Splinta on the UK Sound, Idolizing Eminem & Dizzee Rascal, Battle Rapping (Full Interview)

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UK rapper sits down with VladTV to discuss growing up in Nottingham before moving to London. He speaks on growing up listening to reggae and dancehall and how that influenced him as a musician before he was introduced to Grime artists like Dizzee Rascal. He speaks on idolizing Dizzee and then Eminem once he discovered American rap. Splinta also discloses his brief stint as a battle rapper in the UK, what makes the UK sound different, and racism in the region as he is biracial.

Watch the full interview above.

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