Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born July 26, 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. He was featured on a version of Jon Bellion's "All Time Low."
Bellion said in an interview, "I'm just a massive fan of his. I wasn't familiar with him and one day he went on a Twitter rant about my music and how he loved the lyrics. This was before Gang Signs and Prayer came out. So I ended up going through all his stuff and I was in a vortex for about three hours. I was mesmerized by his work. [We] ended up contacting each other through DMs and then through the phone. I was like, 'Yo, I've got this record that's coming out in the U.S., if it works we might bring it to the U.K. and I'd love for you to be the artist on it.' This was before he became massive. We ended up working on a joint together for his album Gang Signs and Prayer, but something happened with the sampling that meant it didn't make the album, but when that does come out, I think it's gonna be dope. He's just an awesome guy. I love his genuineness, he's a very kind guy, he's humble. For him to reach out on Twitter like that, out of nowhere, without knowing me, that takes risk. Because you never know if an artist is gonna be an asshole back to you. Sometimes you wanna pretend to be too cool for school to protect yourself, and he's not like that, and that's admirable. I admire that about him."[1]
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- ↑ Horne, Rory (April 18, 2017). "Interview: Jon Bellion on 'The Human Condition', Pixar, and staying humble.". Coup de Main.