Headie One ft: Stormzy - Cry No More (Official Video)
Headie One has today released his first single this year, taken from his forthcoming new album The Last One. Cry No More is out now across all DSPs with The Last One to be released via Columbia Records in June, available for pre-order here.
Produced by Tay Keith (Travis Scott, Drake), Tommy Parker (Ariana Grande, 21 Savage) and Pooh Beatz (Jack Harlow, DaBaby), Cry No More features Stormzy (who featured on Headie’s #2 hit ‘Ain’t It Different’) and sees Headie in a reflective mood “Sometimes you gotta lose the battle, just so you can win the war, you gotta go back and forth, from the court to the roads to the court”. The accompanying film, conceptualised by Headie and directed by RAWTAPE (Keshi, Kasabian, NTS), shows both artists on the streets of their hometown, portraying the good, the bad and the ugly side of London life with Stormzy rapping ‘I just laugh when they say that I can’t go higher, i’m a frequent flyer, my last albums cold but my new ones fire, I might call it Maya”.
Headie One says of the track and video: “This is one of my favourites from the album.. I loved the sample and 808s straight away when Tay (Keith) and Pooh (Beatz) played it in the studio. Stormzy went crazy on it too”.
“The video concept was to show people that everyone has struggles they have to deal with daily. That’s no different to myself and Stormzy, regardless of what people think we’ve achieved in our careers. We still have things in life we have to deal with like everyone else”.
The Last One is Headie’s second album following his debut, Edna in 2020 which reached #1 in the UK album chart, making history as the first drill album to achieve the milestone.
The new album completes the narrative of Headie’s story from ‘The One’ mixtape to present day. From pain and regret to progression and finally, a new chapter and a new beginning. He has touched on some of the subjects and circumstances in previous projects but the lyrics on ‘The Last One’ aim to dig deeper. The artwork also signifies the arrival at a destination. One where he now stands alone, free from the oppression of his past and on the horizon of a new life.