The west London MC reflects on Grenfell a year on, Jeremy Corbyn and grime´s resurgenceBig Zuu, 22, grew up in west London, and with his cousin AJ Tracey and crew MTP, forms part of the new wave of grime MCs following in the mainstream success of artists like Stormzy. Two days after the Grenfell Tower fire last year, he recorded and released a fundraising tribute song and video. His second EP, Hold Dat, was well received earlier this year and his latest single is B.I.G. He plays Lovebox and Boomtown festivals this summer and the O2 Academy Islington, London, on 25 October.You reference west London in your tracks a lot - is local pride important?I like this area because it´s connected to Maida Vale, which is really affluent, so there are nice parks and nice places to chill nearby so there are nice places to chill nearby. But then you´ve got the other side, like the Mozart estate where I lived, where there´s a lot of people growing up in poverty. I know we´re not in a third world country, but you´ll be in the blocks, where people are crammed into tiny flats, knowing that round the corner there are huge mansions worth millions. The juxtaposition is mad. Continue reading...
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