British rapper Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, widely known as Central Cee, has revealed that he has converted to Islam.
The Band 4 Band hitmaker made the announcement during a recent livestream, where he disclosed that he has taken his shahada and adopted a new name. In the video, friends around him could be seen congratulating him as he shared the news.
“I just changed my name and took my shahada. I am a Muslim now,” Central Cee said.
Prior to the announcement, the rapper had never publicly identified with any particular religion.
Central Cee was born on June 4, 1998, in London to an English mother and a father of Guyanese and Chinese heritage. Following his parents’ separation when he was seven, he was raised by his mother alongside his two younger brothers in Shepherd’s Bush.
He began his music journey in 2014 after appearing on a now-deleted episode of the Fire in the Streets series, before making his first official song appearance on the Ain’t On Nuttin Remix in January 2015 alongside J Hus and others.
The rapper rose to mainstream prominence in June 2020 with the release of his breakout single Day in the Life, and has since become one of the most influential figures in the UK drill music scene.
