Not3s Explained

Not3s
Birth Name:Lukman Olanrewaju Odunaike
Alias:Notes
Birth Date:1998 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Hackney, London, England
Years Active:2016–present
Label:Moves • Columbia • Relentless

Lukman Olanrewaju Odunaike[1] (born 17 April 1998), better known by his stage name Not3s (pronounced Notes), is an English rapper and singer from Hackney, London. His songs include "My Lover" and "Fine Line", both of which are collaborations with Mabel.[2] [3]

His breakthrough song, "Addison Lee", has been described as a viral hit, achieving 17 million views on GRM Daily and has achieved much publicity for the singer.[4] [5] [6] The song, which takes its name from the London-based ride sharing firm, achieved such popularity that Not3s was invited to the firm's Christmas party in KOKO to perform the song.[7]

He was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2018.[8]

Personal life

Odunaike was born and grew up in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents.[9] He is a supporter of Manchester United F.C.[10]

Discography

Mixtapes

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[11]
Take Not3s
  • Release: 17 November 2017
  • Label: Relentless
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
43
Take Not3s II
  • Release: 13 July 2018
  • Label: Relentless
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
16

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
UK
R&B
"Naughty"[13]
2017— —
"Addison Lee (Peng Ting Called Madison)"[14] 57 15
  • BPI: Gold
Take Not3s
"Celebration"[15]
— —
"Aladdin"[16] 61 15
  • BPI: Platinum
Take Not3s
"My Lover"[17] 14 5
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
"99 + 1"[18]
82 —
"Hooper"[19]
2018— —
"Sit Back Down"[20]
61 —
  • BPI: Gold
Take Not3s II
"M3 Not You"[21] — —
"Just Fine"[22] 60 —
"Palm Wine"[23] — —
"To the Max"[24]
— —rowspan="5"
"Wanting"[25] 201942 —
  • BPI: Silver
"Nasti Riddim"[26]
— —
"Princ3"[27] — —
"Highest"[28] 2020— —
"One More Time"
65 —3 Th3 Album
"Boom Bam"[29]
2021— —
"Blow It All"[30]
— —rowspan="7"
"Foreign"[31]
— —
"On It"[32]
— —
"Who Changed?"[33] 2022— —
"So Far Gone"
[34] 		2023— —
"Start Me Up"— —
"I Wanna"
— —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
UK
R&B
"Bad"[35]
2017— —rowspan="3"
"Bad"[36]
29 19
[37]
"Nah"[39]
— —
"YRF"[40]
— —Let's Work (Vol. 1)
"Fine Line"
201811 4
  • BPI: Platinum
Ivy to Roses
"Pushing Up"[41]
— —rowspan="3"
"Force You"[42]
— —
"Sober"[43]
— —
"Butterflies"
19 7
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
AJ Tracey
"Boasy"[44]
85 —
  • BPI: Silver
"CRB Check"[45]
43 —
  • BPI: Silver
Ten10
"Issa Mood"[46]
— —rowspan="3"
"Will Smith"[47]
100 —
"Living Gravy"[48]
— —
"Love of My Life"[49]
201937 —
  • BPI: Silver
"Floss"[50]
(AJ Tracey featuring MoStack & Not3s)		22 —
  • BPI: Silver
AJ Tracey
"Cash Train"[51]
(GRM Daily featuring Not3s and Blade Brown)		62 35GRM 10
"Top Winners"
(Tinie featuring Not3s)		202064 —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Guest appearances

SongYearOther artist(s)Album
"No Don" [52] 2017Lotto Boyzz, Chiprowspan="3"
"Trophy" [53] D-Block Europe, Young Adz
"No Good For Me" [54] ADP, Jeremih, Yungen
"Haters"[55] 2018FredoTables Turn
"Heart"[56] Bugzy MaloneB. Inspired
"So Sweet"[57] 2019Kali ClaireSymptoms of a Teen  - EP

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Team HarveyHimself1 Episode
2018Don't Hate The PlayazSeries 1; Episode 6
2018The Big Narstie ShowSeries 1; Episode 3

Web

Notes and References

  1. https://www.not3s.com/bio/ Not3s Official Website About
  2. News: mabel praises not3s for coming through on 'fine line' even if he did miss his flight!. 13 March 2018. MTV. 31 May 2018.
  3. News: New Music: Mabel - Fine Line (ft. Not3s). 23 January 2018. Dummy. 31 May 2018.
  4. News: London MC Not3s Explains The True Story Behind His Viral Hit, "Addison Lee". Renshaw. David. 2 August 2017. The Fader. 31 May 2018.
  5. News: On The Radar: Not3s. Homewood. Ben. 1 November 2017. Music Week. 31 May 2018.
  6. News: Not3s review – Afro-pop's birthday boy gets upstaged at his own party. Abiade. Yemi. 18 April 2018. The Guardian. 31 May 2018.
  7. News: Not3s interview: I want to let people hear my story, what I feel on the day to day. Smyth. David. 29 September 2017. London Evening Standard. 31 May 2018.
  8. News: Not3s - Sound of 2018. BBC Music. 31 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Not3s. stormmanagement-la.com.
  10. News: Thompson. Gemma. Not3s: United have a different level. Manchester United F.C.. 20 April 2020. 10 February 2021.
  11. Not3s peaks on UK charts:
  12. United Kingdom. 22 April 2023. Not3s.
  13. Web site: Naughty - Single by 23 Unofficial & Not3s. iTunes. 14 February 2017 . 2 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Addison Lee (Remixes) - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 26 May 2017 . 14 May 2019.
  15. Web site: Celebration - Single by Not3s & Mostack. iTunes. 15 September 2017 . 14 May 2019.
  16. Web site: Aladdin (Crazy Cousinz Remix) - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 20 October 2017 . 14 May 2019.
  17. Web site: My Lover (Acoustic) - Single by Not3s & Mabel. iTunes. 16 February 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  18. Web site: Not3s enlists MoStack for "99 + 1". grmdaily.com. 16 November 2017. 14 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Hooper - Single by Knucks & Not3s. iTunes. 2 March 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  20. Web site: Sit Back Down (feat. Maleek Berry) - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 2 March 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  21. Web site: M3 Not You (Single Version) - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 6 April 2018 . 25 April 2019.
  22. Web site: Just Fine (Shift K3Y Remix) - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 28 September 2018 . 25 April 2019.
  23. Web site: Not3s Drops New Visual for "Palm Wine". respect-mag.com. Powell. Tom. 18 September 2018. 25 April 2019.
  24. Web site: To The Max - Single by Nana Rogues, Wizkid & Not3s. iTunes. 24 August 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  25. Web site: Wanting - Single by Not3s. iTunes. 23 April 2019 . 25 April 2019.
  26. Web site: Nasti Riddim - Single by Tiggs Da Author & Not3s. iTunes. 2 July 2019.
  27. Web site: Princ3 - Single by Not3s. Apple Music. 29 April 2020.
  28. Web site: Highest - Single by Not3s. Apple Music. 1 November 2020.
  29. Web site: NOT3S RETURNS WITH YOUNG T & BUGSEY-ASSISTED HIT "BOOM BAM" . GRM Daily. 15 July 2021 .
  30. Web site: Blow It All - Single by LONDAM, Chivv & Not3s. Apple Music. 4 May 2022.
  31. Web site: Foreign - Single by Bankulli & Not3s. Apple Music. 4 May 2022.
  32. Web site: On It (feat. PnB Rock & K1NG) - Single by Crumz, Not3s & S1mba. Apple Music. 4 May 2022.
  33. Web site: Who Changed? - Single by Not3s. Apple Music. 4 May 2022.
  34. Web site: Staff . Wonderland . 2023-05-10 . Premiere: Not3s' New Music Video for "So Far Gone (ft. Mayorkun)" . 2023-06-21 . Wonderland . en-GB.
  35. Web site: Bad (feat. Not3s, Kojo Funds & Eugy) - Single. iTunes. 4 April 2017 . 13 May 2019.
  36. Web site: Bad (feat. Yungen, MoStack, Mr Eazi & Not3s) - Single by Steel Banglez. iTunes. 24 November 2017 . 30 January 2019.
  37. Web site: Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40 for 08 December 2017 - 14 December 2017 . www.officialcharts.com . 27 September 2022 . en.
  38. United Kingdom. Steel Banglez/Yungen/Mostack. Bad. 27 September 2022. 681-4616-1.
  39. Web site: Nah (feat. Not3s) - Single by Sneakbo. iTunes. 14 May 2019.
  40. Web site: YRF (feat. Fredo & Not3s) - Single by GRM Daily. iTunes. 14 December 2017 . 14 May 2019.
  41. Web site: Pushing Up (feat. Not3s) - Single by NSG. iTunes. 16 February 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  42. Web site: Force You (feat. Not3s) - Single by Bobii Lewis. iTunes. 16 March 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  43. Web site: Sober (feat. Not3s) - Single by Dakota. iTunes. 13 April 2018 . 14 May 2019.
  44. Web site: Boasy (feat. Not3s) - Single by Avelino. iTunes. 29 June 2018 . 30 January 2019.
  45. Web site: Chip and Not3s join forces for 'CRB Check', latest single from Tottenham MC's 'TEN10' album. plugsville.com. 21 September 2018. 30 January 2019.
  46. Web site: Issa Mood (feat. Not3s) - Single by Headie One. iTunes. 19 October 2018 . 19 October 2018.
  47. Web site: Will Smith (feat. Not3s) - Single by Geko. iTunes. 25 October 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  48. Web site: Living Gravy (feat. Not3s) - Single by Young T & Bugsey. iTunes. 5 December 2018 . 7 December 2018.
  49. Web site: Love of My Life (feat. Not3s & Young Adz) by Remedee. Spotify. 14 July 2019.
  50. Web site: Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s) - Single by AJ Tracey on Apple Music. iTunes. 26 October 2019.
  51. Web site: Cash Train (feat. Not3s & Blade Brown) - Single by GRM Daily. Apple Music. 27 April 2020.
  52. Web site: No Don (Remix) [feat. Chip & Not3s] - Single]. iTunes. 11 August 2017 . 13 May 2019.
  53. Web site: Trophy (feat. Young Adz & Not3s) - Single. iTunes. 5 September 2017 . 13 May 2019.
  54. Web site: No Good For Me (feat. Jeremih, Yungen & Not3s) [iLL BLU Remix] - Single]. iTunes. 16 November 2017 . 13 May 2019.
  55. Web site: Tables Turn by Fredo. iTunes. 8 June 2018 . 30 January 2019.
  56. Web site: B. Inspired by Bugzy Malone. Apple Music. 27 April 2020.
  57. Web site: Symptoms of a Teen - EP by Kali Claire. iTunes. 1 August 2019.
  58. Web site: Rose . Ajay . Rapman Releases Part 3 To 'Shiro's Story' Featuring Ashley Walters, Cadet, Not3s, Headie One And More . Plugsville . 16 September 2018 . Plugsville . 2 July 2022.

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