Announcing the release on Instagram, the Brixton born artist wrote: “My mixtape ‘Boy Meets World’ is finally out now put so much hard work n effort into this.. they’ll never see the process of the sleepless nights, stress and ups and downs, just the rewards.. even if you don’t listen to my music like that you should defo give this one a listen, straight bangers and truth run it up for me.”

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The album comprises 14 genre-bending tracks and features several big names in the music and entertainment industry. Including, Unknown T, Craig David, Chunks and Cadet. Mixing Afrobeats, Pop and Drill, the 18-year-old has flexed his musical versatility on his latest mixtape, which has come just two years after his debut EP ‘Eye 2 Eye.’

Speaking on his debut album with GRM Daily, Deno said: “I feel like this one here’s gonna be my breakthrough – it’s not an album but it basically is an album because of the amount of effort I’ve put into this. It’s got 14 tracks, good solid features on there, I feel like people are gonna actually understand and listen to this one and just take it in because I feel like it deserves to be heard. “

He continued: “When we started making it, we were just doing the fun kinda bouncy songs, but then with life, different obstacles happen and I wanted it to be as raw as possible so I just wanted to talk my truth, just explain stories and just make it interesting and out of the ordinary and I feel like you get a lot of sides of me in the project; you’ve got the fun sides, the deeper sides where I’m talking about like life in general, good times, bad times, losses and all of that. I feel like it’s all gonna come together in this mixtape. I just feel like people are really gonna like this one.”

Deno became hot on the scene back in 2016, after a friend videoed him free-styling after school. The ‘Playground Freestyle’ was snapped up by social media titan ImJustbait and the video quickly amassed thousands of views. He later linked up with the late grime icon Cadet on the set of ‘Shiro’s Story Part 3′ in 2018. The pair reached over 30 million views on YouTube and reached number 14 in the UK charts, with their collaboration on the track ‘Advice.’

There has yet to be any announcements from the artist on whether fans can be expecting any forthcoming live performances; however, he revealed in a recent interview that he is “ready to go back on tour.”

‘Boy Meets World’ is available to buy now and the mixtape is available to listen across streaming platforms.

Whilst only 18 years old, Deno has cemented himself as a hook master within the UK music scene, having gifted infectious choruses to an array of artists. To this day, perhaps the most stellar example of his knack for melodies remains his 2018 collaboration with Cadet on ‘Advice’, which is incidentally also his most played track on Spotify with over 70 million plays. The song also appeared on Cadet’s posthumously released album ‘The Rated Legend’ in 2020, thus also serves as a reminder of the energetic talent that the scene lost when Cadet tragically passed away over two years ago.

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Known for his flawless tenor vocals, Deno has appeared over pop, hip-hop, R&B, afroswing, and even drill production. In an interview with On The Radar in 2019, Deno demonstrated that he is clearly aware of his versatile selection of beats, suggesting that it is a conscious choice to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. He said, “I’ve got that street-smart aura. I’ve got that cool, young, fresh sound. I can do more than just one genre. I don’t just do Afroswing. I did a song the other day with Chip on a rhythmic drill beat. I can do the singing thing and the half-sing, half-rap thing. It takes me to different audiences.”

The teenage talent is both wise beyond years and highly ambitious; in the same interview, Deno said: “I’m going to be like Drake”. Although he has a long path ahead of him, the singer’s prophecy is not impossible given what he has achieved at such a young age.

The South Londoner teamed up with J.I. the Prince of N.Y. and Chunkz on his latest track ‘Lingo’, a track which is likely to appear on his forthcoming mixtape. The song’s main theme is luxury, something that the music video itself emphasises through a backdrop of supercars and money stacks. As both an 18-year-old and a smooth vocalist, J.I. the Prince of N.Y. is Deno’s transatlantic counterpart, and his appearance on the track is most probably a savvy decision made by Deno to attract an untapped American audience.

With obvious mainstream appeal, there really is no ceiling for Deno. ‘Boy Meets World’ will be a chance for the rising star to propel himself to the heights that he has been aiming for.