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KICKING BACK
Iconic noughties duo reveal they’re back together and releasing new music nine years after split blamed on drugs
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BRITISH hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks have delighted fans after confirming they have reunited.
With the pair teasing fans on social media for months over their possible reunion, they confirmed the news on their Instagram, which was music to their loyal fans ears.
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Hailing from Brighton, England, the duo, Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule, rose to pop stardom in the Nouties.
Their debut album, Stereo Typical, was released in 2011 and Roaring 20s followed in 2013.
Both albums reached number 5 in the UK charts.
The pair also had several chart-topping songs, including a collaboration with Olly Murs Heart Skips a Beat which reached number one in 2012.
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In 2015, however, they announced their shock decision to split.
Parting ways after releasing a cover of Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, the pair told how the pressures of fame had led to the ‘difficult’ split.
‘The Down With The Trumpets’ and ‘Mama Do The Hump’ singers said their health had begun to suffer as a result of their fame.
“I had crippling anxiety,” said Harley.
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“I remember the day we decided to stop and it was one of the most depressing days of my life.”
Speaking on a podcast recently, Harley said: "We were both, very much not in a position to be popstars at that time.”
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Jordan added: "But yeah, we took a break because I was doing loads of drugs.”
After their split, Stephens and Alexander-Sule released music and performed on their own.
Stephens released music under the moniker Wildhood, as well as under his own name.
With the official announcement of their reunion on their Instagram account yesterday (Wednesday 14 August) the duo added a reel teasing their new tunes with the caption: "We're back.”
The pair are seen sitting on the sofa together smiling, prompting an outpouring of love from fans.
One said: “I have waited 10 years for this very day," while another commented: “You guys ‘'bout to save 2024.”
Speaking about their return, Jordan, 32, said: ‘I think our music has aged very well."
"I think that we, this is my guess, we are reminiscent of a time in British history, 2012, which was pretty optimistic.”
‘We had the Olympics, pre-Covid, pre-Brexit, pre-Trump, people were living their lives man.’
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