# Flohio
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{{Short description|British hip-hop artist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Flohio Warehouse Project.jpg
| caption = Flohio (2018)
| birth_name = Funmi Ohiosumah
| birth_place = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria
| genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| years_active = 2016–present
| associated_acts = [God Colony](/source/God_Colony), [Modeselektor](/source/Modeselektor)
| website = {{URL|https://www.flohio.uk/}}
}}
'''Funmi Ohiosumah''', known professionally as '''Flohio''' (stylised as '''FLOHIO'''), is a Nigerian-born British rapper based in South London.[{{Cite web|title=Meet Flohio, the rising UK rapper who has everyone shook|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/flohio-whos-this-girl/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Crack Magazine}}] Her music is characterised by unusual beats, expansive themes, genre fluidity, and periodic double-time flows.[{{Cite web|date=2019-02-23|title=Flohio: Rap isn't meant to be happy. It's not about weed and lipstick|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/23/flohio-on-tearing-up-hip-hops-rulebook-rap-isnt-about-weed-and-lipstick|access-date=2022-01-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}] Though some have characterised her work as "grime," Ohiosumah rejects this term as too limiting for her style and approach. As FLOHIO, she performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with [God Colony](/source/God_Colony) and [Modeselektor](/source/Modeselektor).[{{cite news |last1=Thompason |first1=Stephen |title=The Austin 100: Flohio |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/696916182/the-austin-100-flohio |access-date=3 April 2022 |publisher=NPR |date=5 March 2019}}] her family immigrated to [Bermondsey, South East London](/source/Bermondsey) when Ohiosumah was nine.[{{cite news |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Meet Flohio, one of U.K. rap's most intriguing talents |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/07/10/flohio-watch-out-interview |access-date=3 April 2022 |publisher=The Fader |date=10 July 2018}}][{{cite web |title=Flohio: Who's This Girl? |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/flohio-whos-this-girl/ |website=crackmagazine.net |publisher=crackmagazine |access-date=March 19, 2018}}] Her first EP, titled ''Nowhere Near'', debuted in 2016, followed by her second EP ''Wild Yout'' (2018), and her debut mixtape ''No Panic No Pain'' (2020).[{{Cite web|title=FLOHIO: No Panic No Pain|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/flohio-no-panic-no-pain/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}][{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Flohio: pummelling electro-rap from Bermondsey-based Streets collaborator|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/flohio-pummelling-electro-rap-from-bermondsey-based-streets-collaborater-2826995|access-date=2022-01-10|website=NME|language=en-GB}}] Ohiosumah released her debut album, ''Out of Heart'', on 7 October 2022.
FLOHIO has described some of her early influences to include [Channel U](/source/Channel_U_(UK)), [Eve](/source/Eve_(rapper)) and [Lil Wayne](/source/Lil_Wayne).