Watch Stormzy’s powerful new video for ‘Superheroes’

Stormzy has dedicated the newly released video for his song Superheroes to Chadwick Boseman following the actor’s death last month aged 43.

The video ends with text that reads: “RIP Chadwick Boseman 1976-2020 ‘Forever a Superhero in our hearts.’”

The video, packed full of popular culture references including to the rappers Little Simz and Dave, the Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, and Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses novels, was premiered on Wednesday morning at schools in London, Glasgow, Dublin and Manchester.

Stormzy sent a video message to pupils welcoming them back to school and telling them they would be the first people anywhere to see the video.

“I wanted to show it to you guys first, being students in school. I think it’s important that you guys understand how powerful you are,” he said.

“We’re all superheroes, as much as we come from where we come from, we might be disadvantaged, we might have so many obstacles in front of us, you are a superhero in your own right, and don’t ever forget that.

“Those little skills that we have, those big skills that we have, those talents, those things that often go ignored, that makes you a superhero. The sky is the limit, to let you know all those things inside of you make you incredible.”

Watch the music video here.

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Read the full article by Mark Brown @ The Guardian here.