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charts. It’s good man – it’s kinda got
a pop feel to it. The verses are a lot
deeper than people hear at first. You
have to listen to it a few times to
really understand what’s going on.
Hopefully people like it and buy it.
What can we expect from your
forthcoming album, I Am
Chipmunk?
Expect to understand me, why I am
how I am today, and what’s made me
the man I am. And some good music,
that everyone can appreciate, relate
to and feel.
Do you find it difficult to find
a balance between pleasing
your new fans and the ones
who’ve been with you since the
onderland Studios
mixtape days?
It is difficult but at the same time, I’ve
never made a 100 per cent grime
CD. Everyone says, ‘oh you don’t do
grime.’ I do grime, but I do it for free.
Why am I gonna try and sell
something that won’t sell? It doesn’t
make sense. I’ll make a grime
mixtape, I’ll press up 20,000 and I’ll
give it out for free, because I want to.
A grime song isn’t going to work on
the radio, so why would I try and
force it? I haven’t got the power to be
the one to make a grime song that
can come on in the afternoon on the
radio. Don’t point the finger at me to
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be the first person to do it.
Who does?
Who’s got the power to do it? Dizzee.
I’m not even pointing the finger at
Dizzee because I’ve got superlove
for him and respect what he’s doing.
Once the album drops, what’s next
for you?
Who were your biggest musical You’ve very recently got your I’m headlining The Sun’s tour, I’m
influences growing up? exam results – congratulations on doing Tinchy’s tour and in a couple of
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I’d say Jay-Z and Kanye West. those. Was it important to you to months’ time I’ll do my own one.
Jay-Z’s got amazing rhyming talent finish college and not let the
and he’s also built such a powerful academic stuff fall to one side? What’s the craziest thing one of
empire, and Kanye just stands out to Thanks. It was important, definitely, your fans has done for you? (Keep
me as something different. not because you’ve got to have a it clean, Chip.)
Plan B, because with my drive and Gave me a ring and said she’s going
It hasn’t been that long since your where I want to go in music, I don’t to marry me!
infamous first Westwood set. Are think I’ll need a Plan B. But I’m just
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you ever surprised about how not a quitter; you started college, Who’s the sexiest woman in the
quickly you’ve blown up? finish it. That’s just how I am. world in your opinion?
For me it happened so quickly. I After that video, Beyoncé.
remember being in the car on the On the subject of that, you are a
way to Westwood, with Wiley saying role model to a lot of young How about in the UK?
‘you lot can’t flop,’ I was just like people. Do you ever feel the I love the Saturdays. All of them.
‘yeah, for real.’ It’s been a mad pressure of that?
experience, seems like yesterday. I do feel the role model pressures, What’s the coolest thing about
but I’m just living my life. If you want being Chipmunk?
How do you manage to stay to copy me, then copy me. I got a Throwing the C up. Nah I couldn’t tell
level-headed having achieved so track called Role Model on my album you what’s cool about being me,
much so young? which addresses that subject, so look because being me, it’s normal. But I
If you’re cool, you’re cool and if out for that. just like being me, it’s cool.
you’re not you’re not, you know what
I’m saying? I’ve got a talent that Tell us about the new single? I Am Chipmunk is out on October
makes people want to be my friend, Oopsie Daisy, is out nationwide on 12. Check out www.myspace.com/ ords by Dayalan Kulendran • Model: V
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