Flohio

British hip-hop artist

Flohio
Flohio (2018)
Background information
Birth name	Funmi Ohiosumah
Born	Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2016–present

Website	www.flohio.uk

Musical artist

Funmi Ohiosumah, known professionally as Flohio (stylised as FLOHIO), is a Nigerian-born British rapper based in South London.^[1] Her music is characterised by unusual beats, expansive themes, genre fluidity, and periodic double-time flows.^[2] Though some have characterised her work as "grime," Ohiosumah rejects this term as too limiting for her style and approach. As FLOHIO, she performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with God Colony and Modeselektor.^[2]

Born in Lagos, Nigeria,^[3] her family immigrated to Bermondsey, South East London when Ohiosumah was nine.^[4]^[5] Her first EP, titled Nowhere Near, debuted in 2016, followed by her second EP Wild Yout (2018), and her debut mixtape No Panic No Pain (2020).^[6]^[7] Ohiosumah released her debut album, Out of Heart, on 7 October 2022.

FLOHIO has described some of her early influences to include Channel U, Eve and Lil Wayne.^[1]^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Out of Heart (2022)

Mixtapes

No Panic No Pain (2020)

Extended plays

Nowhere Near (2016)
Wild Yout (2018)

References

^ ^a ^b "Meet Flohio, the rising UK rapper who has everyone shook". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Flohio: Rap isn't meant to be happy. It's not about weed and lipstick". the Guardian. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ Thompason, Stephen (5 March 2019). "The Austin 100: Flohio". NPR. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Renshaw, David (10 July 2018). "Meet Flohio, one of U.K. rap's most intriguing talents". The Fader. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Flohio: Who's This Girl?". crackmagazine.net. crackmagazine. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ "FLOHIO: No Panic No Pain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ "Flohio: pummelling electro-rap from Bermondsey-based Streets collaborator". NME. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2022-01-10.