Stormzy
How Our Digital Obsession with Artists Has Created a New Blueprint for Success
How Halsey, JME, and more have shunned marketing tactics to promote qualities the average music fan is starving for: authenticity and transparency.
"Kanye West? Who? The Breh That Wears a Skirt?": It's the Kurupt FM Review of 2015
MC Grindah doesn’t care for trends. He knows MCing, UK garage, and Brentford. We thought that would make him a great person to give us a no-shit review of what went down in 2015.
From Little Mix to Skepta, Musicians Unite In Opposition To Airstrikes In Syria
Unlike the general election, when there was a distinct lack of musicians making a stand, last night's debate seemed to unite the music world in opposition to British action in Syria.
Remember the Guy Who Painted MCs Like Landed Gentry? He's Got a Bloody Tate Britain Exhibition
Stare into this picture of portrait of Wiley as a superbike knight, put your hand over your heart and think of England.
Stormzy Swapped Bars for Baritone and Covered Carlos Santana in the 1Xtra Live Lounge
He's also just been announced as the first cast member for Kidulthood and Adulthood sequel Brotherhood, due 2016.
Stormzy Has Dropped a New Track and Video Called "Standard", and It's Aimed Straight at the Haters
If you ever want to tell your critics to stay in their lane, then sitting on a golden throne usually works.
Come Watch the Blazing 1Xtra Freestyle That's Got the Entire Internet Talking
Rising MC Roll Safe did a 'Fire in the Booth' session that sent for Stormzy, Krept & Konan, his ex Chantelle, and has over 130k views in less than 24 hours.
I'm the Guy Who Paints Grime Stars as If They Are Landed Gentry from the 1700s
He also wrote and sang "Being a DIckhead's Cool". What a world!
Stormzy's "Fucking Sick of All You Lying Rappers" on His Latest Track "10 Minutes"
"You can't ever tell me that they wrote my raps", he says, by way of introducing a song that uses an instrumental of Drake and The Game's "100".
Watch The Full Performance of Stormzy Playing Outside Our Office
He played a bunch of songs right by our recycling bins.
Here's Some Proof The BBC Sound of Poll Predicts Neither Critical Or Commercial Success
The longlist for 2015 has been released, but what’s rarely discussed is how good the music from the artists featured on it actually is.