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GRIME ST STAR ‘FELT BAD’ IN SNUBBING A JAY-Z COLLABORATION

TORMZY has revealed how ‘the greatest conversation’ of his life ended with him turning down a chance to work with his hero JAY-Z.

The Glastonbury headliner, 26, was in the studio with

Ed Sheeran for their chart-topper

Take Me Back To London when

JAY-Z turned up to record a verse.

‘It blew my mind,

JAY-Z is my No.1 inspiration,’ said

Stormzy. ‘We got into the studio and we were writing for this song, and then he just stops the music and said, “Tell me about London, I need some inspiration”. ‘Me and my manager were telling him about London and we had this powerful, beautiful, greatest conversation of my entire life.’

They chatted for an hour, Stormzy tells Jonathan Ross on his ITV chat show tomorrow. But, despite their connection, something didn’t feel right to the

Stormzy talks about JAY-Z on Wossy’s show grime star. ‘This is JAY-Z and Stormzy, what he means to culture, what I mean to culture... I said, “Is this the song?” I didn’t think it was the song. In my heart, in my soul musically, I had verbal diarrhoea. I felt proper bad because I was like, “You’re saying NO to JAY-Z!”’

He continued: ‘I was like, “I know how it goes, Mr Z. You are the most brilliant, busy man and I will probably never get this opportunity ever again but, hand on my heart, I don’t think this is the right song for us. I don’t know why I’m saying this to you, but this is not the song”.’

Asked about JAY-Z’s reaction, he joked: ‘He couldn’t believe I did it. JAY-Z was super-proud and super-shocked and taken aback by the fact that this kid told him. He fully understood. He made me feel proud of what I did.’