Doc Brown (rapper) Zadie Smith. Smith attended Hampstead School and Malorees Junior School along with his sister, and was often seen in her shadow. Upon leaving school, Smith decided to pursue a musical career as a rapper. Doc Brown is a graduate of the University of East Anglia. He abandoned his drama degree halfway through to study American history. Explaining his stage name, he has said: "Doc Brown's been my nickname since school, after the scientist in "Back to the Future", because I was gangly and geeky. When I started doing rap battles in my teens, it became my hip-hop handle and it's
Octavian (rapper) be labeled trap but too American to be classed as grime". "The Guardian" described his 2018 mixtape "Spaceman" as "a spectacular medley of the past decade of UK subgenres – the raspy-voiced rapper amalgamates elements of drill, grime and house to create something dextrous and distinctive." "Pitchfork" described the release as "daring eclecticism". In August 2018, Octavian signed with Sony/ATV and Stellar Songs. Mixtapes EPs Octavian (rapper) Oliver Godji (born 1996), better known by his stage name Octavian, is a French-British rapper from London. He released his first full-length mixtape, "Spaceman", on 10 September 2018, and has appeared on tracks