"Know Me From" is a

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track by

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

, released independently on 8 March 2015. The song peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and release

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's "BMO Field" freestyle, taken from his 2014 album ''Snakes and Ladders'', and Kozzie's "Try Me". "Know Me From" premiered on Logan Sama's Boiler Room showcase. Stormzy performed the track at the

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in 2015.

Music video

The one-take music video, directed by Omari's friend Jaiden Ramgeet, was released on 22 February 2015. It features appearances from Stormzy's mother and Inch from

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. The video has accumulated over 29 million

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views.

Controversy

's younger brother, Cadell, was unimpressed with the way that Stormzy had used the same instrumental as his sibling but turned it into something marketable. He released the diss track "Hotline", directed at Stormzy among others, and Stormzy addressed these remarks (as well as Cadell's loaded tweets) on "

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In other media

The song is featured in the 2018 episode "

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" of the show ''

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''.

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

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