Northern Grime pioneer, Chiedu Oraka drops ‘Stay The Same’, the rappers first venture into dance music since his hit single ‘Darcy’ was released in 2018.

Off the back of his thoughtfully crafted, 7 track EP ‘Ave Life’, a project that featured Charlie Sloth’s Hood Track Of The Week ‘G Finger’, Chiedu ups the tempo with a prolific lyrical performance on ‘Stay The Same’. Chiedu has teamed up with fast rising UK Garage producer Zefer, who approaches the release fresh off the back of BBC Radio 1 support from Annie Mac on his latest release ‘Soul President’, alongside Manchester based vocalist Chesqua.

‘Stay The Same’ provides a raw showcase of the ‘NUKG’ (New UK Garage) sound that is taking recently re-opened clubs by storm, whilst shedding a nostalgic light on ‘midnight raves’ of yesteryear in Chesqua’s captivating vocal performance for the hook. Chiedu’s verses knit the song together, paying homage to his younger days contrasted with the current success of his music, with references to features in Mixmag and the high demand to book him for shows (“now I get paid to spit a bar, no demba’).