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Adz: I think it’s definitely normal for people to do that, yeah, but if they’re gonna do that, if you’re gonna just play WWE, then only keep that energy on that song and in front of that character. Then when you do meet other people, don’t act; you can’t still be in Big Show mode or Undertaker mode—you gotta be in real mode. For some people, mental health is still something of a taboo subject. Did you feel any hesitation when talking about how you both visit a therapist? They want people to know what they’ve come from for agood reason. ​ “It’s important to let people understand that you can have nothing, have loads of different struggles – whether that’s being labelled with mental health, whatever you’re going through – and you can still get to the top,” says LB. Adz chips in anote Adz: This is my best friend! I’m with him every single day. If you’re not gonna rap with me, I’m not really on it.

Adz: What we do is ‘UK rap wave’ music. But what the scene does, is what the scene does. There’s other UK rap wave artists, to name the other bait two: M Huncho and Nafe Smallz. That’s another two bait wave artists. If you look at a song in 2019, what does it consist of? Even if it’s from a ‘rapper’, or an Afroswing artist or a grime MC or whatever—what does it consist of? Them singing on the chorus, their videos are a lot more animated, they look a lot more happy, they’re smiling more, they’re interacting more. That’s it! That’s what we’ve done. We’ve shifted the whole entire thing. Other rappers are talking about doing sexual acts they would never speak about before. They just talk about it now because they know it’s gonna bang. Dirtbike LB: “ Traphouse” was the beginning of the wave… well, “ 3 Gutta” was the beginning of the wave if you understood it. People understood that they were gonna get some Auto-Tune, the flows and the street shit at the same time, but they didn’t think it would carry on. And then “Traphouse”, then “ Large Amounts”, then “ The Shard” and it just didn’t stop. DBE have disregarded all of rap’s commandments, including when it comes to sex. As Dizzee said on ILuv U: ​ “I ain’t abocat, Idon’t like the smell” (referring to the fact that he wouldn’t go down on awoman). DBE have turned that stereotype on its head. You’ ve got some big names on PTSD, too: Lil Baby, Krept & Konan, AJ Tracey, Chip. How did you decide on the features for the project? Considering its size, PTSD is remarkably absorbing and coherent, reshaping UK trap with sharp wordplay, indelible hooks, and plenty of sonic experimentation—the head-snapping rhythms of “Ain’t Chanelle,” the melodic melancholy of “Outside,” the searching self-examination of “Last Night in Barcelona.” “That’s why we withheld from even signing to a label in England, because this sound has never existed before over here in the way we’re doing it,” says Young Adz. “You can tell me the success you’ve had with this Afroswing artist or this club guy…that ain’t our music. We’re not a social experiment, like, ‘Let me just give them a bag and see if we can do it.’ We’ve got to do it, we’ve got to direct the wave.”

For "Prada": "Billboard Global 200: 01 October 2023 - 07 October 2023". Billboard . Retrieved 4 October 2023. As Niro Tha DJ cues up songs such as Nookie (6.1 million views and counting), Large Amounts (12.8 million views) and nASSty (9.8 million), the pair practise on their mics with Auto-Tune and bass buzzing around the tiny room. Their stratospheric rise hasn’t been immediate. ​ “It’s just being ahead of your time, innit. Everyone’s gonna catch up eventually,” says LB. a b Copsey, Rob (9 July 2019). "Post Malone's Goodbyes is Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart". The Official Chart . Retrieved 17 July 2023.

The album is littered with drug references: to Xanax, Percocet, weed, lean, pills. They laugh when Iask them about their drug use, insisting they’re in great shape. ​ “We’ll never stop getting high, realistically, at least not for now. It’s just about applying some other things to it. Drink some water. Go to the gym.” He pauses. ​ “Eat some food.”