Bad Boy Chiller Crew (abbreviated as BBCC) are a Yorkshire Rap collective from Bradford.[1] The group is composed of Gareth "GK" Kelly, Kane Welsh, and Sam "Clive" Robinson.

Bad Boy Chiller Crew
Also known asBBCC
OriginBradford, West Yorkshire, England[1]
GenresBassline, UK garage
InstrumentsKazoo
Years active2019–present
LabelsRelentless
Members
  • Gareth "GK" Kelly
  • Sam "Clive" Robinson
  • Kane Welsh
Past members
  • Kieran "Fraz" Durkin
  • Lewis "Molegrip" Lock
Websitewww.bad-boy-chiller-crew.com

The group began by uploading comedy and prank videos on a Facebook page named "itzmefraz" as far back as 2017. The page was created by Kane and Kieran "Fraz" Durkin. In late 2018, they began to make music as Bad Boy Chiller Crew with early members Fraz, Lewis "Molegrip" Lock and Clive. Kane then became an MC with the group after being in the background, mostly recording videos prior. GK later joined as their DJ (eventually to become an MC) and after internal feuds, Fraz and Molegrip were kicked out of the group in the first half of 2019.[2][3]

In December 2019, The Guardian named them as one of their "50 new artists for 2020".[1]

In November 2021, the band appeared in their own six-episode, self-titled reality TV series, broadcast on ITV2.[4][5][6]

In early 2020, the group were signed by the London-based record label House Anxiety.[7]

Disrespectful was ranked 10th in The New York Times' "Best Albums of 2022" by Jon Caramanica.[8]

Discography edit

Studio albums and mixtapes edit

List of studio albums and mixtapes, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[9]
UK
Dance

[9]
SCO
[9]
Git Up Mush
  • Released: 15 March 2020[10]
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Full Wack No Brakes
  • Released: 25 September 2020[11]
  • Label: House Anxiety[11]
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
143[12]
Disrespectful[13]
  • Released: 18 February 2022[14]
  • Label: House Anxiety[14]
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
2 1 1
Influential
  • Released: 10 November 2023
  • Label: House Anxiety
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
56 7 38
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays edit

  • Charva Anthems (14 May 2021)[16]

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[9]
UK
Dance

[17]
IRE
[18]
"450"
(with S Dog)
2020 84 25 Full Wack No Brakes
"Guns Up"
"Needed You" Non-album single
"Don't You Worry About Me" 2021 31 11 89 Charva Anthems
and Disrespectful
"Hideout"
(with Bru-C)
Non-album single
"Footsteps on My Shoes"
(featuring Jordan)[19]
34 Disrespectful
"Free"
(featuring Chris Nichols)
"Bikes N Scoobys"
"Messages"
"BMW" 2022 7 1 29
[20]
"Skank All Night (You Wot, You Wot)"
(with Majestic)
Influential
"When It Rains, It Pours" 69 26
"Renegade"
"Jurgen Kropper"
(featuring Local)
"George Best"
(featuring Tom Zanetti)
2023
"Spaceship"
"Sliding"
(featuring Window Kid and Charlie Choppa)
"Memory"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
"Come with Me"
(Riton featuring Bad Boy Chiller Crew)
2021 Disrespectful
"Alizé"
(Gino Bonazzi featuring Bad Boy Chiller Crew)
2022 Non-album single
"Toxic"
(Nines featuring Bad Boy Chiller Crew)
2023 37 Crop Circle 3 and Influential

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (27 December 2019). "Bradford bassline and ketamine-charged punk – 50 new artists for 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Today Bradford, Tomorrow we take over the world" (Interview). Interviewed by Will Chalker. BBC Newsbeat. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Full Wack No Brakes Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Bad Boy Chiller Crew Season 1". Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Bad Boy Chiller Crew are getting their own TV show on ITV". NME. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Bad Boy Chiller Crew: "We're not a proper boyband. There's nothing normal about us"". NME. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bradford's Bad Boy Chiller Crew in nationals over its bassline". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (30 November 2022). "Best Albums of 2022: Letting It All Go". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
  10. ^ Git Up Mush, 15 March 2020, retrieved 8 December 2022
  11. ^ a b Full Wack No Brakes, 25 September 2020, retrieved 8 December 2022
  12. ^ "Charts analysis: Ed Sheeran returns to albums summit | Analysis | Music Week". Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  13. ^ Millard, Drew (11 February 2022). "Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Disrespectful Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b Disrespectful, 18 February 2022, retrieved 8 December 2022
  15. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Bad Boy Chiller Crew". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Type Bad Boy Chiller Crew in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ^ Charva Anthems EP, 14 May 2021, retrieved 8 December 2022
  17. ^ Peak positions for the dance singles in the UK:
  18. ^ "Discography Bad Boy Chiller Crew". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Footsteps On My Shoes (feat. Jordan) – Single by Bad Boy Chiller Crew". Apple Music. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 1 April 2022". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.