10 Things You Didn’t Know About Maxsta

Maxsta is known as not just one of the best MC’s of his age group but one of the best in the whole of the Grime scene. The English grime MC, Maxsta was born Ian Koromah on 1992 in Lewisham, South East London. He featured in the 2011 Google Chrome advert, the second most popular YouTube advert of the year. He was also involved in the Adidas We Are London advertising campaign. His third single “Wanna Go” featuring Little Nikki was released on 29 September 2013. It entered the UK Singles Chart Update at number 46, being his most successful single to date. There is no doubt that the 24-years-old English grime MC is definitely an act to look out for in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the English grime MC from South East London, Maxsta:

1. Maxsta was born Ian Koromah on 1992 in Lewisham, South East London.

2. He attended Langdon School: the same school that the well known grime MC Kano attended.

3. He became known as Maxsta after telling people his name was Maxwell to avoid being called Ian.

4. He mentioned in an interview that as a child he was initially into rock music and skateboarding before becoming interested in grime.

5. His fast-paced, choppy style of delivery has led him to be compared to fellow London rapper Dizzee Rascal.

6. He has worked with some of the most notable members in grime and UK hip hop, including Tinie Tempah, Chipmunk and Wiley.

7. Having been an active and high profile member of the London urban music scene for several years, he recently attracted attention for being signed to Just Jam, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.

8. He featured in the 2011 Google Chrome advert, the second most popular YouTube advert of the year. He was also involved in the Adidas We Are London advertising campaign.

9. On August 2012, his debut single was released, titled “I Wanna Rock”. It reached number 67 in the UK charts and received support from several radio DJs; it was featured as Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw’s record of the week.

10. His third single “Wanna Go” featuring Little Nikki was released on 29 September 2013. It entered the UK Singles Chart Update at number 46, being his most successful single to date.