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<\/a><\/p>\nGive us an insight into your journey \u2013 when did you realise that music was the path you wanted to take.<\/strong><\/p>\n When I got Wiley\u2019s first album, \u2018Treadin\u2019 on Thin Ice\u2019. I had spent the previous summer learning how to DJ using two of his most famous instrumentals at the time (\u201cEskimo\u201d and \u201cAvalanche\u201d) and his sound really got me. Then he released a few videos, which I became obsessed with because they accurately depicted my community. It wasn\u2019t violence and drama, just MCs, motorbikes, raves, play-fighting\u2026boys being boys really. When I got the album I realised I could successfully represent myself and where I\u2019m from.<\/p>\n What is your earliest childhood musical memory? Can you remember any music in your house whist you were growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n There was always music in my house. I remember my mum explaining to me the lyrics of \u201cBuffalo Soldier\u201d by Bob Marley. She used to teach my brother and I about slavery. I also remember being captivated by Michael Jackson\u2019s \u2018Thriller\u2019. I used to pull out the vinyl and just look at his picture with the little tiger lol.<\/p>\n What were you listening too as you were growing up \u2013 any guilty pleasures?<\/strong><\/p>\n So many pleasures, none of them guilty! Good music is good music J I loved Kool and the Gang, Boney M, Earth Wind and Fire, then as I grew older I noticed a lot of hip-hop artists sampling those older artists. I loved that.<\/p>\n What are your main inspirations \u2013 where do you look for inspiration when you\u2019re beginning the writing process?<\/strong><\/p>\n I just talk to myself. There\u2019s always a lot on my mind so I look for a moment of clarity and put it to good music.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve had an incredible 6 months \u2013 are there any highlights thus far?<\/strong><\/p>\n My Scala show in October was a highlight. Everyone came and I got to demonstrate a lot of different musical styles.<\/p>\n You studied at Cambridge \u2013 do you find yourself using your degree during everyday life?<\/strong><\/p>\n I specialized in Sociology and yeah I do use it in every day life. It\u2019s all about people and structures, often it helps me understand why people act the way they do.<\/p>\n