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Stormzy is not just a great artist but a Black-British archivist, documenting history and giving people their flowers while they are around & even when they’ve passed on too soon (Jamal Edwards💐🕊)
Mel Made Me Do It
Mel Made Me Do It
Black-Britishness is a legit combo culture. It’s an identity that a lot of us are documenting without knowing. Every tweet, every tik-tok, the YouTube channel that you think knowing is watching, your podcast, the primary school class you teach, the journalists, your office job.
A lot of us know exactly what the song title refers to culturally, especially Black British women. We’ve been saying “Mel Made Me Do It” for years. There’s something significant about Stormzy referencing Melissa’s Wardrobe like that. Her influence is undeniable and yet …
