Stormzy

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Stormzy is a British grime and hip-hop artist known for his politically charged lyrics, chart-topping albums, and major influence on the UK music scene.

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Stormzy canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grime artist
hip hop artist
human
rapper
record producer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 2010s
albumReleaseYear Gang Signs & Prayer (2017)
Heavy Is the Head (2019)
This Is What I Mean (2022)
awardReceived Brit Award for Best British Album
surface form: BRIT Award for British Album of the Year

Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist
surface form: BRIT Award for British Male Solo Artist

MOBO Awards
birthName Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1993-07-26
debutStudioAlbum Gang Signs & Prayer
ethnicGroup Ghanaian descent
familyName Owuo
founded #Merky Records
genre British hip hop
UK hip hop
gospel rap
grime
givenName Michael
hasInstrument voice
hasWebsite https://www.stormzy.com/
headlined Glastonbury Festival
surface form: Glastonbury Festival 2019
influencedBy UK grime pioneers
influences British rap scene
knownFor chart-topping albums
influence on UK grime scene
politically charged lyrics
social activism
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableAchievement first black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury
notableWork Big for Your Boots
Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2
Crown
Gang Signs & Prayer
Heavy Is the Head
Mel Made Me Do It
Own It
Shut Up
This Is What I Mean
Vossi Bop
occupation philanthropist
rapper
record producer
singer
songwriter
performedAt Glastonbury Festival
surface form: Glastonbury Festival 2019
philanthropicInitiative Penguin Random House
surface form: #Merky Books imprint with Penguin Random House

Stormzy Scholarship for Black UK Students at the University of Cambridge
placeOfBirth Croydon
surface form: Croydon, London, England
politicalActivity public criticism of UK government policies
support for Black Lives Matter movement
religion Christianity
residence London, England
secondStudioAlbum Heavy Is the Head
singleReleaseYear Big for Your Boots (2017)
Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2
surface form: Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2 (2017)

Crown (2019)
Mel Made Me Do It (2022)
Own It (2019)
Shut Up (2015)
Vossi Bop (2019)
stageName Stormzy self-link
thirdStudioAlbum This Is What I Mean (2022)
surface form: This Is What I Mean

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Burna Boy associatedAct Stormzy
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Raye hasCollaboratedWith Stormzy
MNEK hasCollaboratedWith Stormzy
Daps hasWorkedWith Stormzy
Twice as Tall featuredArtist Stormzy
Stormzy stageName Stormzy self-link
Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. (stage name Wiley, formerly Wiley Kat, sometimes Wiley Fox) influenced Stormzy
subject surface form: Richard Kylea Cowie Jr.
@thebugzymalone associatedAct Stormzy
subject surface form: Bugzy Malone
Aaron Davis associatedAct Stormzy
subject surface form: Bugzy Malone