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British rapper Stormzy launches Merky Books publishing imprint

By July 11, 2018Literature, News

Stormzy was born Michael Omari in July 1993 in London. He rose to fame as a grime artist and rapper, and won ‘Best Grime Act’ at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards. His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, was released in 2017 and was the first ever grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Ever the supporter of new artists and ambitious, young people, Stormzy has teamed up with Penguin Random House to create his own imprint #Merky Books. This will be added to his other projects: his record label, #Merky Records, and his own music festival in Ibiza, #Merky Festival.




Stormzy has insisted that new, young writing talent would be found through school competitions and a paid internship from 2019. The first book set to be released under the imprint is Stormzy’s Rise Up: The #Merky Journey So Far which is available for pre-order now.

“Featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, annotated lyrics and contributions from those closest to him, Rise Up is Stormzy’s story, in his words, and the record of a journey unlike any other,” said Penguin Random House.

Pre-order Stormzy’s first book here:

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