{"id":169295,"date":"2022-09-25T18:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=169295"},"modified":"2022-09-25T18:12:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T16:12:39","slug":"video-stormzy-mel-made-me-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-stormzy-mel-made-me-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Stormzy \u2013 Mel Made Me Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With only three days in, the newest release by Stormzy <\/strong>managed to rack up more than 2 mil of views on YouTube. After almost three years of silence after the big boom with his highly-acclaimed second studio album Heavy Is The Head<\/em>, the south London rapper has outdone himself once again.<\/p>\n

I been the G.O.A.T. for so long, I guess it’s not exciting when I win;
\nBoo-hoo, someone grab the violins.
\nEvery time I try a ting, top bins like Haile when he sings;
\nSo of course they don’t like me, I’m the king.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Heavily focused on a 10-minute long celebration of the \u2018black British excellence\u2019, Stormzy <\/strong>has managed to gather an impressive number of black celebrities for a single goal, and that\u2019s to show the great power flowing between them which was instantly praised by many. It\u2019s a pure flex, to put it bluntly, both lyrically and visually, but from a cultural point of what it ultimately represents, combined with a minimalistic, but yet powerful bass-driven Knox Brown<\/strong> instrumental, the whole audio\/video experience can easily be put among the best releases of the year.<\/p>\n

Of course, the music video takes most of your attention here as the number of cameos is overwhelming, and for a reason. Featuring the likes of Usain Bolt<\/strong>, Headie One<\/strong>, Dave<\/strong>, Little Simz<\/strong>, Trevor Nelson<\/strong>, and Ian Wright<\/strong>, just to name a few, with even some unexpected names like Louis Theroux<\/strong>, Jonathan Ross<\/strong>, and even the Portuguese football manager Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/strong>, are here to support the cause in full power. On top of that, the song includes a guest appearance by Stylo G<\/strong>, a British-Jamaican lyricist, and also a nearly-poetic narration done by the British actress Michaela Coel<\/strong>, written by Wretch 32<\/strong>, for full closure and final themed impact.
\nNeedless to say, the black community is overjoyed with this project and social media has exploded since the song dropped. Mel <\/strong>made him do it, and boy we\u2019re glad she did. And who\u2019s Mel<\/strong>, you\u2019re asking? That\u2019s Melissa Holdbrook-Akposoe<\/strong> aka Melissa\u2019s Wardrobe<\/strong>; Stormzy<\/strong>\u2019s personal stylist since the year of 2019, to be more exact, since they got reunited for the filming of his music video Vossi Bop<\/em>, and now she has a vicious banger named after her. <\/p>\n

After being in the dark for quite some time regarding the solo releases, now the owner of the first grime album that climbed to the very top of the UK Albums Charts<\/em> and won the British Album of the Year<\/em> reward, we finally know that the Norbury-born rapper that took the scene by storm is cooking something serious, and the anticipation is growing in a fast pace.<\/p>\n

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