Ramz (rapper)

Ramz
Birth name Ramone Rochester
Also known as
  • Ramz
Born (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997
London, United Kingdom
Genres Afroswing[1]
Years active 2017–present
Labels Polydor

Ramone Rochester (born 18 February 1997), known professionally as Ramz, is an English singer, rapper and songwriter from London.[2] He is best known for his hit single "Barking",[3] which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in January 2018.[4]

Early life

Rochester was born 18 February 1997 in Mitcham, South London. He attended St Marks CofE Academy, where he was excluded several times in secondary school, and then attended Harris Academy Merton sixth form.[5] Rochester eventually went to study Sports Development at the University of Portsmouth before dropping out the same year to focus on music.[6]

Career

Rochester released his first song "I'm On My Grind" in February 2017 to little notice.[7] He further released several other tracks in March 2017[8] and July 2017.[9] Whilst releasing music, Rochester was attempting to find employment after leaving university, eventually finding a job working at supermarket chain Sainsbury's.[6]

In September 2017, Rochester formally released "Barking" alongside a music video.[10] The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 December 2017 at number 41, before peaking at number two on 19 January 2018.[4]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4]		 UK
R&B		 IRE
[11]		 AUT
[12]		 DEN GER
[13]		 POR
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SCO SWI
[16]
"Barking" 2017 2 2
[17]		 8
[18]		 38 25
[19]		 4 27 65 16
[20]		 54 Non-album singles
"Decline" (Remix)
(with Raye)[22][23]		 2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"Power"[24] — — — — — — — — — —
"Family Tree"[25] 35 17
[26]		 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. ↑ "Why African and Caribbean sounds are dominating British music right now". Dazed. 2018-05-26.
  2. ↑ Amarudontv (13 December 2017), Ramz - Barking [Interview] The Process | @AmaruDonTV, retrieved 3 January 2018
  3. ↑ "Ramz's Barking is this week's Number 1 trending song". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ramz | Full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Amarudontv (26 December 2017), Ramz [Interview] Overcoming Exclusion From Secondary School And Growing Up In South London, retrieved 3 January 2018
  6. 1 2 "#Interview: A sit down with Ramz". THELINKUP.COM. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ↑ GRM Daily (26 February 2017), Ramz - I'm On My Grind [Music Video] | GRM Daily, retrieved 3 January 2018
  8. ↑ GRM Daily (26 March 2017), Ramz – Throwback [Music Video] | GRM Daily, retrieved 3 January 2018
  9. ↑ GRM Daily (5 July 2017), Ramz - Imagine [Music Video] | GRM Daily, retrieved 3 January 2018
  10. ↑ GRM Daily (17 September 2017), Ramz – Barking [Music Video] | GRM Daily, retrieved 3 January 2018
  11. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  12. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ramz - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  13. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "germancharts.de - Discographie Ramz". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  14. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com - Discography Ramz". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  15. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Discography Ramz". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  16. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ramz - swisscharts.com". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  17. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  18. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart: 2 March 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  21. ↑ "British single certifications – Ramz – Barking". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Type Barking in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ↑ "Raye x Ramz – Decline (Remix) [Music Video] | GRM Daily". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Decline (Remix) – Single by RAYE & Ramz on Apple Music". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "Power – Single by Ramz on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  25. ↑ "Family Tree – Single by Ramz on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  27. ↑ "British single certifications – Ramz – Family Tree". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Type Family Tree in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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