We don't need Kanye to spit on grime instrumentals to show grime is great. — Kano Great Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of D Double E who always used MCing styles that other people weren't. — Kano Always Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a political artist, but certain issues mean a lot to me. — Kano Art Copy Share Image
“London, London, London town, You can toughen up or get thrown around.” — Kano London Copy Share Image
People think I can't go shopping - that's their perception of how famous I am. — Kano Fame Copy Share Image
Jermaine Defoe was from my area. Rio Ferdinand used to come into my barbershop. — Kano Area 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… — Kano Garage Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to humanise situations and represent voices that aren't being represented. — Kano Being Copy Share Image
I can clearly hear a lot of grime influence on Timbaland's stuff, on some of Drake's flows. — Kano Clearly 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… — Kano Grime Copy Share Image
It's fine to keep releasing tune after tune if you can keep up with that pace but I can't. I'm not the… — Kano Hot 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… — Kano Acting Copy Share Image
I feel it's important to create moments, especially in a time where things are so throwaway. — Kano Create Copy Share Image
I'm always working out how people perceive me, and that's a hard thing to navigate sometimes. — Kano Always Copy Share Image
Grime, in particular, is not really about pirate radio and local raves on top of pubs anymore. There are things I miss… — Kano Loved Copy Share Image
I'm just used to having so much control in music and in acting you have to give that up a bit. Sure,… — Kano Art Copy Share Image
If my way of connecting with the younger generation was to do what they do, they would see through it straight away.… — Kano Generation Copy Share Image
In most of my music it's firsthand experience, and some of the same rules apply in TV. The difference in music is… — Kano Control 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 Lyrics Copy Share Image
As a boy, I was known for reciting whole songs after one listen. I've always had a good memory for lyrics. It's… — Kano Communication Copy Share Image
Visible success is important. It's important to be able to look on the TV and see yourself, turn on the radio and… — Kano Becoming successful 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 Lyrics Copy Share Image
For me, writing and creating music can be quite a solitary thing. — Kano Creating music Copy Share Image
I think music is great at posing a question. It doesn't always have to give the answer, but it can open the… — Kano Always Copy Share Image
If you're going to do something, it should be fresh and it shouldn't have been done before. — Kano Done Copy Share Image
There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. — Kano American Copy Share Image
We're always going for it and trying to raise the bar and achieve more and more and just be as creative as… — Kano Achieve Copy Share Image
The Wire' was from a police perspective - in terms of the streets and that, it was probably like, thirty per cent.… — Kano Bad Copy Share Image
See, I'm not a very open person, face-to-face. I'm no good at sharing my feelings with others, good or bad. I kind… — Kano Bad Copy Share Image
That is part of the problem, that lack of belief in yourself because you don't see success around you. I guess that… — Kano Belief in yourself 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… — Kano First time 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… — Kano College 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… — Kano Believe Copy Share Image
