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" If I'm not working on music, I'm usually with my friends playing FIFA. We just kick back - I'm proper chilled. "

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" It's not always about convincing your parents of what you want to do, but just saying, 'This is what I'm doing; this is what I love.' "

" I'm a completely fearless musician. "

" I just feel like there is nothing I cannot do. "

" Engineering was the safe and sensible choice, but music was what I loved and wanted to do. "

" Our parents don't always know what's right. It's a new age. "

" When I'm good at something, I always try to be the best at it and claim that throne. Even in school, I never let anyone say anything to me; I would always be the smartest. "

" My approach is just fearless. I'm not afraid to try anything. "

" I grew up as a British kid - I went to school in London, roamed the streets of London - but having these interactions with my roots and going back to Ghana, I'm like, 'Yeah this is sick.' I love my country and my people, and the energy and vibes that they bring back. So I want to rep that and be a part of it. "

" 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. "

" I was a very naughty child, on the verge of getting expelled, but I wasn't a bad child; everything I did was for my own entertainment. But when I went into an exam, I did really well. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

" My mum was born and raised in Ghana and has a lot of Ghanaian values and traditions and morals. All that rubbed off on me, and that's why I have a lot of love and good energy in me - that universal energy is a Ghanaian thing. "

" I love Frank Ocean. For me, 'Channel Orange' is the best LP ever. I love his voice, the songwriting, everything. "

" 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. "

" I grew up in south London, and I remember watching the scene pop off in East and think, 'Ahhhh, I would love to be in Bow E3 right now spitting wid Wiley and Dizzee.' "

" I'm a bit crazy, so sometimes I just get these mad ideas that, on paper, aren't even possible. "

" In school, all my teachers and my mum were super routing for me to study at Oxford. I picked music as a career choice, and this didn't sit too well with them! "

" It's mad to think I was just a kid from south London, rapping in parks with friends. "

" It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science. "

" Wiley has given me wise words a few times. "

" I need to just make as much noise and bang on as many doors as possible 'til men are, like, giving you the recognition. "

" 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. "

" Britain is not just One Direction, Little Mix, and James Bay. There's Skepta killing it, there's Krept and Konan killing it. "

" I was doing without for so long, not knowing the things that are normal for musicians. I was getting bookings regardless, people phoning or emailing me direct, and journalists were writing about me anyway. "

" The Americans have their way of talking, their way of dressing, their way of doing things, and we have ours. That's why this whole U.K. underground thing has become sick, because everyone has finally said, 'Yeah, yeah, Drake is sick - but hang on, we are too.' "

" Even if you don't like me, you know me because I'm just in your face. "

" In British music, you have indie, rock... Grime is now one of those pillars. It's a foundation of British music. "

" 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. "

" Bands like Little Mix do represent youth culture because loads of 16 year old girls listen to them. "