Taking his time in the Brand New For 2018 spotlight this week is Hackney’s Not3s. Don’t let that cheeky smile fool you though, the 19-year-old is prone to going rogue…!

Famed for his viral hit ‘Addison Lee’, Not3s told us in our exclusive interview, that he pushed it live against his management’s wishes…

“My management didn’t agree with it at first and they wanted certain things to change in the song but I was like ‘nah, no’, I just slapped it on Soundcloud, not listening to nobody. Now we laugh about it ‘cause now it’s done so well.”

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Somuch so the mini cab firm honoured him with his own accolade. “They gave me a promo code with my name!” he beamed. “It was a sweet promo code I can’t lie to you – a lot of people used it!”

For those not yet in the know, the ‘3’ in his name represents the three things he’s striving for: making notes as in money, notes as in music and people taking note of him. And with his first major EP featuring the likesof Tinie Tempah, Shakka and MoStack, people certainly have…

“It means so much for them to jump on my project, nobody expected that variety of sound. It was just sick working with them, each and every one of them.”

Elsewhere in our exclusive interview the MC/singer also promises more features, tells us what happened the day he recorded ‘My Lover’ and more. Check it out above!

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