- Yo GQ, it's Aitch.
I'm going undercover on the internet,
seeing what all you lot are chatting about it.
Let's go.
[keyboard clicking]
[Aitch] It's actually me.
[keyboard clicking]
Alright, let's check, Twitter.
[keyboard clicks]
Frankie vickers said, "Today a girl asked if I liked H
and I thought she meant H from Steps,
turns out she meant the rapper Aitch from Manchester.
Am I officially middle-aged now?"
Yes Frankie, you are officially middle-aged.
To be fair, I only kinda' like figured out who Steps were
after so many middle-aged people would say H from Steps
and I'm like, what is Steps?
So, then I done my research.
Big up H from Steps tho, my guy.
But it's not me.
Next.
Clopj_x said, "Seen like 12 things recently of Americans
being shocked that Aitch isn't American.
I'm curious as to which area of America they think
produces an accent like that?"
[Aitch chuckling]
Mate, people in London can't even understand me,
so I don't even know how these Americans can understand me.
I must have missed this little phase,
people thinking I'm American.
I think I'm super British.
I kind of like tone down the Manchester sometimes,
depending on who I'm speaking to.
'Cause right now if I was in a room full
of Manchester people, and we was all talking,
you probably would not understand a word none of us said.
Bbywolf69 said, "Will I find Aitch on Tinder
when I'm back in Manny?"
No but you look,
I like your profile picture though.
You can find me on any other kind of social media platform.
Bbywolf69, I like that number.
[chime dings]
[whistling tweet]
Time to fact check Wikipedia.
Aitch first garnered attention in 2015 when a YouTube video
of him rapping to friends gained local popularity.
He originally didn't want the video published
but changed his mind when the video gained 100,000 views.
Incorrect, however we'll talk about that.
His friend continued uploading Aitch's freestyles
to see if it would gain more views.
It was actually 10,000 views but at the time,
10k views where I am from was like, whoa!
But yeah, that is true, I'd never wanted it to be out there.
My friend, Snakesme put it out there,
and the best thing he has ever done for me.
Is Snakesme, big old Reg.
Quora.
[keyboard clicking]
"Who is the best Manchester United player ever and why?"
Wayne Rooney.
GOAT.
No one can chat to him.
That's my guy.
"Who is more musically talented?
Liam Gallagher or Noel Gallagher?"
Noel, wrote most of the Oasis music, but I'm a Liam fan.
Even though I don't even think Liam likes me, to be honest.
So [beep] you Liam but I love ya'.
- [Director] Why do you think Liam doesn't like you?
'Cause I mean, I'm a United fan.
Yeah, so.
Big up Liam though.
Liam's the GOAT.
Know what I'm sayin'?
Liam should run for president of Manchester,
even though there's no such thing.
"Which is the better place to live, London or Manchester?"
One million percent Manchester
is the better place to live.
It's cheaper.
You can actually afford a house in Manchester,
near enough no matter what you do.
It's not as busy.
You're not like a sardine on the train.
And yeah, the vibes man.
Everyone's had a good night out in Manchester.
The vibes are good.
My motto is make money in London and spend it in Manchester,
and you'll be alright, trust me.
"What's the most insane party you've ever attended?"
Probably one that I don't remember,
'cause it was that insane.
The Brits after party was pretty good,
the most recent Brits.
That was lit.
[keyboard clicks]
Posted.
Back to Twitter.
Shann_2297 said, "I wonder if Aitch's friends call him
Aitch, Harrison, or Harry?"
No one ever calls me Harry.
Think the only person that calls me Harrison is my Mum
and my sisters.
Everyone else calls me Aitch.
It's always been Aitch, even before I rapped,
people called me Aitch.
And I always spelled it like that as well.
cait said, "Has Aitch actually just gone from performing
in Wembley earlier today to
playing football match this evening?"
Yes, I done Capital's Summertime Ball in Wembley,
got in a car to the West Ham stadium and
played Soccer Aid for charity.
When I played football, I used to play left-back.
I was actually the captain from Moston Brook,
yeah big captain, armband, all that stuff.
Vocal on the pitch.
You know what I'm saying?
JonnyGreen03 said, "Favorite Aitch song?'
My favorite Aitch song is My G.
My song with Ed Sheeran.
If you've heard the song, you know I don't need to explain
why that's my favorite song.
Next.
Rap Therapy said, "Seeing as how it'll be the same 3 or 4
answers if I ask about US, simply taking into consideration
sheer rapping ability and consistency, who do you think
is the best UK rapper of all time?"
[Aitch exhaling]
I've never been asked this question on camera.
The top three UK rappers of all time, okay.
Off the top of my head right now, yeah.
This is in no particular order.
Nines.
Nines in my eyes changed the game, brought a certain light
to the game that no one else did in that era.
That kinda' like gangster rap stuff.
I only seen that from 50 Cent, people like that.
I can't make my mind up between Chip and Ghetts,
so let's mold them into one person.
And then,
H from Steps [beep] it.
Insta, let's go.
_carinelm said, "Who are United's greatest rivals?
City or the Scousers?
I would rather Man City win the Premier League
than Liverpool.
A lot of mandem are City fans so whatever.
I'm slightly happy for them.
My grandad was a City fan, so yeah, I would rather City
win the league than Liverpool.
But I'm not a fan of either of them.
Next.
"The shelf life for a rapper is usually very short.
How do you plan on carving out a long career for yourself?"
You just gotta' stay consistent and I'm definitely confident
that I can do that.
But by the end of the day, it's all up to the fans.
There's like a balance, you got to find a balance
'cause you want to give the fans what they want,
but at the same time you also want to expand and grow
as an artist, do you know what I'm saying?
Like, I don't think when I started my career,
or when I first put up in 2018,
the fans didn't want to hear Baby with Ashanti.
Do you get what I'm saying?
But you just gotta build up to that and grow.
I might want to be a pop star some day,
so I'll go make a pop song.
The next day, I'm thinking I want everyone to know
I'm the best rapper in the world, so I'm gonna' write
a freestyle for Daily Duppy or GRM.
You know what I'm saying, it all depends.
Replied.
Alright, let's see some YouTube comments.
[keyboard clicks]
"Kudos to Aitch for being so inclusive with all
types of women.
Yeah man, big up.
But you know what?
It was kind of a blessing and a curse that,
because all I wanted to do was share my love for
certain types of women but now anytime I post about,
or speak about a girl that's not of that stature,
everyone thinks I'm a liar.
So I don't really know if it worked out or not.
I think some people thought it was a publicity stunt.
No, it just wasn't.
I'm just showing love in it.
Replied.
[soft music playing]
"Aitch is that one mate who has a nice car.
Always offer you a lift, but can't drive for shit."
No, I am the guy who has a nice car,
never offers you a lift.
I'm a sick driver.
Next.
TikTok.
[keyboard clicks]
[soft music continues]
"Is no one gonna ask why he's wearing two watches?"
No, because it was The Rain Challenge and it goes,
"right wrist and left wrist that's rain".
That's why no one asked.
Posted.
"Wait Aitch in a Indie fan?"
Yeah, I'm a Indie fan.
I'm a Roses fan.
I'm a Oasis fan.
I'm a Razorlight fan, I love Razorlight.
Blame it on my dad.
[keyboard clicks]
"Aitch what was your favorite song to sing?"
My favorite song to sing is Oasis, Wonderwall.
If you don't know that song word for word, front to back,
back to front, then you're probably not from Manchester.
Posted.
My dream collaboration with anyone.
My dream collaboration would be Liam Gallagher.
I wouldn't be excited to meet anyone over Liam Gallagher,
basically so.
Even though he's a dirty City fan.
Alright, okay.
Too much internet for today.
My screen time is high enough already.
Thank you, GQ.
It's actually me, it's actually Aitch.
Album, Close to Home August 19.
Ah, yeah.
[blows raspberry]