Lancey Foux Explained
Lancey Foux |
Birth Name: | Lance O. Omal |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Date: | 1995 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Stratford, London, England |
Years Active: | 2015–present |
Partner: | Leomie Anderson (2016–2023) |
Lance O. Omal[1] (born 30 November 1995[2]), known professionally as Lancey Foux, also known simply as Lancey, is a British rapper and singer from Stratford, London.[3]
Early life
Lance O. Omal was born in London to parents of Ugandan descent.[4]
Career
2015–2017: Online beginnings and solo debut
Lancey Foux began his music career in 2015 by freestyling over YouTube beats from his bedroom. In the same year, he released his debut studio album Pink. Two weeks later, he released a single titled "About It".[5] Later that year, he released his sophomore studio album TEEN SKUM.[6] After two years of releasing singles on SoundCloud, he released a collaborative studio album with English producer Nyge titled First Day at Nursery.
2018: Too Far Alive and Pink II
See main article: Pink II. By early 2018, Foux started using a different style which he utilized on his album Too Far Alive. Three months later, he released Pink II,[7] the sequel to his debut album, which contained a feature from British rapper Skepta on Dyed 2WICE.[8] He soon joined Skepta's SK LEVEL Europe tour.[9]
2019: Friend or Foux
Foux performed at US hip-hop festival Rolling Loud in 2019 and modelled for Jordan and A-COLD-WALL*, MISBHV, Trapstar, and Naomi Campbell's 2019 Fashion for Relief Gala. He released his fifth studio album, Friend or Foux, on 6 December 2019.[10] [11]
2020
In 2020, months after releasing his project Friend or Foux, Foux cancelled his tour prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later in June, he went onto release a pair of singles addressing the Black Lives Matter movement titled TIME FOR WAR !i and RELAX !i, the former which was on the first version of his 2022 project, LIFE IN HELL.[12]
In December 2020, Lancey Foux released a single, Poison, featuring close friend Bakar.
2021: First Degree and LIVE.EVIL
In January 2021, Lancey Foux released the second promotional single for his upcoming album, titled Steelo Flow.[13] One month later, Lancey Foux released another single titled DONT TALK, which was the lead single for his Mixtape FIRST DEGREE.[14] [15]
In November 2021, Omal released a mixtape titled LIVE.EVIL.[16] The project received two features by American rappers Lil Yachty on the third track OUTTAMYMIND! and 24kGoldn on the last track BIG SWAG.[17]
2022: Life in Hell
In January 2022, Omal modelled for Matthew M Williams's brand 1017 ALYX 9SM in Milan, Italy.[18]
2023: BACK2DATRAP
Personal life
Omal dated British model Leomie Anderson from 2016 to 2023. He is a fan of the football club Manchester City.[19]
Discography
Studio albums
!Table!Album detailsPink | - Released: 9 September 2015
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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TEEN SKUM | - Released: 29 November 2015
- Format: Streaming
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First Day at Nursery (with Nyge) | - Released: 14 July 2017
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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Too Far Alive | - Released: 12 March 2018[20]
- Format: Streaming
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Pink ll | - Released: 6 July 2018
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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Friend or Foux | - Released: 6 December 2019
- Label: Universal Music
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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Life in Hell | - Released: 28 October 2022
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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Mixtapes!Title!Mixtape detailsFIRST DEGREE | - Released: 12 March 2021
- Label: Universal Music
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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LIVE.EVIL | - Released: 19 November 2021
- Label: Universal Music
- Format: Digital download, streaming
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BACK2DATRAP(with Bally) | - Released : 8 September 2023
- Format : Digital download, streaming
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References
- Web site: Lynch . Jack . 19 November 2021 . Lancey Foux Isn't Here To Compete. He's Comfy In His World. . 2022-04-03 . Complex . en . 2022-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414045753/https://www.complex.com/music/lancey-foux-music-and-fashion-mcq-interview . live .
- Web site: Lancey Foux • EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) . 2022-04-03 . earthackney.co.uk . en-US . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929155604/https://earthackney.co.uk/performers/lancey-foux/ . live .
- Web site: College . Jairuz . 31 January 2021 . Who is Lancey Foux by Jairuz Amiscua Esher College . 2022-04-03 . This Is Local London . en . 2021-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206235215/https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/youngreporter/19053336.lancey-foux-jairuz-amiscua-esher-college/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-10-28 . Lancey Foux . 2022-04-03 . Republic Records . en.
- LANCEY FOUX - ABOUT IT . 26 November 2015 . 3 April 2022 . 3 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403035017/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jymQFl-YBpk . live .
- Web site: TEEN SKUM . 2022-04-03 . SoundCloud . en . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403035017/https://soundcloud.com/lancey_foux/sets/teen-skum . live .
- Web site: Haidari . Nilu . 15 September 2018 . Lancey Foux talks Pink II and Jordans . 2022-04-03 . The FADER . en . 2022-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208123519/https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/15/lancey-foux-jordan-interview . live .
- Web site: 2018-09-02 . Lancey Foux drops Skepta-assisted "Dyed 2wice" visuals . 2022-04-03 . HipHopCanada . en-CA . 2020-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125110714/https://www.hiphopcanada.com/lancey-foux-dyed-2wice-skepta/ . live .
- Web site: Renshaw . David . 4 October 2018 . Skepta announces European tour . 2022-04-03 . The FADER . en . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403035016/https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/04/skepta-sk-level-europe-tour . live .
- Web site: Davey . Jacob . 2019-12-06 . Lancey Foux Unleashes New Album 'FRIEND OR FOUX' Featuring Skepta, Chip and More . 2022-04-03 . VERSUS . en-GB . 2021-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413194243/https://versus.uk.com/2019/12/lancey-foux-unleashes-new-album-friend-foux-featuring-skepta-chip/ . live .
- Web site: Zhang . Charlie . 2019-12-09 . East London Rapper Lancey Foux Drops 20-Track LP 'FRIEND OR FOUX' . 2022-04-03 . HYPEBEAST . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403041056/https://hypebeast.com/2019/12/lancey-foux-friend-or-foux-album-stream . live .
- Web site: Harmony . Rehana . Lancey Foux Makes A Bold Statement In "TIME FOR WAR!i" & "RELAX!i" . 2022-04-03 . www.newwavemagazine.com . 2021-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020044214/https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/lancey-foux-makes-a-bold-statement-in-time-for-war-i-relax-i . live .
- Web site: Dadalica. Jade. 2021-01-21. Lancey Foux delivers futuristic visuals for "Steelo Flow". 2022-04-03. GRM Daily. en-GB. 2021-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228194356/https://grmdaily.com/lancey-foux-steelo-flow/. live.
- Web site: Findlay . Mitch . 2021-03-12 . Lancey Foux Drops Off New Album "First Degree" . 2022-04-03 . HotNewHipHop . en . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403035017/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lancey-foux-drops-off-new-album-first-degree-new-mixtape.121318.html . live .
- Web site: Scott . Nicolas . 2021-03-24 . There Are No Limits to Lancey Foux . 2022-04-03 . PAPER . en . 2021-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102110629/https://www.papermag.com/lancey-foux-first-degree-interview-2651188446.html . live .
- Web site: Cole . Alexander . 2021-11-19 . Lancey Foux Formulates New Sounds On "LIVE.EVIL" . 2022-04-03 . HotNewHipHop . en . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403035018/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lancey-foux-formulates-new-sounds-on-liveevil-new-mixtape.122198.html . live .
- Web site: 2021-11-19 . LANCEY FOUX ENLISTS LIL YACHTY & 24KGOLDN ON LATEST TAPE LIVE.EVIL . 2022-09-28 . . en.
- Web site: Frank . Alex . Lancey Foux Interview With Greatest GOAT . 2022-04-03 . . en-US . 2021-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025123353/https://www.goat.com/editorial/lancey-foux-interview . live .
- Web site: Chappet . Marie-Claire . 8 March 2022 . Leomie Anderson: 'Lance has shown me that there are guys out there who are very aware of how women are treated – and want to change it' . 2022-09-19 . . en . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920175601/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/international-womens-day-2022-leomie-anderson-lancey-foux-interview . live .
- Web site: Too Far Alive by Lancey Foux . 2022-04-03 . . en . 2022-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403052459/https://genius.com/albums/Lancey-foux/Too-far-alive . live .
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