Initially we were spitting lyrics over garage beats, in that eight-bar gap where there wasn't a vocal. But we were rebellious towards garage because they were rebellious towards us; a lot of their gatekeepers said grime was too violent. — Kano Copy Share Image
Garage has been the big influence in my life. It was the first music that I started MCing to and I really used to look up to Heartless Crew. — Kano Copy Share Image
Grime don't mean nothing, we never called it grime. It's just a word someone associated with us. I wouldn't say all my music's grimy. — Kano Copy Share
I just have no interest in the industry of acting, I don't want anything to do with it. But I respect the craft. — Kano Copy Share
There are too many kids who don't think they can make it to the top. They give up before they have even started, but… — Kano Copy Share
If you're going to do something, it should be fresh and it shouldn't have been done before. — Kano Copy Share
I have to go into the studio to make my second album knowing I'm making an album. When I first started making songs I… — Kano Copy Share
Me and Skepta, we're kind of from the same world but have totally different-sounding albums. That's why I get funny sometimes when people say… — Kano Copy Share
There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. — Kano Copy Share
My favourite lessons in college were when we would have a professional teach us, or when we went out of the classroom for the… — Kano Copy Share
I've got a friend who went to jail in 2004 just before my first album came out. I'm on TV, and they're inside, looking… — Kano Copy Share
I'm always working out how people perceive me, and that's a hard thing to navigate sometimes. — Kano Copy Share
