It was a huge night for south London’s music scene last night, with a number of acts from south of the river taking home MOBO awards.
Stormzy, 22, from Thornton Heath won the Best Male and Best Grime Artist prizes at the ceremony in Leeds which celebrates urban music.
It is the second year in a row that the rapper, who took up the art aged 11 while battle MCs at his local youth club, has been named best grime artist.
Love you guys so much, thank you all for supporting a young bruddah with a dream. To God be the glory. ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/LPT0f0s0nU
— #LiveInTheFleshTour (@Stormzy1) November 4, 2015
Krept and Konan - consisting of Casyo ‘Krept’ Johnson, 25, from Gipsy Hill and Karl ‘Konan’ Wilson, 26, from Thornton Heath – also bagged two awards, for Best Album and Best Hip Hop Act.
In a near clean sweep for south London Mitcham’s Fuse ODG was also named Best African Act, Croydon artist Faithchild won Best Gospel Act and Thornton Heath rap collective Section Boyz, who released their debut album Don’t Panic in September, won Best Newcomer.
Big up everyone who voted for me! #MOBO 3 years in a row! As a present, check out my new song with @MAJORLAZER out online tomorrow!! @diplo
— Fuse ODG (@FuseODG) November 4, 2015
Ella Eyre, who grew up in west London but studied at Croydon’s BRIT school, won Best Female Act.
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- Rapper Fuse ODG flies in from Los Angeles for one-off home-coming gig encouraging young people to vote
- Stormzy announces hometown show in Croydon
- Kanye West brings Croydon rappers Stormzy and Krept and Konan onstage at Brit Awards
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