Is staying authentic, the real success in life? Big Narstie discusses Baftas, BDL & staying true to his Brixton roots.

Bafta Award winning Big Narstie joins Derek Chisora and Jermaine Jenas to dive into his 20 year career from Grime pioneer, MTV Base to TV Personality and now a household name!

Narstie dives into his Wins, Losses, Lessons & Legacy from growing up in Brixton in the 80s and making music to meeting Ed Sheeran, Channel 4 and his pride in becoming a Dad - nothing is off limits in this brutally honest conversation! 

As ever, Producer Natalie opens up the LMTYS Dilemma DM’s from listeners and asks the guys their thoughts on Love Island, their daughters dating & relationships!

Send us your wild listener dilemmas so we can feature it on the show - message us via DM at https://www.instagram.com/lmtysofficial/

Let Me Tell You Something with Derek & JJ is a Pivot Productions Group podcast. 

Credits: 

Exec Producer: Natalie Eastwood 

Producer: James Burtt 

Video Editor: Arthur Barker

Short-Form Editor: Joe Hickey 

KEY MOMENTS:

0:00 – JJ & Derek intro Big Narstie

0:27 – Big Narstie: “I’m a bumblebee” analogy

1:41 – “You can only p** with the c**k you got”

3:39 – Being unapologetically yourself

4:39 – Evolution vs. losing yourself

8:27 – Big Narstie’s medical weed company

9:53 – Social media & road life today

12:49 – Ignoring dad’s advice & getting caught

18:16 – First pair of 110s (Air Max story)

21:25 – Pressure of being the man of the house

22:33 – Starting grime & early mixtapes

27:46 – Uncle Pain blows up on YouTube

29:34 – Making Channel 4’s The Big Narstie Show

33:23 – Wildest TV guests (Stephen Fry, Dennis Rodman)

36:24 – Parenting fears & kids’ futures

40:13 – Friendship with Ed Sheeran & Jamal Edwards

43:00 – Big Narstie’s businesses & “happy money”

45:11 – Guest dilemmas & raw advice

46:15 – Wins, losses, lessons & legacy

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