Onefour

Onefour (stylised in all caps) are an Australian drill group from Mount Druitt, Sydney.[2] The group consists of members Celly14, YP, J Emz, Lekks and Spenny.[3] Onefour have been called Australia's first drill rappers.[4] The video for their single "In the Beginning" achieved one million views on YouTube in 48 hours,[5] and became the group's first single to chart, debuting at number 39 on the ARIA Charts.[6]

Onefour
OriginMount Druitt, Sydney, Australia
GenresHip hop, drill
Years active2014–present[1]
Associated actsASAP Ferg, Manu Crooks, Skengdo & AM, Harlem Spartans, OFB
Members
  • Celly
  • YP
  • J Emz
  • Lekks
  • Spenny

Onefour's sound is heavily derivative of UK drill music, with the group incorporating UK drill's production style.[7][8]

In 2019, Onefour were forced to cancel their first national tour following police pressure.[9][10][11] In December 2019, three members of the rap group, YP (Pio Misa), Lekks (Salec Sua), and Celly14 (Dahcell Ramos) were jailed over several charges including reckless grievous bodily harm after a violent interaction at the Carousel Inn at Rooty Hill in July 2018. Misa was sentenced to four years in prison, with a two-year non-parole period, and will be eligible for parole in December 2021. Sua was sentenced to four and half years jail with a non-parole period of two years and three months and will be eligible for parole in December 2021, whilst Ramos was sentenced to ten years jail with a non parole period of six; he will be eligible for parole in December 2024.[12]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[13]
"Ready for War" 2017 — Non-album singles
"What You Know" 2018 —
"Shanks and Shivs" 2019 —
"The Message" —
"Spot the Difference" —
"Ladz in the Hood" —
"Ben 10" —
"In the Beginning"[14] 39 TBA
"Hectic"
(featuring J Emz and Manu Crooks)		 2020 —
"Welcome to Prison"[15] 33
"Say It Again"
(with A$AP Ferg)[16]		 34
[17]
List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown
Title Year Album
"Maddest of the Maddest"
(Burner featuring Tiny Boost, M24 and Onefour)		 2019 Non-album singles
"The Coldest Link Up Part 2"
(Tweeko x Sebz Beatz featuring Double Lz, S Wavey, TS, J.B2, Onefour, Trizzac & PS (Zone 2) and Pete & Bas)		 2020

References
  1. "ONEFOUR, DELIVERING DRILL MUSIC DIRECT FROM MT. DRUITT". FILTER. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Why Critics All Pasifika Rap Crew Onefour Are Missing Point". www.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. Riley, Christopher (5 September 2019). "Meet OneFour The Western Sydney Rap Group Taking Over Hip Hop". www.gq.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Fazal, Mahmood (1 August 2019). "Behind The Scenes With Onefour Australias First Drill Rappers". vice.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. "Onefour Aussie Drill Imitators in The Beginning Single Video". Triple J.
  6. "Tones and I Holds Off Billie Eilish to Stay #1". ARIA Charts. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.
  7. Moran, Lucy Cormack, Robert (26 November 2019). "Rap group OneFour says national tour now 'unlikely to proceed', points finger at police". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. Fazal, Mahmood; Butler, Gavin (1 August 2019). "Behind The Scenes With OneFour: Australia's First Drill Rappers". Vice. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. Faruqi, Osman (25 November 2019). "Controversial Sydney drill rappers cancel tour dates, accusing police of 'censorship'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  10. Fazal, Mahmood (6 August 2019). "OneFour Is Banned From Performing In Sydney, Again". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  11. "Aussie rappers fume after tour cancelled". NewsComAu. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. Kidd, Jessica (5 December 2019). "Sydney rapper jailed for smashing chair leg over man's head in violent pub brawl". ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. Peak chart positions in Australia:
  14. Newstead, Al (15 November 2019). "OneFour's new banger 'In The Beginning' puts the Aussie posers on notice". ABC. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. Newstead, Al (7 February 2020). "First Spin: OneFour get reflective on new single 'Welcome To Prison". ABC. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  16. Newstead, Al (6 May 2020). "ONEFOUR hook up with A$AP Ferg on 'Say It Again', here's how it happened". ABC. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  17. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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