Saying Stormzy isn’t famous wouldn’t be entirely accurate, but stating that you don’t know much about him might be if you don’t happen to listen to his music. There are simply so many rappers out there in this day and age that trying to listen to them all isn’t impossible but it is certainly time consuming and tends to require a good amount of spare time to do the research and find out who happens to be your favorite. Stormzy however is one of those that seems to have taken a more positive track as he’s worked to create his career and influence those around him in a manner that makes a lot more sense than others. Given that he seems to be the type to try and better the lives of those that surround him and also seeks to inform others of pertinent issues in their region it does seem that he might not be as popular given that he’s not all about the typical life that a lot of rappers seem to preach about.
Here are a few things about Stormzy you might not have known.
10. He’s liked music for a long time but didn’t really come from a musical background.
For those that happen to love music but don’t have a home in which music is played all the time or even revered in any special way it seems as though it would be more of an uphill climb to reach stardom. Stormzy did this however and made it work, so there’s nothing to say that it can’t be done at all, only that it requires a bit more work.
9. Stormzy started rapping at age 11.
He started clashing with rappers that were older than he was at a young age and as you can imagine he learned how to be quick and keep his wit sharpened at all times since a rap battle, or a clash as some call it, isn’t a place to suddenly develop a sense of stage fright.
8. He was admittedly a rowdy child in school but he earned good grades.
There are those students that are exceptional when it comes to their work and can take exams with a great deal of ease, but are somehow just bored and restless during the rest of the school period. Stormzy appears to have been one of those and admits that he was close to being kicked out.
7. For two years he worked in an oil refinery.
This is a far cry from being a rap star, but at the same time if you look around the industry you can find a handful of people, if not more, that came from different jobs that had nothing to do with rap and were far less glamorous.
6. He was called out for a few homophobic tweets in 2017.
It does seem that he managed to get in a bit of trouble a couple of years ago by tweeting out a couple of messages that were taken as homophobia, though in all fairness, despite being the wrong thing to say at the wrong time, being homophobic tends to mean that a person is disdainful of homosexuals, it doesn’t mean that using terms in a joking manner is singling out an entire community of people. He did apologize however. According to Chloe Stewart of the Daily Star his account was suspended for a different altercation.
5. Stormzy has won a few awards at this point in his career.
It’s been seen that he’s good enough to elicit a great deal of attention and impress enough people that he’s won a few awards in his time, so obviously he’s doing something right. It’d be nice to see if he became one of the next big names in rap, as he’s only 25 at this point.
4. He’s been into political activism for a while.
He does seem to like to call out those that he thinks aren’t doing the job they were assigned correctly or in the best way possible, and while this might seem juvenile to some it’s still a worthy cause to those that are doing it.
3. His following on Instagram is pretty big.
Stormzy’s followers number in the millions so it would seem that people do enjoy what he has to say and want to hear more as he continues his career. No doubt a lot of them are happy with his political views and voice as well and continue to follow because of that as well as his music.
2. He has quite a few nicknames.
Almost every celebrity has a nickname or two that are bestowed upon them by the press or the fans at one time or another, but it would seem that Stormzy has been collecting nicknames like some folks collect shoes.
1. Stormzy came to fame while on YouTube.
YouTube definitely seems to elevate a lot of people these days as it’s one of the most well-used online tools out there.
It could be that he’ll just keep getting bigger in the years to come.
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