Estelle
Estelle
Acclaimed British singer and rapper most famous for albums like 2008's "Shine," which was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. She shot to fame after her single "American Boy" hit number one on the U.K. Singles Chart. Later in her career, she became a series regular on the animated program Steven Universe.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth18 January 1980
CityLondon, England
hearing hip hop success
I'm so sick of hearing that U.K. hip hop doesn't get credit and success when I'm working to get it - for me and for others, too.
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I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was a bad boy, and my mum was not really happy that I was hanging out with him.
there-is-hope
When there is hope, there is life.
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So I am hoping there will be more roles for women that allow the actors to expand to be truly great - an all around talented, gifted woman.
The only thing I don't have is hips.
When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.
When my career slowed, I knew deep down it wasn't over.
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BMG has been an awesome partner throughout my career, and with New London, we plan to continue bridging the gap between soul, pop, London, and New York - uniting them through music.
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The Grammy snuck up on me. I was on tour. It just hit me. I skipped down the street in Vienna. I kept saying, 'I won. I won.'
next
The reality show 'America's Next Top Model' is my girlie pleasure.
family
I grew up in a family of nine kids.
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I couldn't just hand in any old rubbish - I can't go on tour and sing something for three years if I don't believe in it.
call wake wide
I can get a call at 2 A.M., and the person on the other end is like: 'Sorry, did I wake you?' and I'm like: 'No, I'm wide awake.'
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Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I'm coming at soul from my own place.