What can you tell us about the character of Bosco?

He is so many things. He really is an interesting person - there's so many layers to him. He's one of those people - as generic as it might sound - who’s more than what meets the eye. You may think you have a version of him and tomorrow, he's another version. He is constantly evolving, he is a person trying to find himself whilst also wearing a bit of a bravado shield to the world. He knows there is a certain vulnerability within him that he doesn't want to address. As a result, it makes him second guess, or if not second guess shy away from what he knows is wrong. It's like he's a roller coaster of a person. Today, Bosco goes angry tomorrow, then Bosco is depressed, the day after Bosco is happy. It's like he doesn't even have enough control over who he is to understand why he's feeling the way he's feeling.

What is Bosco like as a musician?

Bosco is a really good musician who had a great run at the top while it lasted, a really good shot at stardom. And in the process of him having a shot of stardom, he gets himself in trouble with the law has to go and sit down for a minute. In the process of him sitting down - it's a two year period - he basically loses the momentum.

Bosco is a grime/rap rapper, a youthful guy, a man of many talents, he's got vocals. He also teamed up with his sister, Vita, she happens to be the catalyst of most of his label-worthy songs. He needs Vita to be there for him, to be able to keep churning out the goods, because he's obviously on a pedestal. He's at a level where he's expected to churn out certain material which he can't really match the criteria of. The label may need a single from him, whereas all he's ever known is to rap on grime beats, go into clashes and battle people. Now he's having to become an artist and his sister has the gift of the gab for that. It's almost as if as a talent, as a musical talent, he's amazing, he just doesn't write all his music.

What’s is like having creator and writer Candice Carty-Williams on set?

It's been great because she's such a creative person and she has a great attachment to the story. This is a story that she curated from the pits of her heart, it comes from a very special place. She's a really musically oriented woman - she's very much into the craft, and she understands UK culture to a T. To have someone like that, especially being able to watch their work come to life, it must be beautiful for her as much as it is for us to have her around. She's really great to be around, like an older sister.

What are your favourite tracks in the series?

I have a song which I do at my headline show in London with one of the actors who plays Rusty, it's more of a freestyle. It's a really, really good number and one of my favourite performances to date. It was just really electric. Everyone was off their feet and lyrics are just punchy, they jump out at you.

And I'll top it off with Champion to the World because it's a classic and the catalyst song for the show.

Who your top five GOATs?

If I was to name my GOATs, my ‘greatest of all time’ music artists - probably Biggie Smalls, Little Wayne, J. Cole, Future, and lets go for Tupac.

Why should people watch Champion?

So many reasons, it is just a really beautiful story to begin with. It is well shot, well told, well written, well-acted. This is something I know people have probably been dying to see.

It’s amazing to see so many people from similar upbringings and similar backgrounds in the same place. It’s a big confidence booster and gives you the batteries in the back to say I want to keep doing this. I came up as a kid in Top Boy. When I was in that, I remember feeling like I was in a place where I was really accepted because you are in a place that is accentuating the culture, that is talking about experiences in your upbringing, someone’s experience that you may know.

This whole series has been an eye opener. Just to understand that we have narratives and stories that we can look into and that they can be expressed on a platform like this. It gives us nothing but confidence.

What has it been like to do the performance scenes?

It’s been tricky. It takes so much more than it looks to be a performing artist, it’s down to the smallest things. It might be in your choreography, there’s steps to remember, you need to know when to punch in and when to stop. You always have to be prepared for everything. It’s almost like asking you to be way more alert than you would be on a normal day.