Hardy Caprio

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Hardy Caprio
Hardy Caprio in 2021
Hardy Caprio in 2021
Background information
Also known asHardy (2013–2015)
Profitz (2010–2013)
Born
Hardy Tayyib-Bah

(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 30)
Sierra Leone
OriginCroydon, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsVirgin EMI

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

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

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2010–2016: Early career

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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

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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

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Mixtapes

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  • Indecisive (as Hardy) (2013)[1]

Extended plays

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  • A New Page (as Profitz) (2010)[12]
  • Hardy Season (2017)[4]
  • The Hollywood EP (2017)[4]

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
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"Unsigned"
(featuring One Acen)[14] 		2017 45 Non-album singles
"Super Soaker" —
"Rapper"[16] 2018 34
"Best Life"
(featuring One Acen)[17] 		26
"Sponsored"[18] 2019 70
"Guten Tag"
(featuring DigDat)[19] 		18
"Juicy"
(with Darkoo) 		2020 62
"XYZ"
(with SL) 		62
"See Nobody"
(with Wes Nelson) 		3 BPI: Platinum[15] TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
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"EIO"
(One Acen featuring Hardy Caprio)[20] 		2018 90 Non-album singles
"Droptop"

(T Mulla featuring Hardy Caprio)[21]

2019 78

References

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