Top Boy Kano Talks Opening For Jay-Z, Meeting Drake, and Pioneering UK Grime
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- 00:00 - Start
00:46 - Kano has White security
04:48 - UK v USA
07:42 - UK women are US 4s
13:40 - Andrew explains UK drill to Kano
16:25 - Kano, Grime and UK music
39:52 - Creative process and criticism
47:39 - Jay-Z inspired Kano’s performances
51:57 - Mo Gilligan Big Manned Andrew
54:32 - Top Boy - acting ain’t easy
01:04:48 - Alexx is 7-4 in the streets, Kano is 4-4???
01:06:30 - Keeping Sully Authentic
01:16:09 - Prison/street Code
01:22:12 - Kano is a true Artiste
01:26:41 - Queen’s Endowment and Will Smith’s downfall
01:30:40 - Americans are DUMB
01:36:36 - Sneakers stopped stabbings in NYC
01:41:11 - Mark wants to dagger everyone
01:44:08 - Drake and celebrities appearing in hit shows
01:48:05 - White girls dagger the best 
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This Flagrant multiverse is getting madder each episode. Never would've imagined Kano being a guest on here.
Fr, all our British people getting some recognition 🫡
Next episode they have the hulk as a guest
Same, never would of imagined but still great!
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I had to check twice when I saw it😂😂fair play to them
I appreciate that Andrew did his homework, it made it more than a surface level conversation. It could easily have been a US Vs UK fluff.
Ehm there was a fair bit of that. I'm sure a section of the video is called UK VS US
@@ivartheboneless5969 Give him his props. Even knowing that UK rap is from grime and grime is from garage and DnB or jungle etc. was super refreshing to see imo
@@Nooberstein123 yeah he was well educated and done his research. I'm just saying a part of the video was named UK V US so saying there was no UK VS US stuff is completely wrong. Not that it's a bad thing, I enjoyed the whole podcast.
This made me laugh, Kano repeated Garage about 5 times to Mark after he pronounced it Garage, like Nigel Farrage. It seemed like he felt like “are you trying to witty blood”
@@Nooberstein123 US bands come to the UK to make their mark and UK artist have always made a big impression in the US. Only problem is America is to big to be a star like their stars. We are two countries separated by a common language.
Loved how Kano simply chuckled and humoured some of the obviously American statements about England 😂
Americans cant grasp that a black rapper isnt looking at everything through a race lens.
That comes with age. Plus they're all sitting in a room together. Social etiquette comes into play.
You live in your mums basement neither can you tough guy @@dani4ever
Refreshing to see them.all get along and understand each other clearly quite easily
What are you on about LOL is everything okay at home?@@dr6ke451
*Kano is the goat in UK rap*
The only originator that never sold out, never sacrificed his art, and always stayed true to himself, his fans and the music.
......and Ghetts
@@mrman8388 haha yeah true
He’s not hip hop artist? You wanna listen some real uk 🇬🇧 hip hop artist
Chester p
Jehst
Low key
Black twang
@@leewebster8964 so Kano isn't 'real UK hip hop?
@@leewebster8964 brother these man are fully irrelevant. They would be irrelevant if they were American too.
The recent Kano stuff, nines, Dave, etc. that is rap music that reflects the evolution of the sound and the experiences of people living in London.
Boom Bap, high focus type music does not reflect this and sadly will never be relevant.
Sick! Kano is one of the greatest artist to come out of the uk ever
wouldn’t go that far, considering the legendary bands and artists the uk has produced
@@ElPigeonMan pioneered a whole genre and inspired a whole generation of artists, 100% one of the greatest
shame it wasnt ghetts but ah well lool
@@jossbrannigan2429 did not pioneer the genre. He'd be the first to say that. He was one of the early faces of it though. And one of the best to ever do it.
Nah man your smoking budge
Fam as a Londoner , seeing Kano on flagrant is fucking wild , the fact most people watching this won’t really know how much of a OG legend Kano is , mad love to asshole team for this one 👌👌👌
It's mad famalam big up Shultz for giving UK pioneers a voice in hyped for this one. Kanos a certi O.G in the UK scene
No fkn clue but regardless great episode
Mad link up, love it
@@chrisakabusi3224 😂😂😂big up uk
Why call the team arseholes ?? You kids need to get off the internet
Americans will never quite understand what grime is, it's NOT UK hip hop, the UKHH scene was a completely separate thing and there was little crossover and collaborations between the two. It's really hard to explain what grime is if you didn't grow up with it but the main difference to me would be grime is more about the instrumental, the MC is the accompaniment to the instrumental. In hip hop, it's more about the rap, the instrumental is the accompaniment to the rap. It's more about live pirate radio sets rather than studio tracks, a live DJ mixing the instrumentals and the MCs spitting the bars they have over the live mix.
Grime is 140bpm
Kano Grime - Giggs HipHop
Kano Is one of the best to ever do it over here. Ps and Q's comes on and still tears down dances. Mad respect on anything he does.
One of top 10 grime tracks of all time absolutely bro.
Never seen a Kano interview but this man is incredibly emotionally intelligent, you can see him picking up the vibes from everyone
Exactly what I thought. Emotional intelligence requires intelligence. But he also has a sharp focus, is quick and is good at understanding people
this is so important as an artist as well. you can just tell by Kanos bars, flow and perfectionism that he's a really smart man. UK GOAT
Kano is definitely a smart guy. I think he appears even smarter when you look at the other Grime/Rap artists in the UK who seem quite unintelligent. They try hard to be philosophical while Kano is more natural and answers the questions well.
And being disgusted.
Exactly what I was thinking. I've no idea who any of these men are but they ALL sound dumb af @@minnieb7691
Schulz & Kano 🤯. Another episode we never knew we needed. Flagrant is smashing it with these UK guests. Kano is a certified legend on these shores.
100%, one of the most underrated rappers of all time
Dope pod, keeping flagrant, so good..
We didn’t need it
@@Yogirlchoosin99 There’s always one aint there. Have a day off soft lad.
@@Yogirlchoosin99 why are you in a comment section just to hate on people more successful than you?
I could be wrong but I think Kano was being polite laughing and skipping through a fair amount the casual racial comments/jokes. It ain’t like that in London. A melting pot is a melting pot. If everybody stood outside there door on their council estate and you were to stand in the middle you’d almost feel like you were at the centre of a United Nations conference. It’s beautiful
It would have been another topic and gone left, so I'm glad he just laughed and left them to it.
I must agree, a few comments where danger close, but funny I have to say, I guess that's part of the problem 🤷🏾♂️
Yeah Andrew is way out his depth on this one
The guy with his leg up is that person who lies on their resume and then when it's time to do the job just looks like a jackass
Just by staying classy, Kano makes the rest of those guys look like a bunch of muppets.
barely ever comment on RUclips but this. this is gold. so great to see Kanos actual thoughts on these different questions. it's like having a convo with him personally and you always wanted to find out what it's like to ask these type of questions. Top Boy performance was mind blowing
Flagrant showing love to a UK legend. I fucking love it!!!
Signs In Life is a classic!!!
Some that you may not liiiiiike
Kano legit has the most overlooked music of any rapper ever, he’s so great it’s not even funny, and his last two albums which are well after his prime are both absolute classics in themselves
@@harrym9655 Signs In Life, Brown Eyes, T-shirt Weather In The Manor, This Is The Girl, Bad Boy.
There's a few to check out if you are interested mate.
@@harrym9655layer cake
Hustler
Mic check 1 2
Class of deja
Ur welcone
@@harrym9655 you're welcome, mate. I hope you enjoy!
Bruh no way they got sully on the pod. Long live the flagrancy👌👌
Sully? Nope. K.A
You need to learn some P's n Q's 😉
Kano is a living rap legend
Are u 12
@@SlaughterOfRoses Are you? You struggled to spell a 3 letter word.
🤯
This was such an interesting ep. Kano is a legitimate legend! Keep pumping this quality content out!
its about time Kano got that international recognition. I would like to have seen them however, talk about all the pioneers of 2004
Nooooooooo freaking way! They got the legend Kano, so unexpected. If you havent watched Top Boy, what are you doing with your life. It's one of the best shows ever
Word
My guy Sully was the realest on the road 😎
My exact thought kano been about for time happy to see him on here if all things best way to break into America 🇺🇸 😂
Kano, from Mortal Kombat ??
@@MeatBags yes mate... kano from mortal combat got asked to do the podcast..... 🙄🙄
These podcasts are actually next level, the mix between humour, solid guests and actual questions we want to hear as well as the informal stuff is really working
This is a solid guest???
@@ernand3352 very much so
@@rufaro- how so?
@@ernand3352 I didnt really know the guy either but I'm glad they made me discover a legend of the UK hiphop scene. Solid guest.
@@ernand3352 hatred is a horrible thing
I met Kano walking out of Newham General Hospital in East London back 2006-7, me and my fiance used to work there, she had no idea who Kano was - he obliged to a photo request, Kano was very cool and humble. She realises now after Top Boy how much of an OG he was and still is.
“And when I say it’s Kano in the house everyone knows that’s a reload ting” come on! Legend on the set. Big up Andrew for showing love to one of the best!
Fucking Kano tho , you boys never fail to impress
Respect to Schultz for giving all the UK pioneers a voice on their platform world wide. Kano is a certified O.G in British music in general. I'm hyped to watch this podcast after the first 2 U.K pods. Big up yourself everytime famalam. Live from Swansea Wales 🏴
I mean OG in the last 20 years lol. Pretty sure British music goes back to animal skin drums and lutes and shit.
Nice to see some1 else from Swansea that understand the legend that is kano
@@jamieharvey5506 I remember K.A from the ps and q's video way back when we channel aka and the box and kiss etc S.T.I.D
140 grime Street got opened my eyes to him. Made in the Manor a masterclass
Swansea in the house mucka
It’s Kano in the house really enjoyed this podcast much love
Really surprised at Andrew's knowledge on the Jamaican Dancehall influence on Hip-Hop, 💯% true and accurate 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 They called it Toast or Toasting back then and the Master of The Ceremony (MC) would "chat/toast" over the DJ playing the beats. When Jamaicans started immigrating to America they mainly settled in the East, New York. With their sound systems and big speakers they had, the American black community started to gravitate to these big parties outside the Jamaicans Blocks. They took it up and it developed into Hip-Hop 👌🏽
Nah
Don’t bother, its a racist roasting and dumbing down of black people through poding …….
I have to completely disagree with this statement and I’m surprised more people aren’t calling him out on saying that. It’s not true at all. Even from the person who pioneered hiphop he debunked this.
@@arcollins040thomas8so what is it then?
The last few episodes on Flagrant's UK tour have been straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥. This Kano one is the best so far
There has never ever been a time where I would ever think that Andrew Schulz and Kano would be in the same room together. The matrix has been broken!!!!
100% the best episode from the UK so far!
Truly a refreshing surprise, wasn’t expected but definitely needed and one of the best Flagrant eps in a while. Kano’s a grandfather in this, been a real one from dayaa. Keep up for great content boys and stay Flagrant 👌🏾🔥
#Flagrant #Kano #HomeSweetHome
The Flagrant crew have outdone themselves getting Kano on here 👏🏿amazing seeing you man show the UK scene love by getting a proper legend on the ting
Top Kano , amazing podcast been loving what you guys have been coming through , big love from 🇬🇧 ❤️- going to absolutely love watching this .
Oi come on!!! This is a great guest!! As a UK fan it's great to see this one!!! Well done!!
Uk fan lol
Saw Kano live with a full brass band around maybe 6-7 years ago. One of the best performances I have seen.
"My mom is a dime"
"Yeah so like 5 pence"
They ran past that but that is so funny from Mark lmao
30 mins in and this is a brilliant interview - honestly more power to you lot
Didn't know you guys did a UK tour?! I'll be keeping an eye out for tickets. Mad respect for getting Kano on too, proper UK legend! 🇬🇧
I love Andrew’s interest in other cultures, it’s some of the best content here, for me.
Im HYPED. Love KA, can’t believe you got him on the pod
For those that don’t know Kano is a living LEGEND
We don’t listen to “guv’ner” music sorry
What he do
@@pr0l0gue one of the pioneers of UK grime and as Andrew touched on early on, one of the stars of Top Boy which is on Netflix
@Comment_god are you british?
@Comment_god interesting, I figured when I clicked on this there might be a lot of Americans who find this boring, (especially) if they’re not into rap, but mainly bc they’re not around Uk culture and also don’t listen to grime. That’s jus how you feel then I guess
What an incredible episode. Thank you flagrant crew!
Fuck this is a painful watch. You can tell Kano is wondering what these lot are on😂 mocking it the whole time
WHAT A LINK UP!!!! KANO IS A UK LEGEND. SCHULZY I GOTTA HAND TO YOU ON THIS ONE. BIG
Ayy the crossovers are getting madder and madder every week holy shit Andrew done bits
1 mil enroute! congrats in advance boys - this episode was dope af, so chill..lots of wisdom moving around
This might be one of my fave episodes. The hiphop talks!!! Kano dropping 💎 about how we love American hiphop no doubt, but its not our story. That shit resonated hard.
Another perfect guest! This podcast is so good
What a nuts collab, love the love there showing the uk 🔥
Really enjoyed this. hope you went raving.
Kano makes me proud of British rap. Love this ep 👏🏽🇬🇧🔥
Hands down this is the most unexpected link up ever on Flagrant! Love it!
Kano is a legend in the UK.
The crazy thing about this is Kano rarely does interviews but Flagrant managed to secure an interview.
Dope. I love Top Boy. I REALLY didn’t know he was a famed rapper. Had to go back and listen. Hella dope ✊🏾
Huge respect for getting Kano on this pod, what a legend!!
Definitely one of my favorite guests so far! This episode was pure quality 🔥🔥
Kano is a U.K. legend. The fact you guys have done some research on British grime and culture so it’s not just a surface generic British American interview is very cool. Top work 👌the blokes approve
Lol, great interview. It was great to see both their banter with Kano and each other, and the reflective elements of their conversations. First time I'm getting to see this show and enjoyed it for sure, good questions too.
Wow, if you’re American on here or even English and not into the UK scene, I would recommend you all day to listen to Kano’s music, especially the last two albums, one of the best rappers in the world right now and I’m not even exaggerating, and he also deserved acting awards for his performance in Top Boy season 3, ridiculously underrated talented person
lol
Loool
Calm down Barry 🤣
@@Lucieyk I already prefer Barry’s personality to yours
@@thomers2451 thanks 😂
Was never gonna be as in-depth as I'd like but I was still thankful that Kano got to spend 25mins talking about grime/UK music scene.
Big up Kano for (even though not by name) mentioning Titch. 1:18:00
Forefather ... 👊. Nice one for setting this up!
Quality episode….unreal knowledge from Mr Schulz. Kano is an original g… remember sitting on the bus playing Ps and Qs like it was yesterday
No fuckin way!! Did not expect this guest in a million years
appreciate the support
So glad to see Kano on here. He is a treasure. Absolute legend
Bruh! Yall jus keep killing it!! Keep em coming!!!
Least funny pod ever, but still so engaging! Great job on this interview
As American thats been listening to UK music since 95' .. this has been my favorite episode. Great work 🇺🇸🇬🇧🔊😎
Out of interest how were you listening to UK music in those days? I wouldn’t have thought jungle or garage or UK hip hop would have travelled very far before the internet, unless you’re talking about pop music
@@levelofsnipes7378 raves were going on in America back in the early 90s. Although obviously not the center of sound, plenty of American djs help push the sound.
It absolutely wasn't mainstream but to people into underground counter culture music in general, rave music was well known with the hip hop, punk/industrial and reggae crowds.
In terms of audio, other than the actual event's, people sold and traded mixtapes, like actual cassette tapes
PS - plus the vinyl records were sold in music stores catering to Djs. Don't forget that America still contributed a significant portion of the culture to dance music, with early disco and house. So psychedelic dance music had been here since day 1. Electronic music has always been international but blossomed in Europe
@@levelofsnipes7378 forgot to mention AOL started in 95, and Napster around 98 or 99. So file sharing started just a few years later. Plus there was some Electronic music that went mainstream on MTV in America like Bjork, Prodigy, Portishead and Moorcheeba in the early and late 90s. So it wasn't as isolated as you may think 😊
@@HouseJawn cool, thanks for the info
damn!!! Loving these guests lately Andrew! Keep on keeping on!
Love both these guys. I’m British but live in america and so good seeing this interview.
One of the best podcast sessions I have ever witnessed. Big up the guys.
these americans were beyond cringe half the vid
you guys never fail to surprise or impress with these guests, another instant classic !
A
Dope interview, love this & wanna see more like this. Kano is a beast.
This is such a good interview. My FAVE
Listened to Kano from day, would never of thought he’d be on this
Every part of the conversation had me tapped in with it's authencity and the whole vibe it brang...🔥🔥🔥💯
Yes sir
What you boys are doing with this podcast is (in the words of joey diaz) FUCKIN TREMENDOUS. You've not only changed the game for stand up youre badding up the game with podcasts now as well, this whole uk tour has been wild. Keep getting legends like kano on and you'll be a UK legend as well man this is class
This for me was the best podcast from Flagrant, I loved it! Greetings from Portugal.
Wow, I had no idea I could get acting insight from a grime OG. Thanks to everyone involved!
Now this is a crossover I’d never expect to see. Big up Flagrant crew for putting this together 💪🏼
Maaaaaate, being from the UK and having man like K - A on the Pod is nuts!!! Smashing it Flagrant 💪
Kano clocking all the trolling HAHAHAHA bigs ups man. great episode. Good to see more of the real kano. been the man in uk since 2010
He literally killed that Sully role
Love this. Good knowledge and banter all around
Just yes! Kano shaped my teens, thank you for P's n Qs!! much love
Seeing you guys doing more here in the UK is 👌
Great interview. Great journalism guys
This is why I have so much respect for kano, could easily link up with rappers in the charts and make a massive hit as he's so respected other artists would love to link, but he's more about the art and doing the rap he loves rather than what he thinks other ppl will love, sticking to his roots and that's what makes him so respected and a master of the game, true artist right there
I’ve been watching flagrant for 2 years now and damn till this day the show is only getting better. Keep up the good work boys and big s/o to the goat Kano
I am in awe from all the guests invited to this podcast. Andrew hits the g-spot every time. Still bumping Kano tunes 10 years later when I get the proper mood. This whole project is gonna be big. Thank u to all of the team. Love
All those artists suck.
A
Why’s you have to say g spot relax
Why u say G-spot bro wtf wrong witchu 💀
That a Y right there
Wow what a interview man.
This show was lit! One of the best I've seen with a guest🔥🔥🔥
Flagrant lads hitting that uk elite status, bringing on a goat like Kano
Basically a left hook that no one saw coming.. you man are smashing life 💯
Credit to your research from the UK. You new stuff I didn't think you would know. Shout out fix up look Sharpe. Keep up the good work Andrew and the team.
Top Boy is literally one the best shows ever!
Did not expect American comedians to give one of the best Kano interviews; great questions, good research just great show altogether
these american guys were utter cringe half the podcast
Kano's album Home sweet home along with Dizzee Rascals Showtime got me into hiphop. Love from Sweden.
Yessssssss literally one of the best musicians from uk music. Legendary status. Big up flagrant!!!
I swear I needed this haha! Love it!
Black American🇺🇲, Puerto Rican🇵🇷
And Jamaican 🇯🇲 Brother's all came together in the Bronx in the 70's and created this beautiful genre known today as Hip Hop !
When you said about you are Nas to someone lol Kano is literally my idol. First CD I ever bought with my own money was home sweet home. I knew it word for word and used to go school and make out it was my own bars. I changed the bars in brown eyes and told a girl I wrote it for her it got me my first gf. Grew with his music. So good to see how well he’s done all without selling out and delivering classic albums. Living legend. The GOAT!
Biggest respect! I couldn't believe it when I saw Kano's face in the thumbnail!!!!!!! Flagrant killing it visiting us in the UK
Had it on my list now I'm definitely going to start Top Boy
Great episode boys 🙌