In the wake of their emphatic new single, we accompanied Morgan and Tike via zoom to discuss the triumph of their latest track. 

We asked them about their feelings towards their most recent collaboration:

TIKE — Feeling happy with all the stuff we’re putting out. It’s authentic to us while still being in line with Rudimental’s vibe. More excited than anything.

MORGAN — For both of us, this is our first song in the charts – so early on in our career, so it’s been a mad experience already. We wrote this song in December 2019, it took a while for it all to come together because of Corona. We’re super happy with it, the treatments match the song perfectly.

We asked them about the importance of timing:

MORGAN — We sat on the original record for so long, so when we heard the (Jay Weathers) version, it came with a fresh sound, almost like a completely different song.

TIKE — The build up, it was even more sweet because of how long we had waited.

We questioned the experience of writing in Rudimental’s studio:

TIKE — From 2012 onwards, I just remember nonstop listening to Rudimental on radio and TV. It’s mad being in the studio with living legends and having them f*ck with your music.

MORGAN — For me and Tike, they’re like our family. The experience has been amazing. When they dropped their hits ‘Waiting All Night’ and ‘Where’s The Love’, I was like 12 years old; to be in the studio with them now at 21 is nuts

We wanted to know how they believe the UK music scene is perceived: 

TIKE — Australia is getting it. Australia f*cks with UK music heavily no? But you know what it is, I find myself having to look hard for artists that I’m f*cking with, because it’s so oversaturated right now. Everyone and their mum are trying to do music.

MORGAN — The US is definitely not getting it. I personally love UK rap and I hope that it’s able to translate to America. I’ve seen so many videos of people from the US, and they’re not rating it. They think that if you’re from London, you’re rapping about stuff you haven’t lived through…and that’s not the case.

We asked what it is that we should expect from their next projects: 

MORGAN — The message that I’m trying to give across is just to show how authentic you are as an artist, give people the real depths of you as an artist – but also not giving them too much. The first EP I dropped, I gave them my authentic self but that can always change. People are gonna see her and think ‘Oh she’s elevated from her last project’, while still staying true to who I am. 

TIKE — I’ve made a lot of music, and I was releasing it but I kind’ve took it down because it didn’t represent me anymore. Sometimes its good to leave it, to show the ‘journey’, but it just didn’t represent me and where I’m going. This next project represents me. The title is ‘Don’t Underestimate Me’, that’s the title. I can make cold songs with catchy choruses and deeper melodies than the average artist, not just talking sh*t about trapping and bullsh*t basically. It’s reflective, it’s like a ‘pain’ project.

‘Be The One’ has afforded the two aspiring artists their most commercial success to date. Knowing the significance of the growing momentum behind them, it’s safe to say their next moves carry even greater expectations for the future.

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