The 23-year-old South Londoner has long enjoyed next-big-thing status, all the while cutting a natty profile in drainpipe jeans, checkered shirts, and baseball caps.

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Also like the New York rock group, they've scored buzz among the drainpipe-jeans crowd, complete with the unfortunate label "hipster rap" and the requisite backlash sure to follow.

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