Your song debuted at No. 3 on the British charts. Were you worried about how it would do? I was panicking, hell yes. While you’re walking down the street people go, “Oi! Who’s da man?” and I go, “Yeah, you trying to be.” They definitely latch on to it.
What inspires your rap music? I’m not selling growing up in the ghetto, because I just don’t want that to be associated with me. I’ve seen it. It’s not the best life to lead, but you do have a choice.
Will your comedy be able to transfer to American audiences? People realize [I am] not the British that you see with Benny Hill or back in the day of the posh “Fawlty Towers.” It’s like, “He’s a street guy, and he’s funny, but he’s got a British accent, and he’s coming with a different black culture, freaking people out.” So I know that it can happen–it’s in the cards.
