Friends Like These: Rising rapper Che Lingo talks life and music with his label boss Idris Elba

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Che Lingo. “That being said, sometimes I still need five minutes to have a word with myself. Like, ‘I’m about to have an interview with Idris Elba’, you know?

I know we’re all human and no man is better than another, but it’s still amazing.”The hotly-tipped South West London rapper has certainly had a lot of those ‘pinch-me’ moments – not least by kicking off 2020 by signing to 7Wallace, the label co-run by Hollywood giant, songwriter, producer and DJ Idris Elba.

Since then, they’ve become close pals, and share more than a thing or two in common.“You can always imagine yourself in those moments where you’re doing something that’s a pinnacle to you and you need those five minutes, I get that all the time,” says Elba.