EXCLUSIVE: Aitch reveals Ed Sheeran will be on his new album 🙌
The BEST kind of news!
The legend that is Aitch joined Tyler on KISS Breakfast this morning (Friday 11th March) to celebrate the release of his epic new single 'Baby' with Ashanti, and the rapper dropped some MAJOR gossip about his upcoming new album.
Having already graced our ears with hits like 'Buss Down', 'Rain', and 'Learning Curve', it's no surprise fans are HYPED for Aitch's debut album to arrive, and now the 22-year-old has just got us all a little bit more excited.
Speaking to Tyler on KISS Breakfast, Aitch, real name Harrison James Armstrong, revealed the one and only Ed Sheeran will feature!
When Tyler asked if he'd like to collab with Ed, Aitch said with a huge smile on his face: "Ed's on the album! I've not said that yet. Just gave that away."
Speaking about how the song came about, Aitch added: "I made the song, told him the concept of the song, he loved it. Got a voice note. He sent me a voice note saying I think I'm gonna do it.
"It was mad. He just does it all rough. He just sent me a voice note, he was like 'I think I'm gonna do this'. Played the beat in the background, started singing it. I was like 'yeah that's perfect'."
Aitch added: "He went in the studio a couple of weeks after and he sent it to me, tune complete."
Although Aitch gave no further details away about the track, including the name or when we can expect to hear it, we are certainly buzzing for this one! 🔥
Check out all of the things you didn't know about Aitch:
Aitch regularly treats his fans
He really loves his fans, no really! In 2021, Aitch treated a fan to a shopping spree at Selfridges for her birthday and documented the whole thing on TikTok. Do you think he'll repeat the gesture?
He used to be a labourer
Aitch knows what it's like to do a hard day's graft. Before making the big time in the world of music and rap, he worked with his grandad as a labourer.
He's known for his freestyles
If you cast your minds back to 2018, Aitch went viral after dropping a freestyle rap, at just 18-years-old. The video catapulted him to fame, and kickstarted a pretty epic career.
He's not afraid to speak his mind
Aitch will tell it how it is! In 2021, the rapper spoke out against criticism surrounding the 'Learning Curve' artwork. Following negative comments about the diverse models featuring in his 'Learning Curve' music video, he spoke out on Spotify's Who We Be TALKS_ podcast, where he admitted he found it "hard to witness."
He said: "All the negative stuff was mad to see; obviously, rappers get hate all the time, but it was a lot, and it was also s--t to see men hating on girls that much, it's hard to witness."
'Rain' with AJ Tracey is his most viewed music video
With over a whopping 72 million views, Aitch and AJ Tracey's track 'Rain' serves as the rapper's most viewed music video on YouTube at the minute. His other most viewed videos include 'Taste (Make It Shake)', 'Straight Rhymez', 'Buss Down' and 'Baby'.
Watch the official music video for 'Rain' here on YouTube.
He'd do a collaboration with Billie Eilish
In response to fans thinking Aitch resembles Billie Eilish he said: "Yeah I can see it. I slyly look like Billie Eilish in that picture." He also exclusively revealed if he would do a collab with the singer, saying: "I'd do a tune with her right now. I don't think she knows who I am. She definitely doesn't know who I am. I'll message her after this and see what happens. Big up Billie. Sister!"
What has been the best mispronunciation of Aitch's name?
He told us: "The best mispronunciation of my name would probably be 'Itch' or 'Aaa-itch' but 'Itch' is the worst one. I hate 'Itch'."
He also revealed what he would be if he wasn't a rapper, saying: "If I weren't a rapper, I'd probably be skipping college lessons now thinking about what to do. Thinking about what I'm going to say to my mum why I've not been in maths."
Who is Aitch's dream collaboration?
Although previously revealing that would love to do a collab with Billie Eilish, Aitch also revealed: "My dream collab is 50 Cent."
Aitch delighted his fan base by dropping his amazing new single 'Baby' on Friday 11th March, releasing the music video on YouTube.
Aitch's rumoured new girlfriend Amelia Dimoldenberg also makes an appearance in the video, after she exclusively told KISS Breakfast the pair had been hanging out, and that she likes him 'a lot'.
Watch Aitch and Ashanti's 'Baby' video below:
After hearing the new tune, fans were quick to comment, expressing their love for the track.
One wrote: 'Aitch never fails to deliver bangers, Yet to disappoint💪🏾', with another adding: 'This one is a banger!!! Loving this little stage of people using a lot of classic samples. 🔥🔥🔥🔥'.
A third then wrote: ' When I say my mouth dropped when I saw Amelia😱 omg this best thing!! Such a vibe 🔥🔥'. (sic)
Aitch is yet to reveal a release date for his upcoming album, but as soon as he does you will be the first to know!
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