The UK rap scene is flourishing across the world but at the end of the day, it's hard not to acknowledge the effect that Stormzy had on opening the doors for the younger artists. It's been roughly three years since the release of Heavy Is The Head and he's been rather lowkey. With the exception of his two diss tracks towards Wiley, he hasn't dropped any solo music recently.
Today, the rapper made his long-awaited comeback with the release of "Mel Made Me Do It." The new song from the South London is a lyrical exercise with a 7-minute run-time that finds him reminding everyone why he's one of the nicest to do it in the UK. He throws shots at his naysayers, including Wiley, flexing different flows across the Knox Brown-produced record.
Quotable Lyrics
All I see is washed up Godfathers, and washed up podcasters
I don't own my masters, I ain't got masters
I throw a party on a yacht and wear my yachtmaster
They think I just chart up but I'm the top charter
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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years.
Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021.
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