North London rapper Headie One is one of U.K. drill's most engaging figures, and the first from his scene to score a number one album and Top Ten single. He first found national success alongside RV on the back of iconic mixtape Drillers & Trappers before moving into solo work during the late 2010s. The rapper hit the Top Ten of the U.K. album chart with the 2019 mixtape Music X Road, and in 2020 went to number one with Edna, his first proper full-length. Headie One has collaborated with artists as diverse as FKA Twigs, Abra Cadabra, Burna Boy, and Fred again.., and released the 2023 mixtape Strength to Strength with K-Trap while steadily releasing new songs like the 2024 track "Cry No More" with Stormzy and Tay Keith, and working on the 2024 album The Last One.