Stormzy: Police kicked in door of rapper's flat after 'burglary scare'

Rapper: Stormzy with girlfriend Maya Jama at the Elle Style Awards
Dave Benett
Saphora Smith14 February 2017
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Police officers kicked in the door of rapper Stormzy’s flat after being called to a burglary, Scotland Yard said.

The grime star tweeted a picture of the smashed-in front door of what is believed to be his west London home on Tuesday, telling of how he woke up to find police trying to break it down.

He wrote: “Woke up to Feds destroying my front door coz apparently I’m a burglar who burgles his own home.

“@MetPolice need your bank details still.”

Rapper Stormzy had his front door kicked in by police

Scotland Yard has now said officers were called to a report of a conspiracy to burgle a ground floor flat in West Brompton, shortly before 1am on Tuesday.

Police said they mistakenly believed the flat was empty and that it was only on forcing their way in that they found two lawful occupants.

They stayed at the flat until it had been secured and are since thought to have been in contact with Stormzy.

Fans of the 23-year-old rapper reacted with outrage on Twitter, referring to the police as “class A clowns” and describing the incident as “absolute madness.”

One joked: “They were after them tour them tour tickets #soldout.”

The musician's new album, Gang Signs & Prayer, is due to be released in 10 days' time.

Scotland Yard initially refused to comment on the raid, saying only that they were looking into the claims.

However the force did reply to the rapper online, telling him: “If you wish to make a complaint please DM (direct message) us so we can take some more details. Thanks.”

Stormzy, real name Michael Omari, also announced on Monday that his 17-date UK tour had sold out in just four days.

The Croydon-born rapper was forced to add more dates after his Brixton show sold out in four minutes.

Stormzy grew up with his mother, two sisters and brother in Thornton Heath, south London.

As recently as 2013 he was living in Southampton and working as an engineer, a job he told i-D magazine he was "rubbish at".

Stormzy has won Best Grime Act twice at the MOBO Awards. In July he spoke out about police brutality, penning an emotional open letter in response to a series of shootings in the US.

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