Lil Wayne

American rapper Lil Wayne also known as Young Mula Baby, Lil Tunechi or to many ‘the best rapper alive’ will be gracing the S&C main stage in his ONLY UK SHOW – and fans across the country are sharing their excitement. The Mrs Officer rapper will be returning to the UK after 14 years and has no other European performance scheduled in 2022 - so you already know where to be on 18th June.

Lil Wayne is considered to be one of the most influential names in hip hop today. He’s been running the game since 1997 when he first came out at the tender age of 14 when he joined the rap group; the Hot boys. Since then, the New Orleans bred has rapper been giving us ground-breaking bodies one after the other, including 14 studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine mixtapes! How many artists today can say their catalogue is that extensive?

From his debut solo album, The Block Is Hot to Tha Carter (I-V), Rebirth and his latest 2022 album Sorry For the Wait, Mr Carter never misses, and lives up to his title as best rapper alive as he’s broken multiple records, won 5 Grammys and influenced hip-hop for generations to come. Lil Wayne will be making S&C history on the Main Stage – 18th June 2022. It’s going to be epic…

Mabel

British-Swedish singer Mabel will be turning up the party for us as she headlines the main stage – which will be the first time she’s doing so for a UK festival. The Pop and R&B singer/songwriter has made her mark in the UK music scene and beyond when she released her breakthrough smash “Finder Keepers” in 2017 which peaked at number eight on the UK charts. Since then, she’s kept the momentum of delivering hits back-to-back. Her debut studio album, High Expectations (2019), entered the UK Albums Chart at number three and was certified platinum. In 2020 the album included three UK top-10 singles: “Don’t Call Me Up”, “Mad Love” and “Boyfriend”.

This outstanding body of work awarded the singer the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist. Over the years, Mabel has shown range and growth in her musical catalogue, as she has delved into different styles; from contemporary R&B to dance-pop to create mood-lifting bangers, feel good songs and love songs you can’t cry but only dance to. Mabel always hits the nail on the head.

Catch Mabel set the stage on fire at the one and only S&C Main Stage on Saturday. We’re ready to party!

Tion Wayne

British-Nigerian rapper Tion Wayne – aka T Wayne from the Nine – has enjoyed many big wins over the past year in his career with the success of his and Russ Millions’ singles Body and Body remix. The world stopping hit is the first song in the drill genre in the UK to reach number #1 on the UK singles Chart and to simultaneously chart in top 10 in many different countries across the globe. The whole world was obsessed with the infectious banger as there was no escaping hearing the tune on every social media platform, you can think of.

This is not the first time the North London rapper has topped the charts. Tion Wayne has appeared in the top ten three times with his features on NSG’s “Options”, Russ Millions’ “Keisha Becky and KSI’s single “Houdini” before gaining his own top 10 banger with I Dunno (featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy). The real O.G TW fans have been rocking with him since he released his first big summer banger Can’t Go Broke (featuring Afro B). When it comes to a banger – Tion Wayne is gonna make one.

Come get lit with Tion Wayne as he takes over the Main Stage on Saturday 18th June, at none other than the S&C mainstage.

Ms Banks

London-born rapper Ms Banks is all about giving us punchlines, bars, good vibes and boss babe energy. When it comes to versatility and dominating the music scene from different angles, Ms Banks is not foreign to giving us range and styles. There is a Ms Banks banger for all your moods. From a grime-infused boss babe anthem likes You Don’t Know to a dancehall infused rap hit like Dip (by Steflon Don), Ms Banks always gets it right.

She’s been paving a way for herself since she was on 17 years old dropping freestyles during a time where there weren’t too many women in the UK represented in the rap space. Now, she is one of the biggest names in UK rap and has extended her horizon on an international scale with major collabs in the Afrobeats scene such as Bop Daddy Remix (by Falz) and Party (featuring Naira Marley). Her Latest single Typa Way (featuring Tion Wayne and Eight9Fly) is romantic, sultry, Afroswing type of vibe and is 100% one to add to your festival prep playlist.

Get ready to turn up with Ms Banks Saturday at the S&C Main Stage. It’s about to get hot!

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Wilkinson

West London’s Drum & Bass superstar DJ / producer Wilkinson is set to bring the best of the genre to this year’s Strawberries & Creem festival. The West-London native has made a firm mark on the global stage as he has released numerous world-wide chart-topping club hits such as Half Light, Dirty Love, All For You and his Double Platinum hit Afterglow that peaked at #8 on the UK chart. This year has started of bright with the release of his 4th album Cognition that carried Top 40 hit singles Used To This and Here For You. The project even topped the official dance charts globally at #1.

Wilkinson has paved his own lane in the dance scene but also in beyond mainstream music beyond by curating a sound gets everyone hooked. With remixes & collaborations with big names across various genres like Wretch 32, Becky Hill and The Prodigy, Wilkinson has won himself ‘Best Album’, ‘Best Video’ , ‘Best Single’ and the ‘Best Producer’ at National D&B Awards. As a live DJ his resume is just as impressive, with his distinguished sold out shows at London’s Roundhouse and Brixton Academy.

Come and party with Wilkinson at S&C – headlining the Riot Arena (Big Top Tent) on Saturday 18th June.

Sub Focus

Another D&B trailblazer. English DJ, record producer, musician and sound engineer Sub Focus has built up a prominent name for himself in the dance and electronic music scene for over the past decade. Over the years the Surrey-born and bred musician was known for high-tempo, dance floor breaking Drum & Bass anthems. However, over the past few years, he has transitioned into music that merges all spheres of the electronic spectrum – from dubstep to electro house – as he broke through the underground electronic scene, moving up to worldwide stages.

With an extensive catalogue of albums and collaborations with notable talents in the electronic world including Sub Focus, MNEK and Dimension to name a few, Sub Focus has reached the pinnacle of his career and enjoying many successes – from top 10 singles to residencies in Ibiza.

You already know where to find him this summer – Saturday 18th June @ The Riot Arena (Big Top Tent). Show us your moves.

Kenny Allstar

When it comes to influencing culture and taste-making in the UK – DJ and radio Kenny Allstar knows all about it. Hosting the famous Mad About Bars series on Mixtape Madness on YouTube, he created an impactful platform for up and coming and established UK rappers such as AJ Tracey, Headie One and Young Adz to showcase their various talents through freestyles, racking up millions of views per video.

Since November 2017, the South-London DJ started appearing on BBC Radio 1Xtra and accepted a residency at the station in 2018. If you’re a lover of UK rap then you need to make your way to S&C where we #CelebrateHeritage and #ChampionFuture every year.

Expect another of Kenny’s trademark high-energy, musical journeys of a set. With a BIG roster of special guests as usual, our friend of the festival and Voice of the Streets will be bringing the heat to S&C Main Stage on Saturday 18th June.

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