Stormzy and Vince Staples talk working on new music and writing scripts in London
nme.comStormzy has revealed that he’s “just been creating” for the past two years, while Vince Staples has spoken of his foray into television.West Coast rap met UK grime on Monday (June 10) when Stormzy and Vince Staples came together in conversation, compèred by former NME Awards host Julie Adenuga, at London’s Ham Yard Theatre.
The invite-only event saw them discuss new music, staying grounded and Stormzy’s love of Glastonbury.Long Beach native Staples was in the capital as part of his UK and European tour in support of recent album ‘Dark Times’, which was released last month, before he played a show at London’s Roundhouse.
Stormzy, meanwhile, revealed to Adenuga that he’s been producing new material, but shied away saying he’s at work on an album.“Since the last album [2022’s ‘This Is What I Mean’],” he said, “this has been the first time in my whole career where I’ve just made music without thinking, ‘Oh, I’m making an album’.
For the past three albums, and even before that, music was a very clinical thing for me.“You know when artists say, ‘I gotta go studio and get this off my chest’?
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