AJ Tracey

“I'm a very vengeful person - if someone didn't wanna get on board with me and I'm doing it well I'm gonna rub it in their face.”

“But just because I hate the Conservatives doesn't mean I'm gonna tell people to vote for the party I want. Inform yourself on what the parties stand for and make your own decision.”

“The first thing I ever wanted to be was a lawyer, because I love arguing. But I'm very lazy. I'm intelligent, but I'm very lazy, so it seemed like a bit too much.”

“When I was in secondary school, I cared about nothing but music.”

“At school, when everyone would sell sweets and chocolate, I'd always take it that step further. I'd hustle as hard as I could to get the new Air Forces, to go and chill with the posh kids and the white girls who were around my area.”

“I never really do anything show-off-y, I keep it humble.”

“I wasn't super emo when I was younger but I'm very neurotic, my mood swings really heavily so when I'm upset I go away from everyone.”

“I'm not afraid to use my platform. I don't want to preach to people; I just want to put my opinions across about things I feel strongly about.”

“I don't love collabs just for the sake of collaborating. It has to be purposeful and it needs to sonically make sense.”

“As long as everyone around me is comfortable and we have a roof over our heads and we're eating, then it's fine and I can go off and do whatever I want.”

“For me, being independent is about being able to express myself exactly how I want to, instead of maximising profits.”

“Parklife is one of the festivals I most look forward to. The crowds are wild; I love seeing that energy, those sweaty moshpits.”

“If I had a label, everything would have been easier. But it wouldn't have been the same album, from the cover art to the songs on it.”

“I'm the least animated person I know. Even on stage, I just walk across it.”

“I have to give credit to my mum for my music taste. She's white and Welsh but she listens to dancehall, reggae, Reggaeton.'”

“I did the Labour thing because I wanted my community to be better off. I'm pretty sure people are aware of the kind of money I make. I'm not telling people to vote Labour to benefit me.”

“I love Ladbroke Grove, but everyone knows where I live.”