His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, was released on 24 February 2017, and was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with "Vossi Bop" and his headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival was widely praised; he wore a Union Jack stab vest designed by Banksy, in light of the rise in knife crime in London. His second album, Heavy Is the Head, was released on 13 December 2019. On 22 September 2022, Stormzy released the single "Mel Made Me Do It" accompanied by an 11-minute music video featuring popular artists, actors and sports figures such as Usain Bolt and José Mourinho. He returned to social media on 12 October 2022 to announce his third album This Is What I Mean, which was recorded on Osea Island in England. It was released on 25 November 2022. The first single to be released was titled "Hide & Seek" on 14 October 2022.
Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. was born on 26 July 1993 in Croydon, London. His mother is Ghanaian, his father was a taxi driver and he is a cousin of rapper Nadia Rose. He grew up in South Norwood, London, with his mother, brother, and two sisters. Stormzy did not come from a particularly musical household, although he liked music. He attended Stanley Tech South Norwood. He began rapping at the age of 11 and would clash with older rappers at his local youth club.
Sampha's Plea
Stormzy Lyrics
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Oh, please, yeah, yeah, mm
Mm-m-mm
Oh, please, could you help me to be
More proactive instead of reactive?
Act on truth instead of destractin'
Let it string through when I need a language, oh
Stay patient instead of just snappin'?
Stay rooted instead of just packin'?
I've been bakin', I've been in summi-, oh, I've been lackin', oh, oh
Oh, please I-
Oh, please, I need the sun through the trees
I need the cooling of the breeze
I need reflection by the sea, I need
Oh-ho, oh-whoa, please, mm
And I'm down on my knees
And I'm lookin' for the water to be my space
To refresh my faith
To make me feel like there's more to life than what's beyond
More to life than, uh
Oh, please, oh, please
Oh, please, oh, please
Oh, please
No, please, don't leave me in debt, I
There's a future I need to invest, I
There's a seed that I need to protect, I
Zero in and laser those threats, I
Oh, please, don't leave me distressed, I
Oh, I need to relieve these regrets, I
Yeah, but, please, don't leave just yet, I
I still need your force like a Jedi, mm, yeah
And girl, I'm beggin', beggin', beggin' you
Oh, please, oh, please
I've been beggin', beggin', beggin' you
Oh, star soul, please
I've been beggin', beggin', beggin' you
Oh, please, oh, please
I'll be beggin', beggin', beggin' you, mm
Please, don't leave me like this
No, please, don't leave me like this, no, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Please, don't leave me like this, no
In Stormzy's song Sampha's Plea, the singer is asking for help and guidance from a higher power, expressed through the repeated phrase "Oh please." He specifically asks for help to be more proactive, stay patient and rooted, and to feel the sun, the breeze, and the sea to refresh his faith and give him a sense of peace. He also asks not to be left in debt, to protect his future and his dreams, and to be free from regrets and distress.
The song is a heartfelt plea for support and strength, and expresses vulnerability and a need for help from something or someone beyond oneself. The repetition of the "Oh please" phrase reinforces the urgency and the emotional weight behind the singer's request, and the imagery of nature - the sun, the sea, the breeze - adds a spiritual dimension to the song.
Overall, Sampha's Plea is a poignant expression of the human need for guidance and inspiration, and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in a complex, ever-changing world.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, please, could you help me to be
More proactive instead of reactive?
Asking for help to be more proactive and act on truth instead of being distracted.
Oh, please, could you help me to be, mm
Stay patient instead of just snappin'?
Requesting assistance to be more patient and grounded instead of losing control and snapping.
Oh, please I-
Oh, please, I need the sun through the trees
Desiring the calming effect of the sun shining through trees.
No, please, don't leave me in debt, I
There's a future I need to invest, I
Urging someone not to leave him in debt and to invest in a future that needs protection.
Oh, please, oh, please
I've been beggin', beggin', beggin' you
Continuing to plead for help and support.
Please, don't leave me like this, no
Desperately asking not to be left in a state of distress.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Michael Ebenezer Owuo Jr.
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I wasnt even gonna do one but...
Fuck your bandanas, we dnot see no colours
I want a holiday, I tell 'er pack your luggage
They're like Stormz, why you only doing covers
I'm sitting on some bangers you can go and such your mothers
But for now I might just take a little tune and then I kill it
We're just warming up a second in minute
Got the E.P coming sooner when we're finished
I just dash my boy a drawer 'nd tell him bin it, OH LORD!
I'm the one to get it popping
I just phone my brudda Flips, we'll go and shop it
Another nigga's talking shit, I need a coffin
And we don't care about your taper when its dropping, nigga oh shit
Promoters on the phone, he's got a booky
I got some pagans on the phone, they say they're looking for me
Got your girlfriend on my phone, she's got some pussy for me
I give my little brudda ?? and make him cook it for me
All this talking's gonna get a nigga into beef shit
I'm on my ????? shit
They're talking recky but them niggas haven't seen shit
I've seen them turn some gangstas into pussies, nigga real quick
Real quick, run Stormz, run Stormz
Please Stormz, that nigga's got a gun Stormz
They love Stormz, so if that nigga bun Stormz
They'll come for him, you can put that on my mum boy
Is this the karma
You're talking doe but you can't even bring your son up
They always miss but they just love the fancy run up
Selfies with my bitch, we're taking pictures looking tun up
And yeah, man I gotta put him on, my brudda's waiting for me
I just had a meeting with my man, he told me 'play it for me'
I aint even saying nothing, please just keep on praying for me
Still a couple niggas that still owe a couple favours for me
But we're gonna cash 'em all in when we need it
Heard your songs, they're kinda wack, yeah I don't feel it
They couldn't say it to my face they had to tweet it
Still thinking why they got me on the remix, that's some other shit
You wanted more, I dropped The Second Quarter through
If he needs it, then I've got a year, I'll sort it through
Yeah we're humble, you won't ever know we brought it through
That brudda's thirsty, can we please just get some water through
And 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litres man he's thirsty
Couple man are old, they're in their thirties
My brudda stabbed me in my back, he done me dirty
And if I'm down my brudda ?? will reimburse me
Real nigga shit, real nigga shit, yeah
Real nigga shit, real nigga shit, yeah
Murky!!