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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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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