A year after becoming the most-viewed UK artist on TikTok and selling out his headlining show at O2 Academy Islington2, the musician known as Step By Stepz is having another breakout year.
The seamless breadth of “Grandpa” demonstrates a strong desire for entrancing sound waves. Before UK favourites Pete & Bas bless the track with their trademark elegance, the tune is laced with chest-rattling 808s and mellow-drill textures, as Stepz swaps elegant bars flowering with the sincerity of an artist at his most comfortable and potent.
Stepz’s robust musical and entrepreneurial reaction will undoubtedly establish his position as a real UK rap success story in the making, and the energetic video shot by Don Prod catches the essence of South London perfectly.