Marvin William Bailey (b. March 4th 1994), professionally known as Fredo, is a rapper and entrepreneur hailing from Mozart Estate, Harrow Road in Queen’s Park, West London.
He was noted as being a prominent figure in the Harrow Road Boyz gang based in West London. Taking on a raw flow & style in his music, reflecting on his drug dealing, criminal lifestyle and poverty-based background, Fredo has become one of the most exciting and crucial parts of the UK music scene.
Fredo burst onto the scene in January of 2016 with his first song “They Ain’t 100”. Going to prison just three-weeks later, it was whilst he was sat in jail that the track started to blow up with various radio play, racking up millions of views on YouTube and becoming a notorious street-anthem that’ll eventually put him on the map. Inspired to see where his music could take him, after beating his charge, he seemed to have found his calling. He struggled in leaving the street life behind him and ended up in prison for the second time for a firearm charge. It was in prison where he announced his first mixtape Get Rich Or Get Recalled, which dropped on the 17th of March 2017.
Fredo’s second mixtape Tables Turn dropped on the 9th of February 2018. The project had his return anthem “Change”, and stand-out single “Rappin' & Trappin'”. The mixtape peaked at Number 5 on the UK Charts and is certified Silver. He also had a leading feature alongside Young T & Bugsey on Stay Flee Get Lizzy’s debut single “Ay Caramba”, giving him his first taste of chart success, landing on the UK Top 40 at Number 36.
Before 2018 had ended, Fredo featured on South London rapper Dave’s hit-single “Funky Friday” which went on to become a commercial success, debuting at Number 1 on the UK Charts – becoming Fredo’s first as well as the first song by a British rapper to reach the top position, serving as a significant moment for British rap music.
Third Avenue served as Fredo’s debut studio album and came out on February 1st 2019. The lead singles for this album featured tracks “BMT” and “All I Ever Wanted”. The album peaked at Number 5 on the UK Charts.
Throughout the rest of 2019, Fredo dropped a string of singles and features, including a big collaboration with Birmingham rapper MIST on the track “So High”, which peaked at Number 7 on the UK Charts. Fredo also dropped his single “Netflix and Chill” which entered the UK Top 20 Charts and featured on Stay Flee Get Lizzy’s party banger “2 Cups” with Tory Lanez and Popcaan. Fredo dropped his highly anticipated Daily Duppy in August 2020.
On the 20th of January 2021, Fredo announced his sophomore studio album Money Can’t Buy Happiness, which was released on the 29th alongside the singles “Back to Basics” and “Money Talks” with Dave, which debut at Number 2 on the UK Charts.
In April 2021, Fredo made a huge business venture as he announced a mutli-million pound investment into UK sneaker chain Kick Game, becoming a partial owner. In June 2021, Fredo announced his third studio album Independence Day, set to release in July of the same year.
Fredo's first album Get Rich Or Get Recalled released on Fri Mar 17 2017.
The most popular album by Fredo's is Money Can’t Buy Happiness
The most popular song by Fredo's is Money Talks
Fredo's first song What Can I Say released on Thu Oct 29 2020.