Upcoming Grime artist..
from South London; Shania Charles tells us about her experiences with battling racial prejudice in the system and "constantly being labelled" throughout education and outer society as she explains the "gentrifiers stereotyping me to be the typical rowdy black girl".
Style is something that's always had a major impact on Shania growing up in an environment wear many girls of the same race tend to have the same "street look" which made them distinctive and known..
But this edge was what gave Shania the confidence to express her creativity.
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Lyrically driven...
Grime has always influenced Shania growing up as it was the music she was always around along with RnB soul and Garage.
"If it wasn't for Grime I would not be in the platform I am in today and that's a fact.. hard beats and experience is essential for the industry. I'd always watch my brothers spit bars and one day I thought lemme hit that studio and rapped about something that had been buggin me in college and that's how my first hit came about.
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Embracing the Culture
The talented rapper first started accepting and embracing her culture and style towards the end of college when entering university level as her determination to succeed and prove her teachers wrong was what motivated her work ethic. Even though she wasn't always the star pupil of her class "I'm not gonna lie..yeah I weren't the most punctual and polite student but once you're stereotyped negatively you can't help but allow that self-fulfilling prophecy to occur"
Style Inspirations
"Growing up in a very multicultural environment was what influenced my look I'd say..
As I grew up in a Council Estate in Croydon where I was predominantly around Asians, Arabs and Carribeans. I loved it! everyone was different and was accepted for who they truly were on the block, so adapting to the different styles like the Bindi was my appreciation to the people of that ethnic background"- Shania Charles
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