two weeks of release, adding to the 189 million streams generated on Spotify alone.
