“At that time I was so into American rap, so I was doing hip-hop tempo, but obviously I was an African boy, and I still had my accent, so it always had an African twang to it. Obviously, my parents would play hilife, African music in the house, so I had those genes, and then there was grime everywhere and So Solid as well – I’d practise So Solid lyrics on tape too. It was crazy man, all these little elements.”