Young T & Bugsey are an English hip hop duo from Nottingham consisting of rappers Ra'chard "Young T" Tucker and Doyin "Bugsey" Julius.
History Young T & Bugsey began gaining attention in 2016 with singles such as "Glistenin'" and "No Mickey Mouse Ting", as well as "Gangland" and "4x4" in 2017. In 2018, they released multiple singles including "Greenlight", "Ay Caramba", "En Route", and "Living Gravy". They rose to prominence outside the UK with their song "Don't Rush" going viral on TikTok. On 20 March 2020, they released their debut mixtape Plead the 5th, with singles including "Strike a Pose" and "Bully Beef". On 21 January 2022, the duo released their second mixtape Truth Be Told, supported by the singles "Prada Bae", "Big Bidness", "Roberto C", "Blessings", and "Nice".
Members Young T (born Ra'chard Tucker in Nottingham, England – 9 May 1997) Bugsey (born Doyin Julius in Ibadan, Nigeria – 7 March 1997)
Discography
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, showing release date, label, and formats Title Details Peak chart positions UK FRA IRE Plead the 5th Released: 20 March 2020 Label: Black Butter Formats: Digital download, streaming 25 147 81 Truth Be Told Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Black Butter Formats: Digital download, streaming – – –
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKR&BPeak positions on the UK R&B Singles Chart: For "Strike a Pose": For "Don't Rush": CAN FRA IRE US "Glistenin'" 2016 — — — — — — rowspan="11" "No Mickey Mouse Ting" — — — — — — "What's That (Is It a Monster?)" 2017 — — — — — — "Gangland" — — — — — — "4x4" — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Greenlight" 2018 — — — — — — "Favourite Girl" — — — — — — "Ay Caramba" 32 — — — — — BPI: Platinum "En Route" — — — — — — "Living Gravy" — — — — — — "Again" 2019 — — — — — "Strike a Pose" 9 7 — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum Plead the 5th "Don't Rush" 19 13 64 66 24 56 BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold "Bully Beef" 2020 48 — — — — — "New Shape" 99 — — — — — "Prada Bae" 2021 — — — — — — Truth Be Told "Big Bidness" — — — — — — "Roberto C"(featuring Unknown T) — — — — — — "Blessings"(featuring Chronixx) 2022 — — — — — — "Nice" — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK "Flexxin" 2017 — rowspan="2" "Left Right" — "Main Squeeze" 2020 99 Rise Above Hate "Princess Cuts" 11 BPI: Gold Edna "Boom Bam" 2021 — 3 Th3 Album "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Banana" (Remix) 2017 Belly Squad, Abra Cadabra, Timbo, Showkey Banana – EP "Hit a Raise" Izzie Gibbs Yin Yang – EP "Time Bomb" (GA Remix) Banx & Ranx, Lady Leshurr "Scatter" 2018 Zdot Golden Boot – EP
Filmography
Short Year Title Young T's role Bugsey's role Notes 2015 Guillemot Ra'chard Doyin
Television Year Title Young T's role Bugsey's role Notes 2019 MOTDx Themselves Series 1; episode 4 2019-2021 Soccer AM Themselves Series 24 (Episode 15), Series 26 (Episode 9) 2020 Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Themselves TV special 2020 The Rap Game UK Themselves/Mentor's Episode "Collab & Clash" 2021 Tonight With Target Themselves/Guests Series 1; episode 4
Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Nominated work Result 2019 NME Essential New Artists for 2019 rowspan="4" MTV Push Ones To Watch 2019 2020BET AwardsBest New International Act2021Brit AwardsBritish GroupSong of the Year"Don't Rush"
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