D-Block Europe

D-Block Europe, a London rap duo made up of Dirtbike LB and Young Adz, deliver woozy trap sounds paired with hedonistic rap verses, evident on tracks such as "Gucci Mane" from their 2018 debut Any Minute Now. Both of their studio albums reached number two on the U.K. charts: the gold-certified The Blue Print: Us vs. Them in 2020 and Lap 5 in 2022.

The two first met at school in South London, where LB took note of Adz’s skill on his debut track "Da Prodigy," issued when Adz was only 13. A friendship followed, during which Adz signed with Universal and built an audience through his mixtapes. They began working together in 2014 yet chose to spend the next two years sharpening their abilities in order to craft a distinctive sound for the project. Their first joint release came in 2017 with the singles "Love of the Money" and "Large Amounts" on D-Block Records. Those tracks earned attention, aided by repeated plays on BBC’s Fire in the Booth and the Westwood Crib Sessions. Further collaborations involved Not3s and Don Andre.

D-Block Europe issued their debut mixtape Any Minute Now, featuring Yxng Bane, in July 2018. Their second mixtape, Home Alone, followed in early 2019 with appearances from Nafe Smallz and M Huncho. After "Kitchen Kings" became a U.K. hit, the duo maintained their 2019 momentum with the expansive mixtapes PTSD and Street Trauma, released in September and December respectively and drawing contributions from Dave, Freddie Gibbs, and Lil Baby.

Their first official studio album, The Blue Print: Us vs. Them, arrived in October 2020 and reached number two on the British album charts. A year later they returned with the sequel mixtape Home Alone 2, which included Central Cee, Tion Wayne, and Offset. Their second official album, Lap 5, appeared in 2022 and carried an Ed Sheeran feature.