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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.' "

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" What I'm doing is British. It stems from the same culture as U.S. hip-hop, but the way we dress, the way we speak, the way we perform is so different. It's U.K. street culture. "

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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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" I'm a completely fearless musician. "

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" I'm on the rise and whatnot, but I'm not the man to say, 'All right, world, here's grime.' It's gonna take me, Skepta, JME, Novelist and Lethal Bizzle, to say, 'I'm sick, he's sick, he's sick, he's sick'. Not one man can do it. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I read so many books when I was a kid that I didn't even know were shaping me up. "

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" I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't. "

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

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I don't even think of it as a strategy. It's me in my element; it's my forte. Me being with all the mandem on the ends, spitting to an old school grime riddim, is me in my element; that's when I feel I'm at my best. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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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