Oakley Neil Caesar-Su[4] (born 4 June 1998), known professionally as Central Cee, is a British rapper from Shepherd's Bush, London.

[1] Regarded as a leading figure in UK rap,[5][6] he rose to prominence in 2020 with the release of his singles "Day in the Life" and "Loading".

[17] Oakley Neil Caesar-Su was born on 4 June 1998 in Ladbroke Grove, London to an English mother and a father of Guyanese and Chinese ancestry.

[18] His mother Rachel Caesar met his father at age 15 and began dating him against her parents' wishes, subsequently getting cut off financially.

"[19] Initially inspired by Chip, Bow Wow, and Fugative, who gained fame as teenagers,[29] Caesar-Su made an early public appearance on a now-deleted episode of Charlie Sloth's Fire in the Streets series in 2014, where he adopted the rapper name "Central Cee" (first listed as Central C).

[31] In 2015, Central Cee appeared on music platform BL@CKBOX and performed verses to Tupac instrumentals alongside MoWest.

[32] At the age of 17, he threw his first headline show at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, renting the venue for £500 and making £2,500 in profit.

[33] In February 2016, Central Cee was featured alongside Dave and others on the remix to the song "Spirit Bomb" by AJ Tracey.

[40] After switching from auto-tuned hip hop to a style similar to UK drill, Central Cee released his breakout single "Day in the Life" on 14 June 2020.

[48][49] Following previews at concerts and on social media, his single "Doja" released on 21 July 2022 alongside a music video directed by Cole Bennett.

[54] In 2022, Central Cee became the first UK rapper to achieve 1 billion Spotify streams in a single year.

"Sprinter" became Central Cee's first number-one single, and broke the record for the biggest streaming week for a rap song in UK history.

[63] On 20 October, Central Cee was featured on a song alongside Australian rapper The Kid LAROI and Korean pop star Jungkook called "Too Much".

[77] On 22 August 2024, Central Cee released two singles, "Bolide Noir" with French rapper JRK 19 and "Billion Streams Freestyle".

[79] On 16 January 2025, Central Cee released the single "GBP" with 21 Savage, with a music video directed by Cole Bennett.

[80] A week later, on 24 January, Can't Rush Greatness was released to positive reviews, and became his second number one on the UK Albums Chart, with over 42,000 units sold.

[84] Central Cee is known for his style of fashion which usually features tracksuits, puffer jackets, and skull caps, items commonly associated with British streetwear culture.

[90] In October 2024, Central Cee and Syna World collaborated with Nike to release a Tech Fleece tracksuit and Air Max 95's.

"[19]Central Cee has also stated that fellow British rapper Skepta is the "main reason" he started making music.

[98] Central Cee dated Madeline Argy, a TikTok creator and host of the Pretty Lonesome podcast, for over two years.