Century

Album: released as a single (2025)
Charted: 10 106
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Songfacts®:

  • "Century" is the first single from Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid following his breakout mixtape Rebel and the success of his single "Phantom." Where "Phantom" introduced him as a defiant upstart, "Century" plants the flag: he's not just in the game, he's here to define it.
  • EsDeeKid calls himself "the hardest out of this century," a line that pulses through the song like a mission statement. It's both boast and prediction, delivered with absolute conviction (and possibly a smirk).
  • The production, courtesy of 6cppo & Panafriqana, weaves a harpsichord into the mix, giving the beat a faintly medieval shimmer. It's a sly nod to EsDeeKid's self-styled knight aesthetic, one he leaned into during his Rebel tour, when he performed in armored gloves and a cloak-like hoodie. The result? A song that sounds like hip-hop colliding with Game of Thrones.

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