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Hardy Tayyib-Bah (born 23 May 1996), known professionally as Hardy Caprio,[1][2] is a British rapper and singer.[3]

Hardy Caprio
Hardy Caprio in 2021
Background information
Also known as	Hardy (2013–2015) Profitz (2010–2013)
Born	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 26) Sierra Leone
Origin	Croydon, London, England
Genres	British hip hop afroswing
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Virgin EMI

By 2020, Hardy has released a string of successful releases, broken into The Official UK Top 20, and amassed over 270 million streams online.[4]

Career

2010–2016: Early career

Hardy began his music career in 2010, debuting his career under the rap name Profitz.[1] At the age of 14, Profitz introduced himself to the music scene with his '#KNWME freestyle'.[5] Hardy also featured on a few freestyles alongside South London rapper Novelist (MC).[6] In 2010 Profitz went on to release his first project titled 'A New Page'. He later went on to release his first mixtape 'Indecisive' in 2013 under a new rap name, Hardy.[1]

2017–2018: Rise to popularity, Hardy Season and The Hollywood EP

Under the new name Hardy Caprio, he was inspired by Croydon artists such as Krept and Konan and Stormzy receiving a widespread success across the UK, which motivated him to pursue music more seriously.[4][7] Hardy went on to release over 20 videos in 2017, going from 10,000 views to 100,000 in a year.[4] One notable freestyle he dropped was on the SB.TV platform, which helped raise his profile. Hardy rapped over Flukes instrumental "Wifey", a Rhythm & Grime song originally released and made famous by Tinie Tempah in 2006.[8][9][4] In 2017, Hardy released "Unsigned" and "Super Soaker" alongside One Acen. "Unsigned" became a platinum single, garnered over 14 million views on YouTube, over 30 million streams, and reached number 2 on the UK Independent Chart.[10][11][4]

Discography

Mixtapes

• Indecisive (as Hardy) (2013)[12]

Extended plays

• A New Page (as Profitz) (2010)[13]
• Hardy Season (2017)[4]
• The Hollywood EP (2017)[4]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		UK [14]
"Unsigned" (featuring One Acen)[15]	2017	45	BPI : Platinum[16]	Non-album singles
"Rapper"[17]	2018	34	BPI: Silver[16]
"Best Life" (featuring One Acen)[18]		26	BPI: Platinum[16]
"Sponsored"[19]	2019	70
"Guten Tag" (featuring DigDat)[20]		18	BPI: Gold[16]
"Juicy" (with Darkoo)	2020	62
"XYZ" (with SL)		62
"See Nobody" (with Wes Nelson)		3	BPI: Gold[16]	TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [14]
"EIO" (One Acen featuring Hardy Caprio)[21]	2018	90	Non-album singles
"Droptop" (T Mulla featuring Hardy Caprio)[22]	2019	78

References

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