Chepstow's Elro has made a storm over the last year since debuting his lyrics on popular youtube channel and face of Google Chrome SB.TV.  With over a million views of his Warm Up session video and and a good few hundred thousand more on other videos you could say he's a bit of a youtube sensation. Hes definitely different, so  we caught up with him for a quick Q and A about Chepstow, Looting and why its hard rapping if you dont fit the stereotype image.

Example :  Have you ever been for a chinese buffet on your own?  How many plates can you manage?


Elro : Can't say I have no. I'm shit at eating a lot at once... Probably 2.


Example : What was the first piece of music you bought and why?  

Elro: Cartoons, Witch Doctor. I was about 8 and the whole school was buzzing over them. We came back, whacked it on the 3 tonne cd player and all jammed.

Example : What made you start writing bars?

Elro: Dunno really, I just always liked rap music and then realised I could rap along to it so just thought… why don't I start writing?


Example :  Have you got more exes since you were on SB.TV ?

Elro : Nooooooo, I met my girlfriend since SB cos she's a singer. So man linked up

Example : First thing you do in the morning?

Elro : check my emails, then eat cereal with a cup of tea.

Example : What did you ask santa for?

Elro:  I'm one of these pretentious twats that has no real interest in material things… so I didn't really ask for anything. My girlfriend got me a lovely bottle of single malt whiskey though. Gotta love a whiskey.


Example:  What goes on in Chepstow?

Elro : Lots of pretentious people go out on a Saturday night, weekly, and then moan about how much they hate it.

Example : Do you keep your Ketchup in the fridge or the cupboard?  

Elro : Fridge obviously, cupboard people break me.

Example :  Same question but with juice?

Elro : Fridge… obviously...

Example : Top tune of 2011 ?  

Elro : I couldn't pick one, but… SBTRKT have came with a few.

Example :  Would you rather be an aluminium dog or a cardboard pirate?

Elro :  Do I have my consciousness still? Because surely you need a brain to be conscious and neither of those would have a brain. Weeeey, excessive pedantry.

Example : Did you used to watch SM:TV or Alive and Kicking?

Elro : Rarely watched either from what I can remember.

Example :  Have you ever heard the urban myth that if you spray deodorant on your nipple and flick it it will come off?   Do you think that's true?

Elro : I reckon if you get a knife and then carve it out it would work better.

Example : Have you got any other urban myths from your school days?

Elro : Apparently if you spit at a dove on Friday the 13th fuck all will happen.

Example :  if there was a riot what top 3 things would you loot?  

Elro : Xbox or Ps3… Big TV and a porcelain corpse.

Example : Do you think 9/11 was a lie?

Elro : No. These conspiracy people find correlations in things that don't exist. I've watched all these documentaries and then watched others with people who were there and happily take lie detectors etc etc… it happened.

Example :  What have you got planned for your music?

Elro : Got my first single coming out very soon! Another collaboration with Mike Skinner coming too! Look out for that!

Example : Who do you think is the best rapper ever?  

Elro : Can't pick one, I love Nas, Biggie, Earl Sweatshirt, Andre 3000

Example : Can you swim and if so what badges did you get?

Elro : Think I did a few hundred metres...

Example : Apart from Chepstow whats your favourite city?

Elro : LONDON!

Example : Do you buy tunes or steal 'em?

Elro : Buy, or listen on youtube

Example :  Do you really want to be a big black man?

Elro : yeah it would save me being stereotyped as some 'posh middle class wanker' even though I'm actually broke.

Example :  Thanks Elro have you got anything to add?  

Elro : numbers

Elro Twitter : @elroraps