HOME GROWN

Stormzy grew up in Croydon with two worlds inside of him: one, in ends with local MCs like Charmz under the haze of the new millennium, and two, the Ghanaian home his parents left behind to come to the UK. Back in the studio working on new music in the run-up to his 30th birthday, he reflects on his part in a cross-generational, globe-spanning story that's ‘got the world on fire’

ANIEFIOK EKPOUDOM

Next month, Stormzy will turn 30. July 26, this chapter will close, and out on the horizon, a new one will open. Boy becomes man, the chaos of youth firming into the full blooms of adulthood. Time comes for everyone, the tide must roll in. And soon, he will be next. Stormzy isn’t nervous about this passover. He has been ready for 30. He feels fresh. He feels healthy and he feels sharp. Last November he released his third album, This is What I Mean, a liberating record pulling on influences ranging from soul to rap, R&B to Afrobeats, the 12 songs teasing out his private, poignant reflections on a deepening faith, on broken relationships with fathers and ex-partners, on his mental health and more. Today, he is sitting in…

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Dazed & Confused (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2023

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