Right now it’s about making hard hitting music about social awareness. It’s not really something I think the spotlight should be put on now. “I miss the people but I don’t really miss the atmosphere. I tried to find out if he missed the scene which gave him his first bit of limelight, or whether it was all in the past now. The battle I have now is with the music industry and the government.” I’ve just been there for X amount of years and now is the time to talk about the music really. The people I met, great experiences, I wouldn’t change it for the world to be honest but it’s not really that time to talk about that. I learned how to deal with hostile crowds, the power of branding, loads of little tricks of the trade. “At this moment, since that was all I was known for, prior to “Shudehill” and the deadmau5 stuff, a lot of people want to ask me about that which is cool because battle rap was an important part of my time as a rapper and as an adult, I learned a lot of things as a musician. Fact), I couldn’t let the chance pass by without speaking about the scene and finding out when it is we’ll have to stop bringing it up. With Shotty being a living legend of the scene (his epic bodying of Arsonal is one of my favourite things on the internet. Odd for a suburban kid from a seaside town in the South of England, but is quite simply the fastest, most intense and visceral poetry in motion you’re ever likely to see. Every day is fun and challenging so I’m quite preoccupied with the task at hand plus my friends and my missus are here so it feels just like home anyway.”Ĭonfession time: I am a huge fan of Battle Rap. At the same time, everyone back home knows I’m on a journey and stuff needs to be accomplished. I supposed it was harder when the realization kicked in a few weeks later. It must’ve been a tough decision to leave. His Britishness is deeply integrated in to all his work, using his experiences and the society around him to inform his style and delivery. When you’re an artist like Shotty it’s tough to imagine him anywhere but in Manchester. Definitely miss the UK but it’s to be expected.” Lovely place, just finding a lot of new stuff in Toronto, a lot of cool stuff to do. I’ve got a lot of friends and my missus is here. But firstly, how life in Toronto was and whether or not he missed the UK? “Yeah man, life’s good in Toronto. We managed to catch up with Shotty and share a few words about what’s ahead.
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