Kano is a TV star now - "I don't even like acting"

Kane Robinson is, right next to Dizzee Rascal and Wiley, one of the pioneers of UK grime scene, where he is known as Kano. Now, he's a TV star in a crime drama 'Top Boy' where he plays a drug dealer. His role is already the subject of awards talk, many critics have taken to social media to single out Kano’s individual performance, but, as he tells NME, he doesn't even enjoy it - "I don’t even like this... I don’t want anything to do with it. But I respect the craft". He also has an album out, 'Hoodies All Summer', where he addresses violence in his London borough of Newham - "I wanted to do it in a way where it didn’t come across as overtly political or like I was talking down to certain people. It needed to feel like a conversation, like we understood each other. I’m not silly enough to think that one song can stop [the violence], but I’m planting seeds. If that seed grows within someone and helps them then I’m happy with that.” Watch his new video 'Pan-Fried' below.