Central Cee has shared a music video for his song ‘No Introduction’, from his No. 1 debut album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’. The new visual for the introspective drill track features footage from Cench’s travels in Britain and around the world.
The video contains clips from Cench’s tour of the UK and Europe, which saw him perform in cities such as Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, Brussells and British cities like Manchester and London.
Included in the video are moments from his show at the O2 Arena in London last week on Thursday April 24, where the West London rapper brought out a selection of special guests, including Skepta, Asake, Sexy Redd, Shallipopi, D-Block Europe, Lil Baby, Dave, Kamal, Chy Cartier and more.
The track sees Cench reflect on both the environment he was raised in and his incredible rise to fame: ‘Tryna pretend they don’t know who Cee is/like anytime I get on the mic, it don’t cover a hundred regions/Sweden, Norwegian, New Zealand, Australia, Arab, Armenian, even Asia and Indonesian”
His long-anticipated album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ was a success upon its release in January, not only topping the UK charts, but becoming the highest charting release for a UK rapper on the Billboard 200 in the US, peaking at No. 9.
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CANT RUSH GREATNESS, 24th JAN 2025https://t.co/pJk5UFWj3w pic.twitter.com/o40D51rWaR— Central Cee (@centralcee) October 31, 2024
The release was met with positive reviews. Clash Magazine commended the album’s reflective nature, writing that “It’s refreshing to hear the more introspective, human side of this artist, peeking behind the facade of this colossal hitmaker.”
As well as dropping his new video, Cench has been confirmed today to join the bill for Skepta’s 2025 Big Smoke Festival. He will appear alongside grime royalty such as JME, Frisco and Chip, as well as newer artists on the UK scene such as Chy Cartier and Jordss.
In a press release, Skepta spoke of his excitement for Central Cee’s addition to the festival: “Cench is undeniably dominating the UK rap game at the moment. It’s both an honour and privilege to add him to Big Smoke’s line-up.”
Skepta will be headlining the festival himself on Saturday for a grime/hip-hop set, whereas he’ll be returning to the Sunday stage under his his Más Tiempo label for a DJ set of dance music.
You can visit the official Big Smoke website for tickets and other details here.
