M1llionz

With a tumbling flow entirely unlike his contemporaries, rapper M1llionz skated across the U.K. drill beats of the late 2010s and early 2020s, representing his Birmingham home as one of England's fiercest new talents.

Birmingham's M1llionz, born Miguel Rahiece Cunningham, entered the U.K. rap scene through the traditionalist drill of 2019's "North West," where his singular flow—an effortless vocal style that trickled out bars in unconventional patterns—immediately drew attention. Quickly recognized as one of the genre's most promising new MCs, Cunningham affirmed that promise through the increasingly individual strides of "No Rap Cap" and "HDC," both clear demonstrations of his original approach. Early 2020 delivered a strong sequence of drill anthems: "Year of the Real" and "Big Risk" linked M1llionz with fellow up-and-comers Meekz, Teeway, and Pa Salieu, while "BX19" and "Y PREE" continued to advance the MC's refreshing blueprint. July's "B1llionz," however, marked the Birmingham maverick's true breakout, pairing a vocal-chop beat from Bkay with an infectious refrain ("Everyone cattin' man's style/Every day a new yout with a M1llionz flow"); its relentless verses accumulated tens of millions of streams and reached number 39 on the U.K. charts. Following "Lagga," which tapped into his Jamaican roots, the MC ended the year with collaborations alongside K-Trap, Dutchavelli ("Cool with Me" charted at number 29), SkengTrapMob, Tygz, and Mwoo. In 2021 he opened with the lower-key "Badnis," the melodically charged "How Many Times," and the long-awaited SL linkup "Versus," before further work with producers such as TSB and the FaNaTiX pushed Cunningham toward various new directions. June brought the drill anthem "Bando Shop," which interpolated 50 Cent's "Candy Shop."