Stefflon Don

About

Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December 1991), known professionally as Stefflon Don, is an English rapper. She rose to fame with her 2017 single “Hurtin’ Me” (featuring French Montana), which peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. In 2016, Allen released her debut mixtape Real Ting, followed by her second, Secure (2018).

Allen was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, and is of Jamaican descent. She has seven siblings, one of them being rapper Dutchavelli. When she was five years old, Allen’s family moved to Rotterdam, South Holland; as a result, she is fluent in Dutch. She has been singing and writing music since primary school. At the age of nine, she recorded a “Hard Knock Life” hook for rapper U-Niq. The song was never released, but Allen was surprised to hear her voice on the playback. At the age of 14, she returned to Britain to study at a London school. She worked as a cake decorator and hairdresser before her career in music.

Don first surfaced in 2015 by releasing a cover of Wretch 32’s “6 Words” and went on to be featured on tracks such as Lethal Bizzle’s “Wobble”, Sneakbo’s “Work” remix…