Irving Ampofo Adjei (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Headie One (formerly Headz), is a British rapper and singer.
In 2018 he released his second solo mixtape, titled ‘The One’, which included the single "Know Better" featuring rapper RV, it became an "underground hit".
In 2019, he released his seventh and first mainstream mixtape titled Music x Road, which peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.
[14] Also part of Star Gang was fellow Tottenham rapper RV – he and Headie One became frequent collaborators, including co-releasing the mixtapes Sticks & Stones (2016) and Drillers x Trappers (2017).
[15] Together they formed part of OFB, a UK drill group based in the Broadwater Farm estate.
[7] In May, he was featured on "Missing", a Belly Squad track that peaked at number 84 on the UK Singles Chart.
[16] The release was praised by critics,[16][17][18] and was noted for being a move away from his usual sound – with NME describing it as being "often far from drill".
[11] Other than the previously released "18Hunna", several tracks from the mixtape also charted, such as "Back to Basics" with Skepta, "Rubbery Bandz" and "Both".
In July 2020, he released a single featuring Drake called "Only You Freestyle" produced by M1onthebeat which peaked at number 5.
NME praised the "melancholy, minor-key trap beats requisite of in-vogue modern hip-hop",[20] while The Times described Adjei as the "breakout star of drill".
[23] As a teenager, Adjei had been imprisoned three times,[7][12] including for dealing crack cocaine and heroin, most recently in 2014.
[28] In an interview in April, Headie claimed that "Only a fool would say that drill music is the root of the problem of violence in the capital.
"[28] Associations between London gang culture ("the war between Tottenham and Wood Green"), drill music and social media were examined in a BBC Radio Four programme File on Four 8 March 2020, focused on three violent murders.