Rap with wicked, dancehall-inspired wordplay

STEFFLON DON

(bbc.co.uk) – It’s this conviction that has earned Stefflon Don, aka Stephanie Allen, a reputation as an emphatically real MC. Her inventive rhymes and wordplay have already caught the attention of rap and grime fans alike, proving that this bilingual mum-of-one and self-described “girl with the blue hair” is a force to be reckoned with.

Steff attributes her straight-talking attitude to her diverse upbringing. After moving to Holland aged five, she enjoyed a liberal childhood in a richly multicultural environment. Eight years later, she returned to the UK with a view of the bigger picture: that there was a world outside of London. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5NrB84dPnSZ5LdwGxYSM0Kk/stefflon-don