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My Hometown: Graft: Uncovering My Roots



Growing up in Leeds shaped rapper Graft’s music, and after a rapid rise to fame, he was crowned the winner of BBC’s The Rap Game. Now he has embarked on a new journey to fuse his music with his true identity. With a lifelong desire to know more about his family history, Graft is now on a mission to trace his ancestral roots whilst pursuing even further heights in his music career.

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