Quotes from Kano

I feel a lot of hip-hop videos are all about portraying a lifestyle that the artist doesn't even live.

I usually hate the whole process of pitching and making videos. I've had so many made and I only like about two of them.

It's really important to me to still spend time in the ends - I'm there all the time. I do my videos there, I still talk about it. It's important for me to be an inspiration to the youth of the area and not just leave now I've blown up.

Grime don't mean nothing, we never called it grime. It's just a word someone associated with us. I wouldn't say all my music's grimy.

I can't say that I am not driven by success or have a fear of being successful. But for me, the ultimate thing is just about being good at what I do. Because if I made an album that I didn't really like and it was super successful then I wouldn't happy within. That's the kind of person I am.

There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way.

Visible success is important. It's important to be able to look on the TV and see yourself, turn on the radio and hear yourself. To see people from where you're from actually becoming successful.

Probably as young as 10 I would take songs and just change the lyrics.