Renowned British rapper, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, well known as Central Cee, has converted to the Islamic religion.
The ‘Band 4 Band’ hitmaker, who disclosed this during a recent livestream, also revealed that he has changed his name consequently.
“I just changed my name and took my shahada, I am a muslim now,” he revealed, with his friends congratulating him in the video.
Before his latest revelation, Central Cee didn’t explicitly declared a formal religion.
Central Cee was born on 4 June 1998 in London to an English mother and a father of Guyanese and Chinese ancestry.
His parents separated when he was seven. He grew up with his mother and two younger brothers in Shepherd’s Bush.
Central Cee began his music career with an appearance on a now-deleted episode of Fire in the Streets series in 2014.
His first song appearance was on the Ain’t On Nuttin Remix alongside J Hus and more in January 2015.
He released his breakout single Day in the Life on 14 June 2020.
Since his debut, Central Cee has earned the status of a superstar in the UK drill music scene.