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Headie One

UK drill artist and member of [a=OFB (2)], whose moniker derives from a childhood nickname due to his head's resemblance to a 50p coin. He grew up on the Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham, North London. He is of Ghanaian origin. In his youth he played football for local team Haringey Borough F.C. He was due to have a trial with Stevenage F.C. before an ankle fracture led to his exit from the sport. He first began rapping in his early teens, focusing on it after his first release from prison. Adjei began releasing music in the early 2010s under the name Headz.