Hodifa Abdalla Elshabli (born 15 June 1997), known professionally as Geko, is a British rapper and singer from Manchester.
[2] As his early music influences he lists 50 Cent, Eminem, Jadakiss, Styles P and K Koke, which he thought of as his mentor.
[4] Geko began rapping at the age of 8; at 13, he signed to K Koke's UK music collective U.S.G., becoming their youngest member.
[2] In 2014, at the age of 16, he left USG, a move which K Koke wasn't happy about, calling him a "snake"[7] and an "ungrateful little shit".
[10] Following that, in 2016 Geko released several singles to digital platforms independently, starting with "Y", featuring Afro B, the video of which was shot in Cova da Moura, Portugal.
[9] On 10 March 2017, Geko released his debut album LionHeart with Sony Music, although it was leaked earlier.
[29] The first single of 2019, "Don Daddy", with a video shot in Paris,[30] did not make the UK chart but "New Money" that followed it, in collaboration with French Montana and Ay Em,[31] made it to number 49, Geko's highest peak.
[1] To end 2019, Geko released two more collaborations, "Hey Mama", featuring Maleek Berry and Latifah,[32] and "Link Up", with Stefflon Don, Deno and Dappy, which samples Ja Rule and Ashanti's "Always on Time",[33] peaking at number 84 on the UK chart.
[38] Geko released only two major singles in 2020, the afrobeat influenced "Tantrum"[39] and "Ride Or Die", a collaboration with Paigey Cakey.
2022 saw little activity from Geko, with only two title widely released, "Problems" in January, another collaboration with Ard Adz,[47] and "Clio" in November with Shabizla.