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No U.K. rapper has been in my...

No U.K. rapper has been in my position; there are loads of big rappers like Tinie Tempah or Skepta, but no one has done what I have: had mainstream success with underground music and pop music.

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When you're doing things like...

When you're doing things like Glastonbury main stage, and there's 80,000 people and your hits are going off, it's at those moments you sit back and breathe and take it in, man, cos it might never happen again.

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People classify things and th...

People classify things and that's fair enough. But if somebody wants to make something different, that doesn't make them any less of an artist.

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I'd done plenty of dark stuff...

I'd done plenty of dark stuff and edgy stuff and hardcore stuff, and I kind of found that stuff easy.

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There's things that I say tha...

There's things that I say that people wouldn't say. And just putting across my vulnerability as a person in my music as well. A lot of people wouldn't do that, everyone wants to be hard.

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Grime 4 Corbyn? I just don't ...

Grime 4 Corbyn? I just don't know what I'm supposed to feel about that - does he even listen to grime?

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In the end, music was the onl...

In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn't care about no other subjects.

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I just go to the gym once eve...

I just go to the gym once every few weeks and go training once or twice a week. But it's all pretty random.

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I actually really like DJ Ass...

I actually really like DJ Assault - a Detroit a ghetto tech DJ, who's produced good music that's influenced me a bit.

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Some people will never let th...

Some people will never let the grime thing go, but my fifth album is not meant to sound like my first album.

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I think there's loads of undi...

I think there's loads of undiagnosed depression where I came from. Post-traumatic stress disorder as well. Some of the things you see as a kid are like the things you'd expect to see in a war zone, but there's no one to talk to about it because running to a psychiatrist ain't the thing.

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In each genre, I've been arou...

In each genre, I've been around the biggest. In pop I toured with Justin Timberlake, with reggae it was Sean Paul; I toured with Jay-Z and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's all an education for me, to see how they do it.

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I don't like to be picked on....

I don't like to be picked on. Growing up where I did you learn to fight.

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There's so much to London, so...

There's so much to London, so many different kinds of people and people are the key to life, but my favourite part? It's got to be Bow, where I come from.

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Everything kind of happened l...

Everything kind of happened like: 'Bam!' for me. One minute I was living on a council estate somewhere, then I won the Mercurys, then all of a sudden press and people were in my face.

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The world's a jungle in my ey...

The world's a jungle in my eyes, innit? Everything's tribal. If you see someone who don't look like you - especially the colour of your skin - you're going to be suspicious, or not as welcoming or warming, innit? I've learned not to take it too personal.

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When I was growing up, it was...

When I was growing up, it was 'All Eyes On Me' by Tupac and 'Doggy Style' by Snoop Dogg. I've met Snoop and he's the best. They say you shouldn't meet your idol - that definitely doesn't apply to him.

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I'm not gonna lie; I don't al...

I'm not gonna lie; I don't always like everything about Bow and I don't always like everyone in Bow and they don't always like me but on the whole I love where I come from. I'm proud of where I come from and I'm proud to represent that area.

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As a kid, I felt I had it bad...

As a kid, I felt I had it bad - and people where I came from did - but if I'd been in a similar position in America, it could've been 10 times worse. We have the NHS. We don't have slums like I've seen in the Deep south, or shocking intolerance.

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Grunge, like Nirvana and all t...

Grunge, like Nirvana and all that. Heavy metal, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Guns and Roses, drum and bass. I like to listen to it and try and break down what makes a fan of that music say 'Ah fuck that other music', do you get me? Trying to figure out what makes them tick, I always try and break that down with every piece of music. But the energy in that music, I love it.

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