We couldn’t be any more excited for the return of Top Boy in September, after global rap superstar Drake convinced Netflix to revive the show for a 10 episode series.
And now star Kane Robinson, or grime artist Kano, has spoken about working with Canadian rapper on the project and revealed that he actually took a step back on production.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Kano said: ‘I met Drake at the beginning when we was in discussions.
‘When the Netflix deal came about, me and Ashley [Walters] and him sat down and spoke.’
The 34-year-old continued: ‘Drake is aware of the talk, you know what I mean, the stuff going on – that he is jumping on the hype.
‘He was like: “Look, I’m a fan of the show and I just wanted to see if there was any way I could help in any way and bring this back.
‘”You guys need to create the show just the same way for the same reason that I ended up loving it.”’
First airing on Channel 4 in 2011, the gritty drama followed London’s drug dealing market, and only ran for two series.
However, when God’s Plan rapper Drake stumbled upon the British drama back in 2016, he got on his hotline and reached out to Kano and Ashley to see if they wanted to make another series.
The outing will follow a new story on Hackney’s Summerhouse estate, with rising British hip hop stars Little Simz and Dave also starring.
‘Drake was influential in acquiring the Netflix deal, as I hear,’ Kano added. ‘[But] it’s not on a day-to-day level, like Drake is on set trying to tell us how to say and whatnot.
‘He’s just supporting us from behind the scenes. Yeah, it’s just a good energy. He came to the read-through.’
Top Boy series three airs on Netflix on Friday 13 September.
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