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"I'll keep it real, fuck drill / I can't wait 'til the beef dies out" Central Cee freestyled a new song called ’24 hours’ while on livestream moments after the release of his debut album, ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ . READ MORE: Central Cee – ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ review: the face of UK rap gets deep To celebrate the release of his long-awaited debut on Friday, the rapper went on PlaqueBoyMax’s live stream for an ‘In The Booth’ studio session. Before recording, Max unveiled an iconic red British telephone box as Cee’s “custom booth”.

Then, over a dreamy, emotive drill instrumental, the Shepherd’s Bush rapper reflected on his past life “trapping” and selling drugs: “Can make 10 thou’ off a random town, in a crackhead’s house / But I’m not too proud, but everything happened for a reason.” He also expressed his desire for peace and move beyond past conflicts, controversially saying: “I’ll keep it real, fuck drill / I can’t wait ’til the beef dies out and they don’t come ’round / For now, we’re still gonna stand our ground.” Other moments of the stream included Cench getting a tattoo of the Boy Better Know logo in homage to grime legend Skepta , and rap journalist DJ Akademiks recorded a brief message for the intro of 24 Hours: “That boy got bars my n**** and that’s a fact n****.



” ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is out now via Cench’s label CC4L and Columbia Records, which features verses from Skepta, Lil Durk , Young.

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