Once an exponent of grime icons like Wiley and Stormzy, Abra Cadabra would eventually put his own signature stamp on UK rap music. He first emerged on the scene with his independent breakthrough 2016 hit, “Robbery”. Remixed by Krept & Konan, the track established Cadabra as a leader of a more melodic, smoothly paced strain of British hip-hop. Less beholden to the heady wordplay and lyrical aggression of grime and drill, Cadabra’s singles like “Superstar”, which bends with lush Auto-Tune, and the bass-heavy “Baby” differentiated themselves with singsong hooks and beats accented by whirring synths and eerie strings.