It doesn't necessarily need to be all b*tches and cars - Scorcher

I caught up with North London Grime artist and Top Boy’s Kamale Scorcher to discuss his upcoming EP 1 of 1 .The first single off of the new EP  Work Get It feat. Wretch 32 and Mercston has made real noise in the UK Grime scene and accompanied by a very well made video, it’s clear that Scorcher is looking to set a president and perhaps a new level of creativity that the UK has been lacking.

Your new single ‘Work Get It’ what was the motivation behind its release?

What I wanted to do was to embrace that vibe you get when the movement comes together, like in a Westwood or a Fire in the Booth. I wanted to get that feeling when people not only respond to the music but to enjoy the energy of us being with each other and having fun. I don’t know why we don’t do records like this together more often.  We always feature on each other’s work but we never release it as a single.

So what inspired you to make a single with Wretch 32?

They’re my bredrins and that’s what people take to. People love it when the movement does freestyles and gets together and does songs so I thought let’s do something that’s not a ‘single’ per say, it’s a Grime song.

With the single “Work Get it” out there and making noise, and your EP due, what else have you been up to recently?

Well I’ve already shot my next video and I’ve got probably two singles left that I want to do off of the EP

Can you tell us anything about those upcoming videos and singles? Any special features or moments?

All I can tell you is, the next video we’ve got coming out, I tried to do something very different and put the real creativity back into what we are doing. It doesn’t necessarily need to be all b*tches and cars. What it does need to be is about the creativity. I worry that there’s not enough care in the craft.

Do you reckon that is down to the systematic problem in UK Urban music that we always try and emulate the US?

Yeah, Maybe.  I just look at my individuality and myself, just the way I dress, more often than not I wear one off pieces and a lot of English designers and brands and I’ve started to look at my music the same way, which is why I called the EP 1 of 1. Each record is unique to that moment or that time or that vibe the producer and me have got. That’s why I think I need the videos to match that feeling.

So what have you got in store for us in these videos?

Well the idea for the next video, I wanted an excuse to act so what we did, we came up with an idea of making a short film.

So you can put forward your whole creative array? Not just Scorcher the spitter but also your acting career, obviously famous for your role as Kamale in Top Boy.

I like to think I’m just a hub of creativity on any level whether it is acting or whether it is the visuals in the videos or the music. I just feel like this is the way my entire project needs to be handled.

You want it to represent you?

That’s it. I feel like being independent has really helped me embrace that. I feel such a good response from “Work Get It” Just me being me and doing what I like doing is getting such a good response and it makes me feel like this is the right way for me to do it.

Is there anybody in the UK scene who inspires you?

To be honest, I don’t really get inspired by other artists but there are people that I really like and appreciate. I like what Youngs Teflon is doing, he’s wavy. I like what Wretch is doing too, he played me his next single the other day and it is a mad ting. I really liked what Skepta and J.M.E did with ‘That’s not me’ I like that because that’s true to themselves and I feel like, when I watch it or listen to it, that’s what they enjoy.

There is coolness about artists like those in the  Boy Better Know movement, Wretch and yourself. Not many people other than you guys truly represent the ‘Cool’ London movement. Do you think that’s something that has held the UK music scene back? Especially Grime, the faceless, hood up, face down mentality?

It’s got to the point where people are scared to be themselves and I just think that once people start to be themselves, there will be enough to it that everyone else will cotton on and start to be their unique selves.

I mean, there’s not much argument that London is the coolest city in the world in respect to our cultural significance.

There’s no coincidence, I mean all footballers want to come here and play for a London based team because, they can be as far away from home as they can be but here in London, you can find your place to feel home.

Is that conducive to a creative person like yourself?

Absolutely and I think once more people start to embrace their own uniqueness, there will be a real shift. I hope so anyway.

Is that kind of the message of this new and creative movement you’re trying to pioneer?

I wouldn’t say I’m trying to pioneer anything; I’m just trying to do me and make things that represent my own unique styles and tastes. Hopefully people will be able to hear it and relate to it on the new EP.

With an undeniably unique flair and approach to music, fashion and style, Scorcher is clearly aiming to make a statement with his new EP 1 Of 1 and with the planned release of more exclusive single videos, this could be a big 12 months for Scorcher.

Work Get It is available on iTunes  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wor...

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