Stormzy Quotes

I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.

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

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.

People can't look down on grime anymore, it's an established British genre.

When I got a little older I was obsessed Lil Wayne. But then it was just as many British rappers - Dizzee Rascal I would always listen to.

I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32.

Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.

There's a band in the U.K. called Elbow. They're not that big in the U.S., but I think they're genius.

I am looking to get into the grime rap U.K. scene.

Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving.

I love British bands.

I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily Allen.

Now we have so many different genres of music, it's amazing to me. Even in the gospel music arena, you've got hip-hop, you got contemporary, urban contemporary, you got traditional, you got neo-soul gospel, you've got all of these different things.

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 was making grime before anyone else.

I first heard Loyle Carner on SoundCloud in 2014.

Beyonce's 'Bow Down,' to me, that could be a grime tune. If it's electronic and 140-ish bpm, and people go crazy to it, to me, that's grime.

Grime is now a very talkable subject.

Grime's always been big at festivals. Grime's always had an underground crew.

I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.

Before Cliff (Richard) and The Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music.

'City Of Black And White' was me trying to do something more mature, more adult contemporary.

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 listen to R&B and Hip Hop.

I've always wanted to work with Klashnekoff. He's been around for years! He's sorta my age but he is dope. The flow, the lyrics, it's just dope music.