1) I phrased this in a more casual form to start the interview with the type of language typically used by both artists that belong to the genre as well as fans of grime. I wanted to begin the interview by stating their recent achievements as this suggests they are well established; it also links to grime perfectly as the MOBO's is notorious for giving grime artists positive exposure and Spotify is a very popular streaming service for grime artists.
2) 'Girl power' is the framework for my music magazine so I wanted to include a question about female empowerment. I have intertwined other key concepts (such as the need for more diversity) mentioned in my reader profile and artist profile into my artists' answers).
3) This question links closely with a previous post entitled 'The commercialisation of grime' where I researched how the genre has become more popular. Many artists have commented on how this can be a negative and positive thing, and in many grime interviews they are asked their opinions on issues of importance.
4) During genre research I watched many documentaries (such as 'The Business of Grime', 'Who's that sound?', and 'Skepta: Top Boy'). I discovered that although the genre appears exclusively British - more specifically representative of London culture- many grime artists grew up in other countries and have diverse backgrounds.
5) As grime becomes more popular artists occupy more music events - the reason I was inspired to specify girl grime to begin with was because I discovered that women are 15% less likely to headline festivals. This year Stefflon Don and Nadia Rose are both performing on the main stage at Wireless (a festival notorious for predominantly grime line-ups) so I thought a good ending question would be asking them what their plans are for the summer as there's lots of upcoming grime-dominated events like Culture Clash and Ovo Fest.
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