Aitch, whose real name is Harrison James Armstrong and who was born in Manchester on December 9, 1999, is a British rapper. Over 26 million people have viewed his debut solo single “Straight Rhymez,” which also caught the attention of London rapper Stormzy. Over 58 million people have viewed his song “Rain” on YouTube, and over 140 million people have listened to it on Spotify.
Aitch made several appearances on the P110 YouTube channel, beginning with a freestyle in September 2016. In June 2017, he debuted his song “Back To Basics” on the channel. On Your Marks, Aitch’s EP was released on December 9, 2017. In May 2018, he released his breakthrough single “Straight Rhymez,” which catapulted him to national prominence.
In August 2019, he released “Taste (Make It Shake),” which became his biggest hit at the time. In September, he followed up with his second EP, AitcH2O. In March 2020, he collaborated with AJ Tracey and Tay Keith on the song “Rain,” which has received over 50 million views on YouTube. Polaris, his third EP, was released in May of this year. Aitch’s single “Learning Curve” was released in June 2021. He followed up with “Party Around My Place” in September.
Aitch appeared on ArrDee’s single “War” on February 3, 2022. On 11 February 2022, the single debuted at number 6 on the UK Official Singles Top 100 Chart and number 21 on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. On March 10, 2022, Aitch released the single “Baby” featuring American singer Ashanti (who is credited as co-lead on the single), which heavily samples the latter’s 2003 hit “Rock wit U (Awww Baby)”.
In less than 24 hours, the single debuted at number 65 on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. It debuted at number two on the UK Official Singles Top 100 on March 18, 2022. In August 2022, Aitch released “My G,” featuring Ed Sheeran, about Aitch’s Down syndrome sister Gracie.
When did Aitch come out?
Aitch rose to prominence in 2015 after a YouTube video of him rapping to friends went viral in his hometown. He did not want the video to be published at first, but changed his mind after it received 10,000 views. His friend kept uploading Aitch’s freestyles to see if they got more views.
How was Aitch found?
In 2015, Aitch became well-known locally after a YouTube video of him rapping to pals went viral.