The singer-rapper can do a mean Nate Dogg and would do Wu-Tang Clan rhymes in the playground. But what would soundtrack his boxing ring walk?
The first song I remember hearing
I had to call my mum, and she says the first song she remembers me reacting and moving to was The Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson.
The first single I bought
A seven-inch single of Push It by Salt-N-Pepa, aged five or six, from a car boot sale in Shepherd’s Bush, that came with a foldout poster. It’s regarded as a rap classic, but it’s actually a dance song – there are only two or three little raps and the rest is just instrumental. It’s all about the bassline and the sample.
