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When did you first start rapping?

“I first started rapping when I was in secondary school; it first started has a hobby but then my friends that were around me said I should turn my rapping skills into a profession because we would all be rapping as a joke during break-times and lunchtimes"

When did you start noticing that you had a buzz?

“I first realised that I had a buzz when I released my first music video called “New Kid on the Block”. People would come to me in school and out of school singing and rapping the chorus to me, at first I didn’t think anything of it but then I logged into my YouTube account and realised that I had got over 20,000 views for my first video, this was a very big accomplishment for my age group because people round my part of London were struggling to hit 5,000 YouTube views. But later down the line I started receiving YouTube comments asking for more videos and started gaining more subscribers. All of this brought me to where I currently am at the moment”

What gave you the name Black Ink.?

“Well I was recording in the school studio I couldn’t decide what my artist name would be but a teacher walked in when I was recording and I didn’t notice but after I finished recording the teacher had asked me what is your artist name and I had said that I haven’t got one, he then said to me that you will make an impact and a stain in the music scene so call yourself Black Ink.”

Who are your UK & US musical inspirations?

“I’d have to say my musical inspirations that kept me moving and wanting to succeed were Skepta & Meek Mill, the reason for this was because they both came from a place where they had struggled and thought nothing but to succeed in what they had selected to be their profession and are now currently big household names in the current music scene and have been for a while now.”

What kind of music do you listen to today?

“I’m currently listening to Krept & Konan’s new mixtape called “Young Kingz”, it is filled with mixed emotions and I truly respect them for the art that they are currently producing because it was meant to be a mixtape that I had put on trial to see if their fans would purchase but it then had hit the Top 20 UK iTunes chart & then had won a MOBO Award, but generally I am listening to the new Hip-Hop and RnB to give me an insight of what to put out next for my fans.”

Where would you most like to perform?

“That’s a very good question. I would like to perform at the Greenwich O2 and have sold out tickets, this would be an accomplishment to know that I have true fans flying in to come and watch me perform.”

Who would you most like to open for?

“I would like to most open for MMG or French Montana because before I became who I am today I always loved the movement that they were creating and always wanted to be a part of it.”

If you weren't rapping, what would you be doing?

“If I was rapping I would still be in education studying business studies and then be at uni studying Accounting and Finance to become an accountant because I am really good with numbers.”

Do you play any instruments?

“I really can’t play any instruments but I am trying to learn how to play piano so that I can do my own acoustic version of one of my most liked videos.”

Do you enjoy writing music and/or lyrics?

“I really enjoy writing lyrics for my own music because every time I write I picture myself in the instrumental so that I can get a feeling of what the tune is going to be about & also have a relationship with the tune.”