Grime magazine feature article

1. Ca$$y sat on the wall in his Liverpool estate in hiswhite Adidas tracksuit and fittedcap, apart from
the camera’s taking his picture,he wouldn’t lookout ofplace with the rest of the locals.
“I neverwantto leave this”,Ca$$y,real name Stuart Harper,said inhisdistinctScouse accent,“this
iswhere I grewup andthisis where Iwantto die”,he exclaimedabouthisestate inthe tough
Anfieldareaof Merseyside.
Ca$$y startedmakingbarswhenhe was 11, shortlyafterhisfatherwenttoprisonforarmed
robbery.‘Itwas justa bitof fun,youknow what I mean,Ineededsomethingtotake mymindoff
whatwas happeningathome,atschool and all that shit.’ Soonhe was discoveredafterafew songs
were releasedontopirate radio.HisLiverpudlianaccentwasa change fromwhat regularfollowers
of the grime scene were usedto.
Ca$$y’s alternative accenttothe usual Londontone has broughthimmass successnotonlyinthe
U.K, butacross the pond inthe states.His sound’suniquenesshasallowedhim opportunities to
workwith renowned artists,namelyA$APRockyandAce Hood. “Of course it’snice,uno,beingfrom
the blockand doingshowsinCalifornia.”
Despite thissuccess,Ca$$ywon’tleave his rootsbehind,‘Family’sabove everything,don’tcare
aboutmoney,fame,women,cars,myfamilyandmyboysare all that matterfor me at the endof
the day. I share my successwiththem.”Thisselflessnature showsthe moralsHarper,19,have
grownup with.
Whenquestionedabouthisrole models,he tookamomenttohesitate.‘Eh,me mumwasa big
figure forus growingup,butapart from that,I’ve neverlookeduptosomeone musicwise.I’ve
alwaystriedtokeepmysound,youknow,somethingabitdifferent.A lotof me fans wanta break
fromthe usual Londonaccentthat runs the Grime scene.’Maybe it’sthisunique soundwhichsets
Ca$$y apart.
Followingfrompraise fromartistA$APRockyonestablishedhip-hopradioshow ‘The BreakfastClub’
whobiggedup Ca$$y saying,“The boy’sgoingsomewhere,don’tknow where,buthe’sgoing.”he’s
beendubbedtoexplodeevenmore inthe states.Despite this,Ca$$ykeepshisfeetonthe ground.
‘It’smad gettingratingsfroma rapperlike A$AP(Rocky),butI’mjustgonnacarry on makingmusic,
makingthe cityproud andsee what happens.
There have beenrumoursaboutCa$$y workingon a new EP,and imagesreleasedof the
LiverpudlianwithsingerEdSheeranhave hottedthese up.“Hmm, let’sjustsaythatyou shouldkeep
a watch out,because something’shappening.”That’sall the 19 yearoldformerCarpentercould
reveal aboutthese rumours.
It’sobviousthatCa$$y isstill loyal tohisblockand friendsandwon’tletthe fame gettohis head.His
unique accentbringsa new side tothe grime scene andhisjumpto gloryand repsin Americashows
the value of individuality.