Rebel (EsDeeKid album)

Rebel
Studio album by
EsDeeKid
Released20 June 2025
Genre
Length20:51
Label
  • XV
  • Lizzy
ProducerWraith9
Singles from Rebel
  1. "LV Sandals"
    Released: 6 February 2025
  2. "Phantom"
    Released: 7 March 2025
  3. "4 Raws"
    Released: 20 June 2025
  4. "Cali Man"
    Released: 20 June 2025

Rebel is the debut studio album by English rapper EsDeeKid, released on 20 June 2025 through XV Records and Lizzy Records. It features guest appearances from rappers Rico Ace, Fakemink and Fimiguerrero. The production was entirely handled by Wraith9. By the end of November 2025, Rebel became the most streamed hip-hop album in the world on Spotify.[1]

Composition

Rebel is heavily influenced by EsDeeKid's experimental cloud rap sound,[2] with elements of trap and jerk.[3] Throughout the album, the music is marked by synthesizers and reverb-heavy beats with 808s,[2][3] while EsDeeKid raps about drug use, nightlife and relationship woes.[2]

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Wraith9.

Rebel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."4 Raws"
2:26
2."Cali Man" (with Rico Ace)
  • EsDeeKid
  • Rico Ace
  • Riecansky
1:48
3."Prague"
  • EsDeeKid
  • Cppo
  • Riecansky
1:37
4."Dirty"
  • EsDeeKid
  • Riecansky
1:45
5."LV Sandals" (with Fakemink and Rico Ace)
1:51
6."Panic"
  • EsDeeKid
  • Riecansky
1:52
7."5am" (with Fimiguerrero)
  • EsDeeKid
  • Fimiguerrero
  • Riecansky
2:01
8."Phantom" (with Rico Ace)EsDeeKid1:49
9."Mist" (with Rico Ace)
  • EsDeeKid
  • Rico Ace
  • Riecansky
2:10
10."Rottweiler"
  • EsDeeKid
  • Riecansky
1:36
11."Tartan" (with Fimiguerrero)
  • EsDeeKid
  • Fimiguerrero
  • Riecansky
1:49
Total length:20:51

Charts

Chart performance for Rebel
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 113
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 62
German Hip-Hop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 11
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 13
Irish Albums (OCC)[12] 11
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[13] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] 18
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 9
US Billboard 200[19] 67

Certifications

Certifications for Rebel
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ McQuaid, Ian (5 December 2025). "'Constant stimulation, dopamine overload': how EsDeeKid and UK underground rap exploded on a global scale". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Taylor-Singh, Heather (25 November 2025). "Underground U.K. Rapper EsDeeKid Surges on the Billboard Canada Charts". Billboard Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Johri, Antonio (25 November 2025). "Everything You Need to Know About EsDeeKid, the Breakout Rapper of 2025". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – EsDeeKid – Rebel" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – EsDeeKid – Rebel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – EsDeeKid – Rebel" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – EsDeeKid – Rebel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "EsDeeKid: Rebel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – EsDeeKid – Rebel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 HipHop-Charts – 28 November 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2025. 49. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 48-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  14. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 14.11.2025–20.11.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 48 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Albums – Week 48". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – EsDeeKid – Rebel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of December 6, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Esdeekid – Rebel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
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