Lyrics came quite easy early on in my career. But I always wanted to push it further and stand out a bit… — Kano Copy Share Image
I started writing lyrics to clash with other people in the playground. Now I've developed my own voice and my own style.… — Kano Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not a nerd... but maybe I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to music and lyrics and things… — Kano Copy Share Image
Initially we were spitting lyrics over garage beats, in that eight-bar gap where there wasn't a vocal. But we were rebellious towards… — Kano Copy Share Image
I think Mighty Moe really got me into a whole different style of MCing. There were a lot of people with simple… — Kano Copy Share Image
I recorded my first song at 15. But I started rhyming a few years before that. At first it was trading lyrics… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
If you're going to do something, it should be fresh and it shouldn't have been done before. — Kano Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. — Kano Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image