American - Musician | July 26, 1993 -
I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't.
Stormzy
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You read a book, write a detailed review as proof you've read it, and they give you a badge. That's where my competitive nature came out. Give me the badges! I would sit in the library all day, not 'cos I loved reading, just because I needed those badges.
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I read so many books when I was a kid that I didn't even know were shaping me up.
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Every single thing that I was told that I couldn't do without a label - get in the charts, get on to the Radio 1 playlist - I've done.
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I love Frank Ocean. For me, 'Channel Orange' is the best LP ever. I love his voice, the songwriting, everything.
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I was good at most subjects at school. Looking back, I was a proper boffin! Now, the thing I'm really good at is poker.
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I'm not mad into raving, to be honest. If it's not music, I'm chilling. But most of the time, it's music.
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My older sister was into grime, so she got me into it. When I was ten, I begged her to take me to my first house party, where there were decks and a mic. I ended up falling asleep standing up in the corner.
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It's mad to think I was just a kid from south London, rapping in parks with friends.
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I'm a completely fearless musician.
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My core is grime. But I make all kinds of music. Take Picasso. He could paint whatever way he liked. He could do a little ting with a felt tip if he wanted to - it's still going to be a bad boy Picasso at the end.
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People often link grime with other things, like street culture, and clashing, and MC battles and whatnot. But no one's ever talked in misogyny in grime. That's often linked to hip-hop, I know people talk about that is a problem in hip-hop. But not grime.
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