Stormzy Releases Debut Book ‘Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far’

Stormzy is celebrating the release of his debut book Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far.

Co-written and edited by Jude Yawson, Rise Up is an autobiography detailing the story of Stormzy’s humble beginnings to his current household name status. The book also features lyrics, comments from those close to him and rare and unseen photos.

Earlier in the day, Big Mike took to Instagram to announce the release of his book and used the opportunity to shed light on the creative process.

“RISE UP: The #Merky Story So Far. IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW”, he begins. “I can’t quite perfectly describe this book because it is so many things – a documentation of our journey, a memoir of our struggles and a true tale of ambition and perseverance”.

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RISE UP: The #Merky Story So Far. IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW! quite a surreal feeling, massive thank you to Jude @judinihoo for piecing my team’s story in such a beautiful way, the book reads like a moving motion picture and is INCREDIBLE!!! I can’t quite perfectly describe this book because it is so many things – a documentation of our journey, a memoir of our struggles and a true tale of ambition and perseverance. Thank you God for this team you’ve blessed me with ❤️ I pray you all get a chance to read this, or hear this (as there’s an audio book ). The link is in my bio, love in advance for the support I know you guys will show for us as you’ve always done and you know it’s always appreciated from my heart. OUT NOW!

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Stormzy’s autobiography is the first book to be released under his major partnership with Penguin Random House, #Merky Books.

To celebrate the book’s release, Stormzy will be hosting an event at the Barbican on the 7^th November which will see him have an in-depth chat with Akala, and will see special appearances from Benjamin Zephaniah, Malorie Blackman and many more.

Be sure to grab your copy of Rise Up by clicking here.