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Young T & Bugsey
Origin Nottingham, England
Genres
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Members
  • Ra'chard "Young T" Tucker
  • Doyin "Bugsey" Julius

Young T & Bugsey are an English hip hop duo from Nottingham consisting of rappers Ra'chard "Young T" Tucker and Doyin "Bugsey" Julius.

History

Young T & Bugsey began gaining attention in 2016 with singles such as "Glistenin'" and "No Mickey Mouse Ting", as well as "Gangland" and "4x4" in 2017. In 2018, they released multiple singles including "Greenlight", "Ay Caramba", "En Route", and "Living Gravy". They rose to prominence outside the UK with their song "Don't Rush" going viral on TikTok. On 20 March 2020, they released their debut mixtape Plead the 5th, with singles including "Strike a Pose" and "Bully Beef". On 21 January 2022, the duo released their second mixtape Truth Be Told, supported by the singles "Prada Bae", "Big Bidness", "Roberto C", "Blessings", and "Nice".

Members

  • Young T (born Ra'chard Tucker in Nottingham, England – 9 May 1997)
  • Bugsey (born Doyin Julius in Ibadan, Nigeria – 7 March 1997)

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, showing release date, label, and formats
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
FRA
IRE
Plead the 5th 25 147 81
Truth Be Told
  • Released: 21 January 2022
  • Label: Black Butter
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
UK
R&B
CAN
FRA
IRE
US
"Glistenin'" 2016 Non-album single
"No Mickey Mouse Ting"
"What's That (Is It a Monster?)" 2017
"Gangland"
(featuring Belly Squad)
"4x4"
"Greenlight" 2018
"Favourite Girl"
(with D-Block Europe featuring Young Adz & Dirtbike LB)
"Ay Caramba"
(with Stay Flee Get Lizzy and Fredo)
32
  • BPI: Platinum
"En Route"
"Living Gravy"
(featuring Not3s)
"Again" 2019
"Strike a Pose"
(featuring Aitch)
9 7
  • BPI: Platinum
Plead the 5th
"Don't Rush"
(featuring Headie One or DaBaby)
19 13 64 66 24 56
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
"Bully Beef"
(featuring Fredo)
2020 48
"New Shape" 99 non-album single
"Prada Bae"
(featuring Nafe Smallz)
2021 Truth Be Told
"Big Bidness"
"Roberto C"
(featuring Unknown T)
"Blessings"
(featuring Chronixx)
2022
"Nice"
(featuring Blxst)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
"Flexxin"
(Cashh featuring Young T & Bugsey)
2017 Non-album singles
"Left Right"
(Da Beatfreakz featuring C Biz & Young T & Bugsey)
"Main Squeeze"
(Unknown T featuring Young T & Bugsey)
2020 99 Rise Above Hate
"Princess Cuts"
(Headie One featuring Young T & Bugsey)
11
  • BPI: Silver
Edna
"Boom Bam"
(Not3s featuring Young T & Bugsey)
2021 3 Th3 Album
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Banana" (Remix) 2017 Belly Squad, Abra Cadabra, Timbo, Showkey Banana – EP
"Hit a Raise" Izzie Gibbs Yin Yang – EP
"Time Bomb" (GA Remix) Banx & Ranx, Lady Leshurr Non-album remix
"Scatter" 2018 Zdot Golden Boot – EP

Filmography

Short

Year Title Young T's role Bugsey's role Notes
2015 Guillemot Ra'chard Doyin

Television

Year Title Young T's role Bugsey's role Notes
2019 MOTDx Themselves Series 1; Episode 4
2019-2021 Soccer AM Themselves Series 24 (Episode 15), Series 26 (Episode 9)
2020 Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Themselves TV Special
2020 The Rap Game UK Themselves/Mentor's Episode "Collab & Clash"
2021 Tonight With Target Themselves/Guests Series 1; Episode 4

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Nominated work Result
2019 NME Essential New Artists for 2019 Themselves Included
MTV Push Ones To Watch 2019 Nominated
2020 BET Awards Best New International Act Nominated
2021 Brit Awards British Group Nominated
Song of the Year "Don't Rush" Nominated