NSG is a British afroswing collective from Hackney, East London. The group consists of six members: OGD, Kruddz, Mojo, Dope, Papii Abz, and Mxjib They released their first Album "AREA BOYZ" (2023) an EP, Grown Up (2016) and mixtape Roots (2020) — which includes their most successful singles "Options" featuring Tion Wayne and "Yo Darlin" featuring Geko. They released their second album, "The Big Six" on 28 February 2025, and third album "Sounds Of The Diaspora" in 2026. NSG is an acronym with multiple meanings such as: Nipple Sucking Gang, Non-Stop Grinding, Never Stop Growing, Nice Silly Guys, No Sleep Gang, and Nigeria Slash Ghana.
History NSG are a collective of childhood friends who grew up in Hackney, London, attended the same high school, the Arts and Media School, Islington. One of the members studied at the University of Hertfordshire. The group consists of three artists of Nigerian heritage and three of Ghanaian heritage. Two of the members, OGD and Kruddz, are the younger brothers of producer Jae5. OGD is also part of a production team named 4PLAY.
NSG released their first single, "Whine and Kotch", in December 2013, and collaborated with English rapper J Hus in 2015. 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. On 19 June 2020, NSG released their debut mixtape, Roots.
On 9 December 2021, they released an EP titled, Headliner, ahead of their Roots Africa Tour.
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) HaychB9 (born Haarun Ismail Mohammad Ali in London - 12 January 2009
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions UK Area Boyz Released: 20 October 2023 Label: NSG Formats: Digital download, streaming 28 Sounds of the Diaspora Released: 26 January 2026 —
Mixtapes +List of mixtapes, with selected details and peak chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions UK Grown Up Released: 17 April 2017 Label: NSG Format: Digital download — Roots Released: 19 June 2020 Label: NSG Entertainment Format: Digital download 37
Extended plays Title Details Headliner Released: 9 December 2021 Label: NSG Entertainment Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with peak chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKAfrob.Peak positions on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart: "After OT Bop" and "Drunk Guitar": "Colonization": "Don't Play Me" and "Only God Can Judge Me": "Grandad" and "Lupita": "Headliner": "MCM": "Petite": "Surveillance": "Palava"(featuring Ekeno) 2017 — × rowspan="5" "Yo Darlin'"(featuring Geko) — × BPI: Gold "Pushing Up"(featuring Not3s) 2018 — × "P.U.T.B." — × "Natural Disaster" — × "Options"(featuring Tion Wayne) 7 × BPI: 2× Platinum Roots "OT Bop" 2019 17 × BPI: Gold "Trust Issues" 46 × BPI: Silver "Ourself" 2020 43 × "Porsche" — × "Grandad" 87 1 "Kate Winslet"(featuring Unknown T) 94 — "Drunk Guitar"(Solo or featuring Potter Payper) 2021 — 1 Roots "After OT Bop"(featuring BackRoad Gee) — 2 rowspan="3" "Colonization" — 3 "Petite" 90 1 "Only God Can Judge Me"(featuring Mist) — 1 Headliner "Headliner" — 1 "Suzanna"(featuring Patoranking) 2022 — — "Roadblock"(featuring LD) — 8 rowspan="2" "Unruly"(featuring Meekz) 2023 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."×" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.
As featured artist + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKAfrob. "6:30 (Remix)"(Geko featuring NSG) 2018 56 × BPI: Gold "Airplane Mode"(Nines featuring NSG) 2020 25 — BPI: Silver Crabs in a Bucket "Surveillance"(Blanco featuring NSG) 2021 — 4 City of God "Ancestors"(BackRoad Gee featuring NSG) — — Reporting Live (From The Back Of The Roads) "Don't Play Me"(Shaybo featuring NSG) — 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."×" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.
Other charted songs + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKAfrob. "Lupita" 2020 — 1 Roots "MCM" — 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances Song Year Other artist(s) Album "Forget A Hater" 2015 J Hus The 15th Day "Guestlist" 2021 Frenna "Loyal" Tion Wayne Green With Envy "Plain Clothes" Potter Payper Thanks for Waiting
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