AJ Tracey

2011–16: Emergence and EPs Under the stage names Looney and Loonz, Tracey's music can be found online dating back to June 2011. An early SoundCloud account, Looney Tell 'Em, contains eleven tracks, each with free downloads enabled. His debut mixtape, Didn't Make the Cut, was released 13 September 2012,[10] and comprises 21 British hip hop and grime songs and freestyles Tracey's second mixtape, No More Looney, was released through DatPiff on 30 August 2014. The project includes thirty-three tracks. Tracey first gained attention through appearances on pirate radio stations, and the release of his debut EP The Front in mid 2015.In December 2015, Tracey released his second EP Alex Moran, which featured acclaimed tracks including "Spirit Bomb" and "Naila".During this period, Tracey also recorded (but did not release) a trap EP entitled Rain. 2017–present: Secure the Bag! and debut album In October 2017, Tracey released his fifth EP, Secure the Bag!. 2017 also saw Tracey foray into record production. He made his production debut on "LA4AWEEK", co-produced by Nyge and released in April 2017, and later produced label-mate Big Zuu's "Tell Man Twice", released in August 2017. In May 2018, Tracey released the single "Butterflies" featuring Not3s. The song served as AJ Tracey's commercial breakthrough, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. On 21 November 2018, Tracey announced the pre-order of his self-titled debut album, released on 8 February 2019.