Professor Green opens up about losing the woman who raised him as he unveils emotional music video for "Lullaby," the lead single of the British rapper and producer's forthcoming third studio album "Growing Up in Public," due in UK stores on September 22nd via Virgin Records. It features the vocal talents of American up-and-coming singer Tori Kelly, who first found fame in the 2010 series of American Idol.
"Lullaby" is a tender rap-pop song very in the vein of the Eminem and Rihanna collaborations. This is Kelly's first major duet. Fans have been left moved by the emotional "Lullaby" video. And Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, has revealed the inspiration behind the British star's heartfelt hit song is his late grandmother, Patricia, who raised him as a child. Speaking exclusively after the release of his video clip, he said: "I wrote the song about my great grandmother who I lived with and was brought up by until I was 13 when she passed away. It's the specific details that matter here, the bed she slept in, the blue blanket she had on her bed, the things and the place I associated with being safe and secure."
Opening up about the time his beloved grandmother passed away, Green said: "I remember when she passed away I was on the sofa at my mums asleep and I opened my eyes as she picked up the phone to be told she'd passed away - unexpectedly as when she went into hospital they thought it was a stomach ulcer and nothing more serious." He went on to describe his shock at the news as he said: "I cried before she'd put the phone down and told me. I remember getting home and all of her things being there but her not, it was the first time I'd suffered lost and I'd lost one of the most important people in my life."
Matching the tone of the single, the Alex Herron-directed touching video focuses on a young boy and his grandfather and follows their story as the grandfather becomes unwell and passes away. Kelly sings the chorus on a pick-up truck, and in a wheat field, while Green raps walking the city streets as we get to see footage of the actual treatment of the video; the young boy taking care of his grandfather as he lives his last days. When he returns home from the hospital where is his grandfather has passed away, the song's filled with nostalgia that will make him break down. Fortunately for him, he has the support of his girlfriend to carry through.
"Lullaby" is a tender rap-pop song very in the vein of the Eminem and Rihanna collaborations. This is Kelly's first major duet. Fans have been left moved by the emotional "Lullaby" video. And Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, has revealed the inspiration behind the British star's heartfelt hit song is his late grandmother, Patricia, who raised him as a child. Speaking exclusively after the release of his video clip, he said: "I wrote the song about my great grandmother who I lived with and was brought up by until I was 13 when she passed away. It's the specific details that matter here, the bed she slept in, the blue blanket she had on her bed, the things and the place I associated with being safe and secure."
Opening up about the time his beloved grandmother passed away, Green said: "I remember when she passed away I was on the sofa at my mums asleep and I opened my eyes as she picked up the phone to be told she'd passed away - unexpectedly as when she went into hospital they thought it was a stomach ulcer and nothing more serious." He went on to describe his shock at the news as he said: "I cried before she'd put the phone down and told me. I remember getting home and all of her things being there but her not, it was the first time I'd suffered lost and I'd lost one of the most important people in my life."
Matching the tone of the single, the Alex Herron-directed touching video focuses on a young boy and his grandfather and follows their story as the grandfather becomes unwell and passes away. Kelly sings the chorus on a pick-up truck, and in a wheat field, while Green raps walking the city streets as we get to see footage of the actual treatment of the video; the young boy taking care of his grandfather as he lives his last days. When he returns home from the hospital where is his grandfather has passed away, the song's filled with nostalgia that will make him break down. Fortunately for him, he has the support of his girlfriend to carry through.
