D-Block Europe

British rappers Young Adz and Dirtbike LB are the artists known as D-Block Europe, which is a nod to New York hip hop group The LOX (aka D-Block).

Hailing from Lewisham, London, the pair met and became friends at school. Although they started creating music together in 2014, they didn’t release anything until 2017’s singles Love Of The Money and Large Amounts for D-Block Records.

D-Block Europe found support from Link Up TV and SBTV, and soon made it their mission to blend all kinds of sounds and break the boundaries of hip hop. Among the tracks that followed were the romantic R&B-influenced Favourite Girl featuring Young T & Bugsey and the heavy trap percussion piece Tell The Truth with Rich The Kid.

In 2018, the duo collaborated with Yxng Bane to create the 10-song mixtape Any Minute Now featuring the hedonistic hit Gucci Mane named after the Atlanta trap pioneer.

D-Block Europe unveiled their first solo mixtape, Home Alone, in early 2019, with a second one, PTSD, arriving in autumn and featuring more collaborations with artists like Dave on Playing For Keeps and Lil Baby on Nookie.

At the start of 2020, they received a nomination at the BRIT Awards for Best British Group and have since revealed the new tracks Free 22, Plain Jane and We Won.

In early October 2020, D-Block Europe released the single UFO featuring Aitch alongside their debut full-length album The Blueprint – Us Vs. Them.