anyone else noticed? This is scary to me, that scares the shit out of me.”. Look at London, there’s loads of black people …’ It’s a more difficult case to fight.”, Stormzy said the prime minister was a “figurehead” whose actions had made it more acceptable to say racist things in British society. It left them questioning what had happened, with one writing: "Why is the @Stormzy account deleted? #Stormzy.". He said since Johnson had been in office the situation had deteriorated, with people who hold racist views feeling emboldened to express them in public. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Watch Queue Queue. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. STORMZY has launched a Twitter tirade against the media after it was reported he said Britain was “definitely 100 per cent racist”. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Stormzy has been a critic of Tory policy, particularly around Grenfell; he has created a scholarship for young people to go to Cambridge; he has launched the #Merky Books imprint to showcase a “new generation” of voices. What would my ancestors make of that?” he asked. The politician should never have quoted the rapper’s lyrics to make a political point – doing so shows an excruciating level of insensitivity, says one cultural commentator, Last modified on Thu 28 Nov 2019 05.13 EST, Michael Gove has hit a new low in the political discourse by quoting a Stormzy lyric in a Twitter beef with the Labour MP Angela Rayner. Never mind that the roots of rap music lie in hip-hop which was, at first, as much social commentary as entertainment. 'I set trends dem man copy': Michael Gove mocks Stormzy Labour support, ichael Gove has hit a new low in the political discourse by quoting a Stormzy lyric in a Twitter beef with the Labour MP Angela Rayner. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. In the buildup to the general election, Stormzy gave his support to Labour, signing an open letter to the Guardian along with several other cultural figures that backed the party’s pledge to end austerity. If you felt something bad about about black people, about Muslims, you had to shut up. “If you can get me – a child of Africa, whose grandfather died in exile as a result of British meddling in Uganda, whose great-great-grandfather resisted the British invasion of his country – to accept an MBE, what would my descendants make of that? “It’s like: ‘Oh no, we’re not racist’. Stormzy’s new album went to the top of the streaming charts when it was released on 13 December, with several songs appearing in the top 40 singles charts. “Before, people had to hide their racism. Stormzy is the latest high-profile black British cultural figure to say they would consider turning down an OBE or MBE. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Others speculated it had something to do with Stormzy's announcement on the site that he'd bagged free and unlimited Greggs for life after receiving the bakery brand's first ever black card. He said: "Stormzy obviously is incredible. “The difficult thing with the UK is, as you said, in Italy it’s a clear problem, whereas trying to explain that Britain is a racist country [to a British person] is the most difficult thing ever. Stormzy's not averse to a collaboration having teamed up with Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy and Little Mix in the past. Next time, Gove should take the advice from the title of the song he’s quoting and “shut up”. Maya Jama’s apology for a tweet she wrote about “dark-skinned women” has left fans furious, with some calling for her to be sacked from BBC Radio. There are collaborations with such artists as Stormzy, Idris Elba, Dave, the UK’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Arlo Parks and more, but talking to Woodfox impacted Smith the most. Rayner tweeted that “Gove is crap at both”, which prompted Gove to cram his entire foot into his mouth with the comeback: “I set trends dem man copy.”, The Twitter reaction was swift and unforgiving, not least because it is never ends well when a politician tries so painfully to be “down with the kids”. Stormzy has been a vocal critic of the Conservative government, and Johnson in particular. Meanwhile it's been a dream 2020 for Stormzy so far. “Now I am rich, I no longer live in the dark streets of Croydon, I am no longer as angry as before,” he said. The spoken-word artist and podcaster George the Poet said he rejected an honour earlier this year because of the “pure evil” perpetrated by the British empire. Let’s hope, for all our sakes, this is not a trend that his fellow politicians want to follow. It appears beyond his comprehension that Stormzy could possibly be intelligent, political and rap. The grime artist, who has just released his second album, Heavy is the Head, made the comments in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The live Filthy @ Five has moved to Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/filthyfellas The show you had no idea you needed, POET goes it alone with the 1 PO SHOW. Stormzy had said his life had "peaked" as he revealed the news this afternoon. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. This week he was criticised by the TV presenter Piers Morgan for telling a group of children at his old primary school in Thornton Heath, south London, that Johnson was a “bad man”. We pay for videos too. It’s something I’d look into and decide in case of.”. Got a story? But, aside from the usual uncle-dancing-at-wedding cringing about it, one Twitter user, @Duggs_Bunny, got to the heart of the matter with a reply to Gove that read: “Congrats, you’ve found the Twitter equivalent of blackface.”. What could this mean ? You've got the likes of Lizzo, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi. unseating him at the recent general election. “It’s not fair that in order to accept this accolade, in order to accept this recognition, I have to submit to that interpretation of empire.”. But the important thing is always to be honest with yourself.”. But there’s a lot of racism in the country,” he said. Fans of the Heavy Is The Head rapper, 26, were told "this account doesn't exist" when they tried to land on his page. This has been corrected to @Duggs_Bunny. Morgan tweeted: “He shouldn’t have done this, and shouldn’t have been allowed to do this.” Stormzy responded: “The kid asked me a question and I replied truthfully, nothing wrong with that Piers lol.”. Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, said he would have to carefully consider whether or not he would accept an honour such as an MBE or OBE if offered one. “If the top person can openly say this racist thing – the ‘piccaninnies’ remarks, ‘watermelon smiles’, comparing Muslim women to a letter box – if that is our figurehead, the top man, the leader we have to follow, and he openly says these things, he encourages hate among others.”. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. After learning he could get sausage rolls, steak bakes and yum yums whenever he wanted, he wrote: "Are you mad the first Greggs black card @GreggsOfficial I have peaked this is brilliant .". GRIME star Stormzy's Twitter account mysteriously disappeared tonight. He will top this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals after a headline slot at Glastonbury last summer. When asked if Britain was still racist, the musician said “definitely, 100%” even if it was “hidden”. 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Stormzy, real name Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr., shared a video message he received from Greggs telling him they'd deliver wherever he was, whether it be Glastonbury or AJ Tracey's penthouse apartment. Watch Queue Queue Stormzy has said Britain is “definitely, 100%” racist and that this has worsened under Boris Johnson because his comments have emboldened people with racist views. On Tuesday he won Best Solo Male at the Brits and he recently achieved his first UK number one single with his track Own It. You know, Britain colonised everywhere. So there are super great artists her.". A fan shared: "Is it a coincidence @stormzy's Twitter account has been deleted the same day he gets given a @GreggsOfficial Black Card?! Unsurprisingly, his followers loved the gesture, and were maybe a tiny bit jealous too. Click here to upload yours. With one tweet, Stormzy did more to mobilise a youth vote than the entire UK government managed in nine years. GRIME star Stormzy's Twitter account mysteriously disappeared tonight. This video is unavailable. Lammy tweeted that Stormzy had used the performance to “speak out about the injustice of young black kids being criminalised”.

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