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EsDeeKid

British rapper

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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EsDeeKid is a British rapper from Liverpool, England. He released his debut mixtape, Rebel, in June 2025. He has been noted as a prominent figure in the UK underground rap scene. His music is characterised by his thick Scouse accent and draws inspiration from cloud rap. He covers his face with a balaclava, and keeps his name, appearance, and age private. He still lives in his council house.

As of May 2026, EsDeeKid's single "Phantom" has accumulated more than 300 million streams. His mixtape Rebel has charted in multiple European countries, as well as peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, despite being released nearly five months before its debut on the chart.

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This entry incorporates text from “EsDeeKid” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.