There are thousands of people outside the O2 queuing up to see people like Skepta and JME. Stormzy jmepeoplequeue Change image and share on social
My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me. Stormzy academicaspirationbig Change image and share on social
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. Stormzy battleclashculture share on social
I need to just make as much noise and bang on as many doors as possible 'til men are, like, giving you the recognition. Stormzy bangdoorgive Change image and share on social
Grime is still quite new. You can't expect national radio and national media to get it straight away. Stormzy expectgrimemedium Change image and share on social
People always meet me and go, 'You're so much cooler than I thought you'd be,' and I'm like, 'What did you expect me to be like?' Stormzy coolexpectmeet Change image and share on social
I went to pick up my nephew from primary school, and one of the teachers there stopped me and said, 'My son listens to you.' That's quite an awkward thing. Stormzy awkwardlistennephew Change image and share on social
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. Stormzy asleepbegcorner share on social
I love Frank Ocean. For me, 'Channel Orange' is the best LP ever. I love his voice, the songwriting, everything. Stormzy channelfranklove Change image and share on social
I like flipping Coldplay. And I like Jessie Ware. But I'm sure how we grew up was totally different. Stormzy coldplayflipgrow Change image and share on social