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20 Facts About Ghetts

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Ghetts's music has been played on national radio stations such as BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100, BBC Asian Network, and BBC Radio 1Xtra.

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Ghetts released his debut studio album, Rebel with a Cause, via independent record label Disrupt on 9 March 2014.

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Ghetts later went on to create the grime collective The Movement, including Devlin, Wretch 32, Scorcher, Mercston, Lightning, and DJ Unique.

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Ghetts has made a number of well-known songs within the UK grime scene.

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In 2008, Ghetts was nominated for a BET Award for Best International Act: UK along with Chipmunk, Giggs, and Skepta.

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In October 2020, Ghetts collaborated with Fraser T Smith in the production of Smith's debut album "12 Questions".

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Ghetts's friends used to say he was "ghetto" and did "ghetto things", which began to catch on.

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In 2004, they filmed the video for "Typical Me" together, and Ghetts accompanied Kano on touring with Mike Skinner.

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The album is titled Ghetto Gospel to demonstrate that Ghetts has put his soul into creating it.

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On 27 October 2007, Ghetts performed with Kano at the BBC Electric Proms, performing alongside a violinist.

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Ghetts went on to explain that, during the recording of Ghetto Gospel, he was unsure whether to call it a full LP due to industry influences and a lack of resources.

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On 12 July 2010, Ghetto, under the new alias Ghetts, released his fourth mixtape The Calm Before the Storm.

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Ghetts is featured on the song "On A Mission" with Dot Rotten and Opium on Mumzy Stranger's mixtape No Stranger To This.

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Ghetts collaborated with Cher Lloyd on her record "Dub on the Track" in 2011.

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Ghetts released the single "On A Level" in late 2011.

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Ghetts had reportedly recorded more than 150 songs for the album.

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On 30 August 2018, Ghetts officially announced the follow-up to his 2007 release Ghetto Gospel, titled Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament, was due for release on 14 September 2018.

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On 19 February 2021, Ghetts released his third studio album Conflict of Interest.

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The album was well-received and ranked highly on the charts, with Ghetts riding through London in tank while performing some tracks to push additional sales and streams.

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In November 2019, along with 34 other musicians, Ghetts signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2019 UK general election with a call to end austerity.