Stormzy has released his third album, This Is What I Mean, in which he appears to publicly support Meghan Markle and reference his past relationship with Maya Jama.
In the past, Stormzy has publicly defended the Duchess of Sussex, with his song Please sending a powerful message as he calls for her to be “left alone”.
He penned the lyrics: “Please could you lower your tone, please could you get off my phone — and please leave Meghan alone.
"I said please leave Meghan alone, it cuts deep that deep when your house was never your home.
"You want to speak but it’s best that you don’t, under pressure we fold, best believe we’re protecting your throne.”
He also called for positive progress within the UK’s political system, referencing Michael Gove’s cocaine confession in the song, My Presidents Are Black, singing: “Tell Michael Gove we’ve got something for your nose, and we got champagne bottles for your boys at Number 10, oh we’re going to party through the bulls**t, if you make a point I will enforce it.”
However, forgiveness seems to be a theme that runs throughout This Is What I Mean, especially given a lot of Stormzy’s lyrics appear to focus on his relationship with Maya Jama.
The pair reportedly reconciled after their split three years ago.
After the couple parted ways, Maya got engaged to Australian basketball star Ben Simmons.
They split eight months after.
Stormzy seems to sing about himself and Maya going on to find new love after their breakup in the song In Need You.
He says: “I heard in the news about the guy you’re dating, you see my new girl she’s fire. . . you don’t care much and I ain’t hating.”
He also appeared to touch on the reason they split in Bad Blood, with the lyrics reading: “Maybe if you came in with a lower guard, maybe if we got off to a slower start, we didn’t even grow apart, we just fell apart, that’s the saddest part and I had your heart, that’s the maddest part.”
The relationship ended amid allegations that Stormzy had been unfaithful, and while this was never confirmed, the artist admitted that he had “disrespected” Maya and that since their breakup, he had worked hard to make changes and take accountability for his mistakes.
