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Chipmunk happy to be a role model

MC Chipmunk admits it's tough being a role model at the tender age of 18, but this confident and intuitive teenager is more than equipped to handle the challenge.

Last year Chipmunk - real name Jahmaal Noel Fyffe - scooped the 2008 MOBO Best Newcomer award. He has a support slot to American megastar Lil Wayne already on his CV, and more than a million You Tube hits for his freestyle session on Tim Westwood's 1Xtra show.

He's even been nominated for a Global Peace Award for his community work.

Right now, this rising star has everything in his locker - the tight rhymes, the clever lyrics and the gushing plaudits.

He also has a thing or two to say about politics and the perennial problem of the so-called "youth of today".
He told me: "People have put me up as a role model, and that's fine.
"It's not easy, but I've been through things in my life that have made me stronger. I'm from the streets and I believe it's about learning from mistakes. Sure, there are going to be certain kids out there who will listen to their favourite MC more than a politician. And because of that I do feel I'm in a privileged position."

Chipmunk grew up in Tottenham, to Jamaican parents.
He first picked up the mic at a youth club, with some impromptu rapping over grime beats.
By the age of 16, he was already well known on the grime scene with a posse of girls in tow, having released three critically-acclaimed mixtapes...while impressively still managing to score 10 A-C grades at GCSE.

These days he's a fully-fledged student of the rap game, and explains: "The sound of grime is ever evolving, and the British rap scene is getting there slowly. Everyone tries to compare the UK with America, but that's impossible. It's probably fairer to do England vs New York really."
Young people from Peasedown Youth Centre are going to see Chipmunnk in Concert on Sunday 27th June.

For more information about upcoming events at Peasedown Youth Centre please call Bridie on 01761 432294 or email bridie_marshall@bathnes.gov.uk