I am a Superstar is again and nicely underway. We’re simply a few episodes in and the stars are settling into jungle life and their new diets of bugs and creepy crawlies. And all of our gag reflexes are being sorely examined.
Amongst the pack is Aitch, a rapper from Manchester, who has already made fairly the affect on the jungle. His journey started quite dramatically with him leaping from a helicopter into the jungle. “I am identified for making music – and possibly consuming kangaroo balls after this,” he stated because the present opened. As of episode two, Aitch is about to tackle the second notorious Bushtucker Trial – and, who is aware of, some kangaroo balls could also be concerned.
In response to the Impartial, Aitch is the highest-paid contestant this yr, receiving a reported £250,000 for his look. However who’s the Mancunian rapper?
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The place is Aitch from?
Harrison James Armstrong, identified by the skilled title Aitch, is a rapper from Manchester. Born on 9 December 1999 in New Moston. After ending faculty, he briefly attended faculty, earlier than leaving to work in building together with his grandfather in 2018 – however that solely lasted a number of months earlier than he dropped “Straight Rhymez” on YouTube, which quickly went viral and have become the launch pad for his profession.
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Aitch’s rapping profession
After “Straight Rhymez,” Aitch “blew up.” “It simply went loopy,” he informed The Guardian. “I had all these file labels phoning me so I needed to be like: ‘Yo, grandad, I’m not coming into work, I’m going to London to fulfill Sony and Common.’ After which I simply really feel like I blinked and now I’m right here.”
Since then, he has jumped from one profession excessive to a different.
