Unknown T

Daniel Richie Lena (born 17 August 1999), known professionally as Unknown T, is a British rapper, singer, and songwriter from Homerton, London.

Unknown T
Birth nameDaniel Richie Lena[1]
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Homerton, London, England
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsIsland Records
Associated acts

Musical career

His debut single, "Homerton B", peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2018. [2] Though it was originally released without a label,[3] its chart performance led to him being signed by Island Records through Universal Music Group [4] and appeared at Wireless festival in 2019.[5] It was included in a number of publications "best of 2018" lists, including The Guardian,[6] Mixmag,[7] and Complex.[8] In March 2019, "Homerton B" became the first UK drill track to be certified Silver by the BPI.[9] Follow up tracks "Throwback", "Meat" and "Leave Dat Trap", the latter featuring AJ Tracey, have accumulated over 5 million views.[10]

Unknown T's first album Rise Above Hate was released on 17 July 2020 and peaked at 14 on the UK Albums Chart.[11]

In 2017, aged 17, Lena was cleared of hiding a 4mm revolver and ammunition under his bed after claiming the gun was foisted upon him by a stranger.[12] More recently Lena was cleared of murdering Steve Narvaez-Jara, 20, at a house party near Old Street, Islington, London in the early hours of 1 January 2018.[13] Speaking to the Guardian in 2018, Lena complained that the drill scene – long the subject of criticism in the media – was being unfairly attacked. "They don't understand the reality," he said. "It's not about the music, it's about what's behind the music. You can't blame the music, or say you're giving a helping hand with no aid. They're pointing the finger at us but forgetting there's three fingers pointing back."[14]

Daniel Lena remains part of the Homerton gang "The 9" along with other members, notably drill artists/rappers, KO, V9 as referenced in his music. Homerton has a high violent crime rate and a high property crime rate for London.

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[11]
Rise Above Hate
  • Released: 17 July 2020
  • Label: A Stay Solid Music, Island Records
  • Format: Digital download
 14

Compilation albums
Title Details
Class of 98s
(with 98s)
  • Released: 24 September 2020
  • Label: 98s
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist
List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released, peak chart positions, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[15]
"Mad About Bars Part 1"[16]
(with Mixtape Madness, Kenny Allstar)		 2018 — Non-album singles
"Mad About Bars Part 2"
(with Mixtape Madness and Kenny Allstar)[17]		 —
"Mad About Bars Part 3"[18]
(with Mixtape Madness, Kenny Allstar)		 —
"Homerton B"[19] 48
"Throwback"
(with Crazy Cousinz)[21]		 2019 63
"Meat"[22] —
"Leave Dat Trap"
(featuring AJ Tracey)[23]		 53 Rise Above Hate
"Fresh Home"[24] 2020 55
"Squeeze & Buss"[25] —
"Daily Duppy"
(featuring GRM Daily)[26]		 — Non-album single
"Deh Deh"[27] 80 Rise Above Hate
"Main Squeeze"
(featuring Young T & Bugsey)[28]		 99
"WW2" 2021 42 TBA
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released, and album name
Title Year Album
"9er Ting"
(KO featuring Unknown T)[29]		 2018 This Sh#ts Ments
"Medusa"
(WSTRN featuring Unknown T)[30]		 2019 Non-album singles
"Dumpa"
(Ill Blu featuring M24, Unknown T)[31]		 2020

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artist(s), and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Turn"[32] 2019 RV, Headie One Drillers x Trappers II
"Raise Hell"[33] V9 Homerton Sensei
"Double Trouble"[34] 2020 GRM Daily, D Double E GRM 10

References
  1. "Rapper Unknown T released from prison after murder case Online]]". 16 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "Homerton B". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. Gorton, Thomas (10 September 2018). "I can't stop listening to Unknown T's 'Homerton B'". Dazed. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. Renshaw, David (8 November 2018). "Unknown T rules, and here's the proof". The Fader. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. "Unknown T - 7th July". Wireless Festival. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (3 December 2018). "The top 100 songs of 2018". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. "The Top 50 Tracks of 2018". Mixmag. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. "Complex UK's Best Songs Of 2018". Complex. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. Davey, Jacob (11 April 2019). "Interview: Unknown T Is Doing Homerton Proud". Complex. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "Home". Unknown T. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  11. "rise above hate | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. "Drug dealer cleared of stashing Turkish revolver". Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. "Rapper Unknown T is cleared of murder". BBC News. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; agencies (18 February 2020). "Drill rapper Unknown T cleared of murder of student". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. "Unknown T | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  16. Mixtape Madness / Unknown T / Kenny Allstar, Mad About Bars Part 1, retrieved 10 July 2020
  17. Mixtape Madness / Unknown T / Kenny Allstar, Mad About Bars Part 2, retrieved 10 July 2020
  18. Mixtape Madness / Unknown T / Kenny Allstar, Mad About Bars Part 3, retrieved 10 July 2020
  19. "Homerton B - Single by Unknown T". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  20. "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Unknown T"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  21. "Throwback - Single by Unknown T & Crazy Cousinz". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. "Meat - Single by Unknown T". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. "Leave Dat Trap (feat. AJ Tracey) - Single by Unknown T". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. "Unknown T – Fresh Home". Genius. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  25. Unknown T – Squeeze & Buss, retrieved 10 July 2020
  26. Unknown T (Ft. GRM Daily) – Daily Duppy, retrieved 10 July 2020
  27. Unknown T – Deh Deh, retrieved 10 July 2020
  28. "Unknown T (Ft. Young T & Bugsey) – Main Squeeze". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  29. "9er Ting (feat. Unknown T) - Single by KO". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  30. "Medusa (feat. Unknown T) - Single by WSTRN". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  31. "Dumpa (feat. M24 & Unknown T) - Single by iLL BLU". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  32. "Drillers x Trappers II by RV & Headie One". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  33. "Homerton Sensei by V9". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  34. "GRM 10 by GRM Daily". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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