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Carl Latricio Brown (born 29 May 1999), known professionally as SR,[2] is a British rapper who went viral for his single "Welcome to Brixton" in 2020.[1][3] His follow-up song, "Practice Makes Perfect", was named in the top 10 songs to come out of the United Kingdom by DJBooth in May 2021.[4]

Born
Carl Latricio Brown

(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 27)
Croydon, London
OriginBrixton, London, England[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
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SR
Born
Carl Latricio Brown

(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 27)
Croydon, London
OriginBrixton, London, England[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2020–present
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Career

SR released his debut single "Brucky" in June 2020.[2] "Welcome to Brixton", his breakout single, was released in July 2020,[1] which charted on the UK Singles Chart on 20 May 2021 and peaked at number 93.[5] As of January 2022, “Welcome to Brixton” has received over 65 million views on YouTube and over 200 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music.[6]

In 2021, he released "Snap It"; a remix of the song was later released in September the same year, featuring Loski, Sus, SD, and Trap.[7][8]

Discography

Singles

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List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[5]
IRE
[9]
"Brucky"[2] 2020 — —
"Ring"[10] — —
"Welcome to Brixton"[1] 93 92
"Practice Makes Perfect"[12] 2021 — —
"Snap It"[13] — —
"Brucky 2.0"[14] — —
"Catch Me Outside"[15]
(feat. SD, Doubleback, Trap SG and HK)
2022 — —
"What's Good"
(with Poundz)
— —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards Himself Breakthrough of the Year Nominated [16]
MOBO Awards Best Drill Act [17]
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