Flohio | |
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![]() Flohio (2018) | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Funmi Ohiosumah |
Born | Lagos, Nigeria |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2016–present |
Website |
www |
Funmi Ohiosumah, known professionally as Flohio (stylised as FLOHIO), is a Nigerian-born British rapper based in South London. [1] Her music is characterised by unusual beats, expansive themes, genre fluidity, and periodic double-time flows. [2] Though some have characterised her work as "grime," Ohiosumah rejects this term as too limiting for her style and approach. As FLOHIO, she performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with God Colony and Modeselektor. [2]
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, [3] her family immigrated to Bermondsey, South East London when Ohiosumah was nine. [4] [5] Her first EP, titled Nowhere Near, debuted in 2016, followed by her second EP Wild Yout (2018), and her debut mixtape No Panic No Pain (2020). [6] [7] Ohiosumah released her debut album, Out of Heart, on 7 October 2022.
FLOHIO has described some of her early influences to include Channel U, Eve and Lil Wayne. [1] [2]
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Extended plays
Flohio | |
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![]() Flohio (2018) | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Funmi Ohiosumah |
Born | Lagos, Nigeria |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2016–present |
Website |
www |
Funmi Ohiosumah, known professionally as Flohio (stylised as FLOHIO), is a Nigerian-born British rapper based in South London. [1] Her music is characterised by unusual beats, expansive themes, genre fluidity, and periodic double-time flows. [2] Though some have characterised her work as "grime," Ohiosumah rejects this term as too limiting for her style and approach. As FLOHIO, she performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with God Colony and Modeselektor. [2]
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, [3] her family immigrated to Bermondsey, South East London when Ohiosumah was nine. [4] [5] Her first EP, titled Nowhere Near, debuted in 2016, followed by her second EP Wild Yout (2018), and her debut mixtape No Panic No Pain (2020). [6] [7] Ohiosumah released her debut album, Out of Heart, on 7 October 2022.
FLOHIO has described some of her early influences to include Channel U, Eve and Lil Wayne. [1] [2]
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Extended plays