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at number 59, while its partnered single "WickedSkengMan 4" entered and peaked at number 18 in the same week. Following the failed
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entitled "Hotline", in which he directly insulted and "sent for" Stormzy. These were accompanied by a series of insulting tweets. "Shut Up", as well as
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1197:Discography
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1119:23 November
1094:31 December
652:December 8,
289:Producer(s)
206:diss tracks
195:Big Narstie
110:Producer(s)
1510:2015 songs
1504:Categories
1412:Shine Girl
1331:Wiley Flow
762:Complex UK
608:References
590:Worldwide
553:1,200,000
424:UK Singles
175:Kanye West
155:Ruff Sqwad
149:Background
51:1 May 2015
1310:Vossi Bop
988:March 21,
966:March 15,
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482:Position
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286:Writer(s)
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1366:Backbone
1345:Audacity
807:27 April
596:Stormzy
439:UK Indie
409:Scotland
189:MCs and
48:Released
1458:Shut Up
1426:I Dunno
1246:Singles
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944:May 18,
922:May 17,
900:May 18,
878:May 17,
858:Twitter
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585:Format
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169:At the
160:YouTube
127:Stormzy
123:Shut Up
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32:Stormzy
1338:Own It
1238:(2022)
1230:(2019)
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1268:Dude
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