After signing to Idris Elba's label and releasing his debut album in 2020, rapper Che Lingo developed an eating disorder during the pandemic. Now, he is opening up about his struggles in Coming Up For Air - and tells Sky News why he will never shy away from discussing his problems openly.
Rather than offer advice, Elba told Lingo to keep doing exactly what he was doing. His son was a fan, he told the rapper, and he had been listening himself for months."Before we got working on the first album, we had a phone call and he was like, 'I think you're a genius, I think what you do is amazing, and I'm just happy you've trusted us with the next leg of your career'.
He is tired of stereotypes. The majority of black people living on estates such as the one he grew up on aren't involved in crime, or"things based on survival that people would consider negative", he says."Most are regular people wanting to get on with their day. I wanted to make sure that not only did I get to tell my story, but I got to tell the story of millions and millions of young black youths that come out of south and southwest London".
"He was 19, a semi-pro footballer, a sports science student," Lingo says now."By the time he reached the police station, his neck was broken and he was paralysed. And three policemen lied about their involvement.
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