Pa Salieu has now been released from prison after being sentenced to 33 months behind bars back in December 2022.
The BRIT-nominated rapper was found guilty of possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon and a second count of violent disorder after a fight broke out following the stabbing of his friend Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials’ Neville Staple, in 2018.
After serving roughly 21 months in prison, Salieu has been released. Taking to his official Instagram account, the rapper shared a post of himself smiling and posing in front of a building wearing a black beanie, an oversized black t-shirt and a gold teeth grill. “I been gone for a while but I still made it back to you,” read the caption of the post.
Famous faces have shown their love in the comments of the post with Irish DJ and broadcaster Annie Mac writing: “Yes! ❤️❤️” and Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg adding a crown Emoji.
Salieu also shared another post which may potentially serve as a teaser for a new track. “I been gone for a while but I still made it back to you / I’m in the back rows with my killers / yeah you know what we have to do / I know you might think its a problem baby I’m Pa Salieu,” he raps with his head stuck out of a car window.
His last release was his 2021 EP ‘Afrikan Rebel’. In a four-star review, NME shared: “Pa Salieu is forever championing his heritage as a proud fan and contributor to Africa’s growing subgenres all over the continent. He might be known here in the UK as an alternative grime ground-breaker, but he is truly more than that when he dabbles in making music with his fellow Africans. Taking his rebellious nature in his stride, ‘Afrikan Rebel’ is a great EP to tide us over for his debut album proper.”
The rapper also performed at the 2022 edition of Glastonbury at Worthy Farm which earned him a glowing five-star review from NME. “Let’s hope he’s prepared for a good few more years of this, then: watching a talent like Salieu put in such a polished and poised performance at the world’s biggest music festival so early in his career bodes very well indeed,” wrote Sam Moore.
