Hackney rapper Jimmy on his role in UK rap: “I see myself as a hero”
nme.comNME about his new mixtape ‘Where Should I Start?’, having a song on the Top Boy soundtrack, and how his drill-inspired music is “motivational”.Tomorrow (March 29), the Hackney-born rapper will drop his long-awaited second full-length record – boasting features from Potter Payper, Alchubbino and longtime friend V9. ‘Where Should I Start?’ will serve as the follow-up to Jimmy’s 2022 debut mixtape ‘Risk It All’.Speaking to NME, the east Londoner said he had been “continuously making music” after releasing ‘Risk It All’.
On ‘Where Should I Start?’, he wanted to rap “more about his life over the past few years,” including “police problems”, “what was going on between people in the area”, and him “having [his] daughter”.“There were so many things going on at once,” Jimmy revealed. “That’s kinda where I got the name from [because] where do I start?
The name speaks for itself.”The project includes two tracks produced by electronic duo Chase & Status (‘In N Out’, ‘Fade Out’). “There was one or two talks and then we got into the studio.
It really just happened,” Jimmy told NME. “I really enjoyed working with them because they were different songs that I wasn’t used to.
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