Central Cee’s rise has been a study in timing: years of underground work followed by a run of songs that made West London drill feel both local and borderless. From “Day in the Life,” “Loading,” and the record-breaking “Sprinter” to the global reach of CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS and the return-to-roots focus of 2026’s ALL ROADS LEAD HOME, Oakley Caesar-Su has built one of British rap’s most internationally visible catalogs without abandoning the details of where he came from.

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Central Cee, whose full name is Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su, was born on June 4, 1998, in West London. He began recording as a teenager and released early music during the 2010s, gradually developing the clipped delivery, melodic phrasing, sharp observational writing, and drill production that would later define his breakthrough.
That breakthrough arrived in 2020 through “Day in the Life” and “Loading.” Both songs built momentum online and on the UK charts, introducing a rapper who could describe street life and ambition with unusual economy. “Loading” became his first UK Top 20 single and helped establish him as one of the central figures in a new mainstream phase for UK drill.
Central Cee released his debut mixtape, Wild West, in March 2021. The project reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and included “6 for 6,” “Pinging (6 Figures),” “Commitment Issues,” “The Bag,” “Ruby,” “Fraud,” and the earlier breakthrough singles. Its success turned a fast-rising regional artist into a national headliner.
His second mixtape, 23, followed in February 2022 and debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. “Obsessed with You,” “Retail Therapy,” “Khabib,” “Cold Shoulder,” “Bunda,” and “Eurovision” expanded his audience while demonstrating that his version of drill could accommodate romantic samples, international guests, and more introspective writing.
Central Cee continued the year with the three-song No More Leaks EP and the standalone hits “Doja” and “LET GO.” “Doja” became one of the most widely streamed UK rap songs of its period, while “LET GO” transformed a familiar pop sample into a concise breakup record.
In June 2023, Central Cee and Dave released the collaborative EP Split Decision. Its lead song, “Sprinter,” spent ten consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first UK rap track to remain at the top for that long. “Trojan Horse,” “Our 25th Birthday,” and “UK Rap” completed the four-song project.
The years surrounding Split Decision also produced collaborations with PinkPantheress, The Kid LAROI, Jung Kook, Ice Spice, RAYE, Asake, J. Cole, Bas, Ninho, Young Miko, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Skepta, Dave, and Lil Durk. These records placed Central Cee inside British drill, American rap, Afrobeats, Latin music, French rap, Brazilian rap, and global pop without requiring him to abandon his West London cadence.
Central Cee released his long-awaited debut studio album, CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS, on January 24, 2025. The seventeen-song record included “No Introduction,” “5 Star,” “Gata,” “St. Patrick’s,” “GBP,” “Top Freestyle,” “CRG,” “Limitless,” “Truth In The Lies,” “Ten,” “BAND4BAND,” “Don’t Know Anymore,” and “Now We’re Strangers.” It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and became the first UK rap album to enter the top ten of the US Billboard 200.
Later in 2025, Central Cee released “GUILT TRIPPIN” with Sexyy Red, “Which One” with Drake, and the solo single “Booga.” He also appeared with D-Block Europe on “Yurrr,” continuing the balance between global collaborations and records rooted in the UK scene.
His 2026 EP ALL ROADS LEAD HOME arrived on March 27. The seven-song project contained “ICEMAN FREESTYLE,” “SLAUGHTER” with J Hus, “WAGWAN,” “FEELINGS,” “DC10,” “MAKA” with A2ANTI, and “Y FI DAT.” Where CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS emphasized the scale of his international breakthrough, the EP redirected attention toward Shepherd’s Bush, local collaborators, and the perspective behind his earliest successes.
Across mixtapes, EPs, a studio album, freestyles, remixes, and guest appearances, Central Cee’s catalog documents the rapid globalization of UK rap. His strongest records combine technical control with conversational directness, allowing highly specific references to travel far beyond the neighborhoods that produced them.
Complete List Of Central Cee Songs From A to Z
0–9
- “5 Star” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “6 for 6” – Wild West (2021)
- “8 Ball” – 23 (2022)
A–E
- “Air BnB” – 23 (2022)
- “Back2Back” (Kairo Keyz featuring Central Cee) – Non-album single (2019)
- “Bad Habits (Fumez The Engineer Remix)” (Ed Sheeran featuring Tion Wayne and Central Cee; Fumez the Engineer remix) – Non-album remix (2021)
- “The Bag” – Wild West (2021)
- “BAND4BAND” (with Lil Baby) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Billion Streams Freestyle” – Non-album single (2024)
- “Bolide Noir” (with JRK 19) – Non-album single (2024)
- “Booga” – Non-album single (2025)
- “Bumpy Johnson” – No More Leaks (2022)
- “Bunda” – 23 (2022)
- “Chapters” – No More Leaks (2022)
- “Cold Shoulder” – 23 (2022)
- “Commitment Issues” – Wild West (2021)
- “CRG” (with Dave) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Crypto Price” – No More Leaks (2022)
- “Daily Duppy” (with GRM Daily) – Non-album single (2021)
- “Day in the Life” – Wild West (2021)
- “DC10” – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Desacreditado” (L7NNON featuring Central Cee) – Irrastreável (2024)
- “Did It First” (with Ice Spice) – Y2K! (2024)
- “Dilemma” (Nemzzz featuring Central Cee) – Rent’s Due (2025)
- “Doja” – Non-album single (2022)
- “Don’t Know Anymore” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Don’t Like Drill” (with Meekz) – Respect the Come Up (2022)
- “Dun Deal” – Wild West (2021)
- “End of the Beginning” – 23 (2022)
- “Entrapreneur” – Non-album single (2023)
- “Eurostar” (Ninho featuring Central Cee) – NI (2023)
- “Eurovision” (featuring Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22, and Freeze Corleone) – 23 (2022)
F–J
- “FEELINGS” – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Fraud” – Wild West (2021)
- “Fuck The Industry” (Seven 7oo, Rondodasosa, Nko) – Seven 7oo Mixtape (2022)
- “Gangbiz” – Wild West (2021)
- “Gata” (with Young Miko) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “GBP” (with 21 Savage) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “gen z luv” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “The Great Escape” (with Blanco) – City of God (2021)
- “GUILT TRIPPIN” (with Sexyy Red) – Non-album single (2025)
- “H.Y.B.” (with J. Cole and Bas) – Might Delete Later (2024)
- “Hate It or Luv It” – Wild West (2021)
- “I Will” – Non-album single (2024)
- “ICEMAN FREESTYLE” – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
K–O
- “Khabib” – 23 (2022)
- “LA Leakers Freestyle” – Non-album single (2022)
- “Let Go” – Non-album single (2022)
- “Lil Bro” (featuring Lil Bro) – 23 (2022)
- “Limitless” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Little Bit of This” – Non-album single (2021)
- “Loading” – Wild West (2021)
- “MAKA” (with A2ANTI) – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Me & You” – Non-album single (2023)
- “Meant to Be” (with Stay Flee Get Lizzy and Fredo) – Stars Aligned (2021)
- “Measure of a Man” (FKA twigs featuring Central Cee) – The King’s Man Soundtrack (2021)
- “Moi” (featuring Raye) – Non-album single (2024)
- “Molly” – Non-album single (2020)
- “Movie” (Rondodasosa featuring Central Cee and Nko) – Non-album single (2021)
- “Mrs” – 23 (2022)
- “Must Be” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Nice to Meet You” (PinkPantheress featuring Central Cee) – Heaven Knows (2023)
- “No Introduction” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “No Pain” – 23 (2022)
- “Now We’re Strangers” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Obsessed with You” – 23 (2022)
- “On the Radar Freestyle” (with Drake) – Non-album single (2023)
- “One by One” – Non-album single (2024)
- “One Up” – No More Leaks (2022)
- “Our 25th Birthday” (with Dave) – Split Decision (2023)
- “Overseas” (D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee) – Home Alone 2 (2021)
P–T
- “Pinging (6 Figures)” – Wild West (2021)
- “Retail Therapy” – 23 (2022)
- “Ruby” – Wild West (2021)
- “Sex Money Drugs” – Wild West (2021)
- “SLAUGHTER” (with J Hus) – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Spirit Bomb (Remix)” (AJ Tracey, Dave, Skitz, Drifter, Capo Lee, Cadell, Merky ACE, Trims, PK) – Non-album remix (2016)
- “Sprinter” (with Dave) – Split Decision (2023)
- “St. Patrick’s” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Startn Up” (OhGeesy featuring Central Cee) – Geezyworld (2021)
- “Straight Back to It” – 23 (2022)
- “Ten” (with Skepta) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Tension” – Wild West (2021)
- “Terminal 5” – 23 (2022)
- “Too Much” (with the Kid LAROI and Jungkook) – The First Time (2023)
- “Top Freestyle” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Trojan Horse” (with Dave) – Split Decision (2023)
- “Truth In The Lies” (with Lil Durk) – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
U–Z
- “UK Rap” (with Dave) – Split Decision (2023)
- “Ungrateful” – 23 (2022)
- “Up North” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “WAGWAN” – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Walk in Wardrobe” – CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
- “Wave” (with Asake) – Lungu Boy (2024)
- “West Connect” (Luciano featuring Central Cee) – Majestic (2022)
- “Which One” (Drake and Central Cee) – Single (2025); MAID OF HONOUR (2026)
- “Xmas Eve” – Wild West (2021)
- “Y FI DAT” – ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (2026)
- “Yurrr” (D-Block Europe and Central Cee) – PTSD 2 (2025)
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Central Cee Albums, Mixtapes, and EPs
Wild West (mixtape, 2021)
23 (mixtape, 2022)
No More Leaks (EP, 2022)
Split Decision (with Dave, EP, 2023)
CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS (2025)
ALL ROADS LEAD HOME (EP, 2026)
Updated July 29, 2026.
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