02.05.2026
Rising UK Rapper TKandz Recruits Lil Baby For “NOW OR NEVER II,” the Remix to His Global Hit “NOW OR NEVER”
Charting In the Top 40 in the UK and Becoming a Favorite of Global Football Sensations Like Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, “NOW OR NEVER” Established Nigerian-British Riser As One of His Country’s Hottest Young Artists of Any Genre
Key Stats for “Now Or Never”:
- #28 on the UK Official Charts
- 3+ Million worldwide streams per day
- #1 Peak on Spotify Global Viral 50
- #1 on Spotify Viral 50 in U.S., UK, and over a dozen more countries
- #9 on the Global Shazam Charts
- #28 on the UK Official Charts
- #152 on Billboard’s Global 200 Chart
- Over 1.1 Million video creations on TikTok (official audio)
- Posted by IShowSpeed, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, among others, and featured in videos by global football brands like FIFA, Paris St. Germain, FC Bayern, and more
The Rundown:
UK teenager TKandz scored one of the surprise hits of 2025 when his song “NOW OR NEVER” caught fire, racking up hundreds of millions of streams and crashing the charts. Today, the 18-year-old rapper follows up that massive hit by collaborating with Lil Baby for the highly-anticipated “NOW OR NEVER II.”
TKandz’s “NOW OR NEVER” is an energizing, invigorating rap song about seizing the moment and not letting opportunity pass you by. Weaving his hard-charging flow between heavenly backing vocals, TKandz describes his life as a talented everyman, determined to escape his circumstances and reach his potential. Lil Baby is a perfect fit for “NOW OR NEVER II,” his melodic warbling floating above the choral samples and providing proof-of-concept for TKandz’s stadium dreams: “Keep a level head amid the chaos/I done made it, you can do the same, dawg/I get money like someone playin’ ball,” sings Baby.
Released in September, “NOW OR NEVER” was a global smash, catching fire on TikTok and hitting the charts. The song debuted at #41 on the UK Official Charts, before moving up 13 spots to a peak of #28. The song charted on the Billboard Global 200, reached #1 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50, and topped the Viral chart in the USA, UK, Spain, and several other countries. At its peak, “NOW OR NEVER” racked up over 3 million on-demand streams per day. To date, “NOW OR NEVER” has generated over 155 million streams to date on Spotify alone.
The song received a boost from its traction in the world of international football, earning posts from superstars Kylian Mbappe (over 120 million IG followers) and Lamine Yamal (38 million followers), featuring on a stream by noted football fan IShowSpeed, and making its way into official videos by FIFA, FC Bayern, FC Barcelona, and many more.
Though TKandz experienced massive success in 2025, he knows his work is not done. “There’s always another level, another step,” said TKandz in a recent interview with NME. “Getting a gold record or going platinum won’t make me feel finished; it’ll just make me hungrier. I’m always in competition with myself. I’m not complacent. I’m taking everything one step at a time.”
Stay tuned for much more from TKandz in the coming weeks and months.
Stream “NOW OR NEVER II” w/ Lil Baby: https://Tkandz.lnk.to/NOWORNEVERII
Credit: Charlie Millward
Credit: Charlie Millward
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“NOW OR NEVER II” w/ Lil Baby: https://Tkandz.lnk.to/NOWORNEVERII
“Now Or Never” ft. CXSPER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2V5_ByLExk