NSG is a British afroswingcollective from Hackney East London. The group consists of six members: OGD, Kruddz, Mojo, Dope, Papii Abz and Mxjib [1] They released their first Album "AREA BOYZ" (2023) an EP, Grown Up(2016) and mixtape Roots(2020), the latter includes their most successful singles "Options" featuring Tion Wayne and "Yo Darlin" featuring Geko. NSG is acronym that has multiple meanings such as: Nipple Sucking Gang, Non-Stop Grinding, Never Stop Growing, No Sleep Gang, and Nigeria Slash Ghana.[2]
History
NSG are a collective of childhood friends who grew up in Hackney, London, attending the same high school at Arts and Media School, Islington. One of the members were students at University of Hertfordshire.[3] The group consists of three artists from Nigerian heritage and three artists from Ghanaian heritage.[4] Two of the members, OGD and Kruddz, are the younger brothers of producer Jae5. OGD is also part of a production team named 4PLAY.[5]
NSG released their first single "Whine and Kotch" in December 2013, and collaborated with English rapper J Hus in 2015.[6] In 2017, NSG released their EP, Grown Up. In 2018, they released the single "Options" featuring Tion Wayne. In 2019, it became their first single to reach the UK Singles Chart at number 7.[7] On 19 June 2020, NSG released their debut mixtape, Roots.[8]
On 9 December 2021, they released an EP titled, Headliner, ahead of their Roots Africa Tour.[9]
Members
OGD (born Dennis Awotwe-Mensah in London – 13 May 1997)
Kruddz (born William Awotwe-Mensah in London – 9 March 1995)
Mojo (born Matthew Temidayo Ojo in London – 31 October 1994)
Dope (born Patrick Jim Brew in Ghana – 15 August 1997)
Papii Abz (born Abdul-Jalaal Adeyinka Arowosaye in Nigeria – 17 August 1995)
Mxjib (born Ayodeji Mujib Shekoni in Nigeria – 7 July 1997)
Discography
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
