Grime MC Bugzy Malone: 'When you're from outside London, you'd better be special'

After an impoverished youth and a spell in jail, Bugzy Malone found an outlet in grime, giving Manchester a voice in a hitherto London-dominated scene. But, he says, the self-doubt is never far awayIn the six years since he started releasing mix tapes and EPs, Bugzy Malone has established himself as one of grime’s brightest stars – and its leading voice from outside London. The Manchester MC’s last two EPs, both self-released, reached the Top 10 in the UK album chart, and his l