Stormzy has revealed that while the creation of his new album was "really stressful", the opportunity to process his personal issues was "therapeutic".
The 29-year-old released his highly-anticipated third studio album This Is What I Mean on Friday, with many fans and critics praising the 12-track content. He appeared as a co-host on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 show on Monday where he discussed his feelings behind making the album.
The Croydon-born rapper spoke about how much of the songs on the track where created during a specially curated music camp on Osea Island, in an estuary in Essex, alongside producers and fellow artists. He told Whiley: “It felt very refreshing and it felt therapeutic.