Big Cakes takes no prisoners. The no nonsense rapper from Deptford doesn’t mince words and doesn’t suffer fools lightly. His music is food for thought: he combines reflective life observations with gritty story telling. His clever word play and sharp sense of humour all suggest that Big Cakes is one to watch for the future. His latest album S.K.I.M has been receiving rave reviews and it’s easy to see why.
Big Cakes tells the truth- whether you wonna hear it or not and set against top notch production from the likes of The Elementz, Nutty P and DJ Tactick– it’s a Hip Hop classic in the making. On top of all of this- he just may be one of the safest cats in this game. Britishiphip.co.uk catches up with him to talk realness.
BHH: You have an album out at the moment; it has received great reviews. What defines success for you? Is it how much you sell or the critical acclaim?

BHH: Everyone speaks highly of you as a lyricist and as a person. Is it important to you that you stay true to yourself i.e. your beliefs and your principles-in this industry?
Big Cakes: Yeah it’s very important to stay true to what you believe in and your views. It is important to stay true to yourself or you gonna have a problematic life anyway. With the music, it’s also important to know yourself and not limit yourself. I don’t want people to put me in a box right now. I think it is important to justify everything- if you can’t justify why you did this, than you’ve got a problem still. If I can say ‘I wore a pant on my head’ (laughs) and people will be like ‘why did you wear a pant on your head?’ and I can say I wore a pant on my head so people can see that wearing pants on your head is stupid than you might see where I’m coming from.
BHH: So you’ve worked quite closely with a lot of brilliant producers including The Elementz, who are blazing a trail in UK Hip Hop at the moment. Creatively speaking, why do you think you work well together? The track you did together (Never Had Time) just seemed so natural…

BHH: Your lyrics can be very real and honest and sometimes a little harsh depending on your outlook on life. Are you worried about how people will respond to your lyrics and is it important that you remain uncensored?
Big Cakes: Right now you know what we are living in- in London. You say certain things and you get stepped on and you will actually feel this invisible force crushing your career (laughs). We are getting more and more censored everyday but for me it is very important to be real. Anyone who knows me- knows I’m the kind of person who you can’t say ‘that’s not blue’ when it is- and get away with it. I’m gonna start have a discussion with you, I want a justification for everything you’ve said. When I talk about society and a lot of things in this society are fucked up obviously, it’s important to be honest. I’m not gonna be here forever; I want people- the next generation to look at the music and be like ‘ok, was that what was going on then’ unlike some artists who are out there right now talking about trivial… well- shit.
BHH: How would you describe your album to anyone who hasn’t copped it?
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BHH: Do you think the UK media outlets support UK Hip Hop?
Big Cakes: Yeah they do, the radio does but then you have the secret agendas. Some people have an agenda for UK Hip hop- or what they think UK Hip Hop should be or sound like. You’ve got the Phoebe Ones out there, who showed me mad love just because she’s feeling the music, 1Xtra shows a lot of UK artists a lot of love but there are bare forces at play in this game.
BHH: So what’s next for Big Cakes?
Big Cakes: I’m always recording tracks for the next album. I’ve got a mixtape coming out soon; I might not really sell it. It’s called Real Talk I just want people to listen to it, so there’s no real excuse for people not to hear it.
S.K.I.M is available now on Stuff Music.
By: Michelle Adabra
