NSG is a British afroswing collective from East London. The group consists of Kruddz, OGD, Papii Abz, Dope, Mxjib, and Mojo.[1] They released two mixtapes, Grown Up and Roots, the latter includes their most successful single "Options" featuring Tion Wayne. NSG is acronym that has multiple meanings such as: Non-Stop Grinding, Never Stop Growing, No Sleep Gang, New Sound Group, and Nigeria Slash Ghana.[2]
NSG | |
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| Origin | East London, England |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | NSG Entertainment |
| Members | Kruddz OGD Papii Abz Dope Mxjib Mojo |
NSG are a collective of childhood friends who grew up in Hackney, London, attending the same high school at Arts and Media School, Islington. Some of the members were students at University of Hertfordshire.[3] The group consists of three artists from Nigerian heritage and three artists from Ghanaian heritage.[4] Two of the members, Kruddz and OGD, are the younger brothers of producer Jae5. OGD is also part of a production team named 4PLAY.[5]
NSG released their first single "Whine and Kotch" in December 2013, and collaborated with English rapper J Hus in 2015.[6] In 2017, NSG released their debut mixtape, Grown Up. In 2018, they released the single "Options" featuring Tion Wayne. In 2019, it became their first single to reach the UK Singles Chart at number 7.[7] On 19 June 2020, NSG released their second mixtape, Roots.[8]
On 9 December 2021, they released an EP titled, Headliner, ahead of their Roots Africa Tour.[9]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [7] | ||
| Grown Up |
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| Roots |
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37 |
| Title | Details |
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| Headliner |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| UK [7] |
UK Afrob. [10] | ||||
| "Palava" (featuring Ekeno) |
2017 | — | × | Non-album singles | |
| "Yo Darlin'" (featuring Geko) |
— | × |
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| "Pushing Up" (featuring Not3s) |
2018 | — | × | ||
| "P.U.T.B." | — | × | |||
| "Natural Disaster" | — | × | |||
| "Options" (featuring Tion Wayne) |
7 | × |
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Roots | |
| "OT Bop" | 2019 | 17 | × |
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| "Trust Issues" | 46 | × |
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| "Ourself" | 2020 | 43 | × | ||
| "Porsche" | — | × | |||
| "Grandad" | 87 | 1 | |||
| "Kate Winslet" (featuring Unknown T) |
94 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Drunk Guitar" (Solo or featuring Potter Payper) |
2021 | — | 1 | Roots | |
| "After OT Bop" (featuring BackRoad Gee) |
— | 2 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Colonization" | — | 3 | |||
| "Petite" | 90 | 1 | |||
| "Only God Can Judge Me" (featuring Mist) |
— | 1 | Headliner | ||
| "Headliner" | — | 1 | |||
| "Suzanna" (featuring Patoranking) |
2022 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| UK [7] |
UK Afrob. [10] | ||||
| "6:30 (Remix)" (Geko featuring NSG) |
2018 | 56 | × |
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Non-album single |
| "Airplane Mode" (Nines featuring NSG) |
2020 | 25 | — |
|
Crabs in a Bucket |
| "Surveillance" (Blanco featuring NSG) |
2021 | — | 4 | City of God | |
| "Ancestors" (BackRoad Gee featuring NSG) |
— | — | Reporting Live (From The Back Of The Roads) | ||
| "Don't Play Me" (Shaybo featuring NSG) |
— | 1 | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
UK Afrob. [10] | ||||
| "Lupita" | 2020 | — | 1 | Roots | |
| "MCM" | — | 4 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Song | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Forget A Hater" | 2015 | J Hus | The 15th Day |
| "Guestlist" | 2021 | Frenna | Non-album remixes |
| "Loyal" | Tion Wayne | Green With Envy | |
| "Plain Clothes" | Potter Payper | Thanks for Waiting |