A award winning rapper had revealed that his storage unit, containing a collection of valuables 12 years in the making, was robbed just weeks before he was hoping to win big at this year’s BRITs
An award-winning UK rapper has lost his 12-year shoe collection after his storage unit was robbed. Central Cee, who is one of the highest charting UK rappers in America, posted to his Instagram to reveal the tragic news.
The 27-year-old shared a pic of the storage unit, littered with empty boxes and wrote over the top: “My [shoe emoji] storage got robbed the other day. 12 years of collecting crep.”
The music star’s collection is thought to be worth thousands. Central Cee wrote: “Had my first Nike ID Air Force 1 in there that I deetsed from Alboraaq in 2015 [tears emoji].”
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According to VICE, ‘deetsing’ is a slang term that refers to using using other people’s credit card information on sketchy websites, such as Alboraaq, to buy items.
Despite his loss, Central Cee did not seem to bear the robbers any ill will. The rapper finished his statement with: “But everything is written.” He jokingly added that someone should “buy my shoe” when the robbers eventually put it online.
Central Cee is regarded as one of the top figures in the UK rap scene after rising to prominence in 2020. He has made history in the genre as his single Sprinter, released in 2023, held the record for being the longest running number one rap song in the UK, holding the position for 10 weeks.
The London born rapper has been nominated for nine BRIT awards since 2022, including one for Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap act this year, in 2024, 2023 and 2022. He has also been nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Hip Hop at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
He has won six MOBO awards, which are an annual British awards ceremony celebrating “music of Black origin”, on of which was Song of the Year for Sprinter in 2023. That same year, he appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for European entertainers.
Before he even released his first full-length album, Central Cee was understood to have raked in £7million, and his fortune is thought to have risen much higher.
In April, he will head to America for one of the country’s biggest festivals, Coachella. The festival’s three headliners set to close the night over the weekend are Sabrina Carpenter (Friday), Justin Bieber (Saturday) and Karol G (Sunday).
Central Cee will join them and is one of a host of British talent taking over the festival. Little Simz, Disclosure, Wet Leg, Lambrini Girls, FKA Twigs and CMAT are among the names that have also found their way onto the poster.
Last year’s music festival saw incredible performances from Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day as headliners, with a surprising appearance from rapper Travis Scott, who performed at a special after-hours for the ‘designs the desert’ slot.
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