This Is What I Mean
In 2019, Stormzy was British royalty. After becoming the first Black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury in a critically-lauded firestorm performance of politics, celebration, and beauty, the rapper born Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. confronted his kingly status with great nuance on Heavy is the Head—an impressive collection of modern day psalms that bring to mind the faith and fury of the biblical King David set in grimy […]
