Octavian Oliver Godji, better known by his stage name Octavian, is a French-born, South East London raised rapper of Angolan descent.

He was born in Lille, France, and moved to England at the age of three with his mother to settle in Camberwell after his father had passed away. He later returned to France for a two year period to live with an uncle, but London was the city where he grew up.

At 14 he was thrown out of his mother’s house and spent a few years homeless, sleeping on sofas. He was then awarded a scholarship to the famous BRIT School, though he later dropped out of Brit school, believing “you can’t teach someone to be creative.” His main musical influences are Bon Iver and James Blake.

On September 10, 2018, Octavian released his first full-length mixtape, SPACEMAN.

NOTE: Evidence has emerged that Octavian has been involved in allegations of domestic violence and abuse with his ex-girlfriend in November 2020. As a result, he was dropped by his label Black Butter who cancelled the release of his forthcoming project Alpha. Genius does not condone this behaviour and feels it necessary to be completely transparent with our dedicated community of music lovers.