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Born Michael Omari, the MC calls himself 'a child of grime' who rejected slick US hip-hop for Britain's harder, grittier scene.
His charismatic freestyles have since earned him a huge following on YouTube.
Speaking to the BBC he said: 'What I'm doing is British. It stems from the same culture as US hip-hop, but the way we dress, the way we speak, the way we perform is so different. It's UK street culture.
'It's been beautiful, but there's been a lot of hard work and thought put into it as well,' he added.
Stormzy became the first unsigned rapper to appear on Later... With Jools Holland , and won a Mobo for best grime act last year.
Yesterday, alt rapper Raury Tullis came fourth in the poll. DJ Huw Stephens will be revealing the runner up and winner later this week on BBC Radio 1.
His charismatic freestyles have since earned him a huge following on YouTube.
Speaking to the BBC he said: 'What I'm doing is British. It stems from the same culture as US hip-hop, but the way we dress, the way we speak, the way we perform is so different. It's UK street culture.
'It's been beautiful, but there's been a lot of hard work and thought put into it as well,' he added.
Stormzy became the first unsigned rapper to appear on Later... With Jools Holland , and won a Mobo for best grime act last year.
Yesterday, alt rapper Raury Tullis came fourth in the poll. DJ Huw Stephens will be revealing the runner up and winner later this week on BBC Radio 1.
