Stormzy has delivered an accompanying music video for the title track of his latest album, This Is What I Mean.
The visual was filmed during the night of the album launch and stars the rapper alongside Jacob Collier, Amaarae, Black Sherif, Ms. Banks and Storry — all of whom contributed to the track. In a previous statement, Stormzy called the album his love letter to music, as well as shared a handwritten note addressing the album release:
“I love music. I love, love loveeeee music. I will rap for the rest of my life, I will sing for the rest of my life, I will make art for the rest of my life. And at no point will I ever do any of those things for any other reason than I JUST WANTED TO AND IT JUST FELT GOOD. I am not a calculated mastermind with the ability to gauge what kind of music to make and when I’ll make it, I literally just feel and then let it out. People been tryna box me in for years but I hope this chapter at least makes my biggest critic say ‘hey, he’s shit but he loves music and I guess he’s gonna do whatever he likes’ lol
I pray you listen to this album in your own time, whenever you can. Listen to it properly with no distractions. I pray you listen to this album with an open heart and if you hate it after I promise to God I’m perfectly fine with that, I’m just grateful that you listened with openness. I pray that it moves you and captures your imagination. And I pray that someone, somewhere, feels it.”
Watch Stormzy’s “This Is What I Mean” music video above.
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