Wonderland.
Stefflon Don wears Omega and Bulgari
In conversation with Beenie Man
" So much has changed, from where I live
and my bankbook, to what I’m doing now
and who I am. It’s totally different. I'm just
grateful to be able to even release music
because I know there’s a lot of people in
certain positions who can’t even release,
whoever believed in them before, whether
it’s a label or whatever, they’re just not
there no more; so they can’t even release
a video or they couldn’t even get the
backing. I'm in a space that I'm so
appreciative of – just being able to do
stuff like that."
“Even DJ Khalid told me I'm the best/You
think I'm lying?” Five years after the release
of her 2016 hit single “Real Ting,” it’s become
glaringly obvious Stefflon Don wasn’t lying.
Nor was DJ Khalid. In the last few years, the
lyrical genius has bagged a million-dollar
record deal with Universal, three more-than-
deserved MOBO nominations and collaborated
with some of the industry’s biggest stars –
from Drake to Doja Cat. Staggeringly, all before
dropping her sophomore album. Now with new
genre-bending EP “Island 54” on the horizon,
Don is picking up where she left off and
continuing her catapult to superstardom as
rap’s fiercest, and most versatile contender.
Covering our Summer issue, Don talks to
Dancehall’s King, Beenie Man, about the biggest
obstacles she’s faced in her career, that on-stage
surprise with Lil’ Kim, the importance of
empowering Jamaican artists and how you’re
only as strong as your team.
Photographed by Edward Cooke
Styled by Holly White
Hair by Halley Brisker at The Wall Group
Makeup by Amanda Grossman at The Only Agency
Styling Assistant Imy Moore
Editorial Director Huw Gwyther
Art Director Olivia Woodgate
Retouching by Jody Brock
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