Cian Francis William Wright (born 4 October 1998), known professionally as Clavish, is a British rapper from

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, London. He is currently an

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artist who was previously signed to the German-British Universal subsidiary,

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. He is noted for his signature flow on trap and drill beats. In December 2022, Clavish earned his first UK Top 10 with the

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-assisted "Rocket Science" which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. His first mixtape '' Rap Game Awful'' released on 13 January 2023 and debuted at number 4 on the

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Career

2018–2021: Career beginnings and ''2022''

Clavish began rapping in 2018 with the release of "All These Funds". Following a quiet 2019, Clavish broke through with his appearance on GRM Daily's "Daily Duppy" series with his own reaching over ten million views on

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. In 2021, Clavish released the singles "One of a Kind" in August and "Like This" in November, and followed up with his debut EP ''2022'' in December.

2022–present: ''Rap Game Awful'' and ''Chapter 16''

Clavish released the single "Sold Out Dates" in March which marked his first UK debut at number 93. This was later followed by the song "Greece" which peaked at number 70. Building on the momentum from the two previous singles, Clavish released "Public Figure" which peaked at number 66, marking his highest charting

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at the time. The song also received a co-sign from

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Radio. This was later followed by the

-assisted "Rocket Science" in November which earned Clavish his first top-ten single, peaking at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was accompanied by the announcement of Clavish's debut

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, ''Rap Game Awful''. The mixtape was supported by the singles "Traumatised" and "No Difference" and released on 13 January 2023, debuting at number 4 on the

. On 29 June 2023, Clavish appeared as a feature on D-Block Europe's highly anticipated "

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", the second cut on their sixth commercial mixtape, ''DBE World''. The track debuted at number 10 on the UK Official Charts marking his second appearance in the top ten following his previous D-Block Europe-assisted "Rocket Science". While teasing his upcoming mixtape, ''Chapter 16'' for months, on 7 September 2023, Clavish released the project's lead single, "Tip Toes" with

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. Clavish later appeared alongside

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and

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for their top forty charting single, "Triple Threat" which appeared on the duo's mixtape, ''Strength to Strength''. The mixtape's second single, "Top 2" was released on 19 October. This was followed by its third single, "IDK" on 15 February 2024, and the Fredo-accompanied "Uh Uh" on 7 March, alongside the mixtape's official announcement. The mixtape's fifth single, "10th Floor" with

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was released on 18 April. Just weeks later, the sixth single with D-Block Europe, "Most Definitely" was released on 9 May. A day prior to the mixtape's release, on 16 May, Clavish released the final two singles, "Last Night in Paris" and "Vartry Road". In 2025, Clavish departed from Polydor Records with the release of his second extended play, ''To Be Continued...''.

Discography

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As a featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

References

External links

* {{Clavish 1998 births Living people Black British male rappers 21st-century British rappers English hip-hop musicians English male rappers 21st-century British male rappers Rappers from the London Borough of Hackney UK drill musicians British drill musicians Gangsta rappers People from Stamford Hill