Harry James Byart (born 11 March 1994), better known by his former stage name Fugative, is an English rapper. He worked with Kirk Burrowes in April 2009 in Atlanta the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records after Burrowes was contacted by Byart's mother Gloria who previously worked as a publicist to Marvin Gaye.[1] Fugative has been favourably received by BBC Radio One's Nick Grimshaw who proclaimed, "I want this kid's nuts!" on his Switch[1] Fugative also released "The Departure" Mixtape in 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harry James Byart |
| Also known as | Harry James |
| Born | 11 March 1994 |
| Origin | Essex, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Sony ATV |
| Website | fugative |
Early career edit
His debut single "It's Summertime", peaked at number two on the UK Urban Chart before remaining in the top five for 17 consecutive weeks. He released his second single "Jimmy Shoe" on 6 April 2009, followed by his third single, "Supafly", peaking at No.48 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
On 10 May 2010, "Crush", his fourth single was released. It reached No.26 on the UK chart and remains his highest charting single to date. A fifth single, "Bad Girl" feat. Celeste Scalone peaked at No.59. On 27 February 2011, "Go Hard", his sixth single featuring MZ Bratt and Wiley was released. Ed Sheeran and Sway featured on his seventh single "Home", released 4 September 2011.
He released singles "OTT" and "Charlie Sheen" between 2012 and 2013, the singles were due to be from his upcoming EP 'Where The Story Ends', but was eventually never released.
Drug-smuggling accusations edit
On 7 September 2017, Byart was sighted exchanging cash with a driver as part of a drug-peddling operation.[3]
Pleading ignorance, Byart was found not guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine on 16 July 2019 after a four-week court case.[4]
Discography edit
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| UK |
UK Urban Chart | |||
| "It's Summertime" | 2008 | — | 2 | Non-album singles |
| "Jimmy Shoe" | 2009 | 179 | — | |
| "Supafly" | 2010 | 48 | — | |
| "Crush" | 26 | — | ||
| "Bad Girl" | 59 | — | ||
| "Go Hard" (Feat. Mz. Brattz & Wiley) |
2011 | — | — | The Departure Mixtape |
| "Home" (Feat. Ed Sheeran & Sway) |
— | — | ||
| "OTT" | 2013 | — | — | TBC |
| "Charlie Sheen" | — | — | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "New band of the day – No 522: Fugative". The Guardian. 7 April 2009.
- ^ "Former rapper Fugative and Brazilian taxi driver not found guilty of £200,000 drug smuggling plot from London to Swindon". Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Little Mix singer's ex-boyfriend appears in court over £200k worth of cocaine smuggling attempt". Epping Forest Guardian.
- ^ "Former rapper and taxi driver both cleared of £200,000 drug smuggling plot". Thisislocallondon.co.uk.