Pete & Bas

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Pete & Bas
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Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2017–present
Websitepeteandbas.com
MembersPeter Bowditch, Basil Bellgrave[3]

Pete & Bas (/ˈpiːt ˈn ˈbæz/) are an English rap duo based in London, formed in 2017. They are notable for the songs "The Old Estate", "Dents in a Peugeot", and their debut single, "Shut Ya Mouth".

The duo consists of two rap artists aged in their 70s. They released their first single in 2017 with "Shut Ya Mouth". They recorded the song after Pete discovered his enjoyment for hip hop when his granddaughter was playing rap music on his car radio, and he thought it sounded good.[3]He told Bas about it, and they decided that it would be good fun to issue it on YouTube. It was an immediate success and went viral, so they continued to create new music. They have also done successful gigs and a concert tour in major UK cities. They have nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram.

The duo have collaborated with several other notable artists. Their single "The Old Estate" features M24, a well-known rapper, and has a video filmed on an estate in Rotherhithe, and Millwall football stadium, which Pete is at least a fan of.[4]

Discography[]

Mixtapes[]

  • Quick Little Mixtape (2021)[2]

Singles[]

Year Title
2017 "Shut Ya Mouth"
2018 "Do One"
2018 "Burning"
2019 "Keys & Bags" (ft. Patrick Karneigh Jr.)
2019 "Dents in a Peugeot"
2019 "Quick Little Freestyle"
2019 "Pint and a Fag"
2020 "Window frame Cypher" (ft. The Snooker Team)
2020 "Lightwork Freestyle"
2020 "The Old Estate" (ft. M24)
2021 "Golf" (ft. Norman Pain)
2021 "Speeding"
2021 "Plugged In"
2021 "Bermondsey"
2021 "You Know It's Christmas"

References[]

  1. ^ Phillips, Jacob. "Meet the South London Grandads taking the UK's rap scene by storm". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Stream The New Mixtape From 70-Year-Old UK Drill Rappers Pete & Bas". Stereogum. 23 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Pete & Bas: The grandfathers of UK drill". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "People Can't Get Enough Of Pensioner Drillers Pete & Bas' New Drop "The Old Estate" With M24". Complex. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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