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Pa Salieu
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Pa Salieu

Pa Salieu is a hip-hop artist from United Kingdom formed in 2018. 40 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Hip-Hop · United Kingdom · Best hip-hop albums

40
Releases
20182026
Active years
2018
Formed

Discography

2
Send Them to Coventry cover

Most popular

Send Them to Coventry

2020 · 15 tracks

Singles & EPs

38

Appears on

4

Releases by other artists featuring Pa Salieu.

Featured tracks

4

Collaborators

10

Community

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Pa Salieu at a glance

From
The Gambia
Active since
2018
Instruments
voice
Educated at
Stoke Park School and Community College

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About

Pa Salieu (Pa Salieu Gaye, born July 1, 1997, in Slough, England) is a British-Gambian rapper and singer from Coventry, known for blending UK drill, grime, afroswing, and melodic rap into a bold, genre-defying style. He had his breakthrough with the explosive single “Frontline” (2020), which became the most-played track on BBC Radio 1Xtra that year. His debut mixtape Send Them to Coventry (November 2020) received widespread acclaim for its innovative sound and raw lyricism, earning him an Ivor Novello nomination and the title of BBC Sound of 2021. After serving a prison sentence from 2022 to September 2024, Salieu returned with renewed creative energy. His 2024 mixtape Afrikan Alien blends Afrobeats, UK rap, and rhythm-heavy instrumentation with introspective, culturally rooted storytelling. Tracks like “Belly,” “Allergy,” and “Round & Round” highlight his evolution—from reflections in a cell to eclectic, melodic rap arrangements.

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Musically, Pa Salieu’s sound is both intense and expansive: layered beats that shift between grime’s raw energy, afroswing grooves, and soulful R&B melodies. His flow is charged and melodically rich, full of heart and narrative. Live, he delivers the same energy—powerful, dynamic, and deeply personal.

Pa Salieu in brief

How many Pa Salieu releases are on Riffiter?
40 releases are catalogued, spanning 2018 to 2026.
When was Pa Salieu formed?
Pa Salieu formed in 2018, in United Kingdom.
What genre is Pa Salieu?
Pa Salieu is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
What is the most recent Pa Salieu release on Riffiter?
CUTLASS, released in 2026.

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