"Scary" is a song by English rapper
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'' ...
. It was released as a single independently on 2 September 2016.
The song peaked at number 169 on the
UK Singles Chart.
Background
In the lyrics of "Scary", Stormzy
disses an unnamed rival. The song, like "
Shut Up
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", "One Take Freestyle" and others in his catalogue, is widely perceived to be directed at Cadell, a
grime
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* Dirt, in the form of black, ingrained dust
Music
* Grime music, a genre of music
* ''Grime'' (album), a 2001 album by Iniquity
* "Grime", a 2023 song by Macklemore from ''Ben''
* "Grime", a 2024 song by Kittie from ''Fire
...
artist and the younger half-brother of
Wiley
Wiley may refer to:
Locations
*Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
*Wiley, Georgia, an U.S. unincorporated community
* Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia, U.S.
* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
People
*Wiley (musician), ...
, who had repeatedly called out Stormzy by name on songs from 2015 onwards.
Cadell responded over the same instrumental on the song "Scarier".
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Scary" was first released onto YouTube on 25 April 2016.
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
2016 songs
2016 singles
Stormzy songs
Songs written by Stormzy
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