ArrDee responds to bizarre witchcraft rumours
ArrDee has set the record straight on whether he’s into witchcraft.
In the past, the Brighton rapper has spoken about the power of crystals and ‘witchcraft’, but chatting to Metro.co.uk the 20-year-old hitmaker, real name Riley Jason Davies, cleared a few things up.
‘I wouldn’t say I’m into witchcraft, it’s something that my mum’s looked into.’
The musician then added: ‘My mum’s also corrected me, she wouldn’t call it witchcraft. Basically, she looks into crystals and stones and how we’re all connected.’
‘My mum’s always been like that,’ ArrDee added, ‘giving me necklaces or rings – pieces of jewellery.
‘I used to wear the black ring – obsidian and black sapphire – which is meant to be protective and ground me.’
Did he feel protected while wearing the ring? ‘Yeah,’ came the rising star’s reply. ‘As long as it works for you, that’s the main thing.’
‘We’re not sitting at home with our cauldron whipping up potions,’ he added.
We were chatting to the British rapper about his feature film debut in Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance.
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ArrDee – who already has an impressive five UK top hits under his belt – was quick to rave about joining the franchise, which he wanted to be involved in ‘no matter what’.
Directed by Nick Nevern, who previously helmed Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Vengeance is the sixth instalment in the cult franchise and follows main character Pat Tate (Craig Fairbrass) as he seeks vengeance over the murder of one of his foot soldiers.
Departing the Essex underworld for gritty 90s Soho, Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance promises to be an all-guns-blazing addition to the gritty franchise and is a total pinch-me moment for ArrDee.
Asked how the gig came about, he told us: ‘I was a bit bored. I was scrolling through my DM requests and I saw Nick’s name.
‘I’d been a fan of the franchise for years, so it all made absolute sense.’
ArrDee added: ‘Before I’d even read the script I said to my manager, “I have to be involved no matter what”. I didn’t care what the payment was. It was about being a part of films I grew up watching.’
The chart-topper then said: ‘It blows some of my friends’ minds that I’m going to be in these films. [They] think there’s nothing I could ever do that could possibly top this.’
Oh, and in case you were wondering just how gnarly the latest Footsoldier instalment is, when we asked ArrDee what his favourite memory from set was, he told us: ‘I’ve got a couple in mind. I don’t know how many of them can go into the article.’
Enough said.
Now that he’s a fully-fledged movie star, ArrDee must have accumulated some die-hard fans.
‘I’ve got a couple that I recognise when they come to every single CD signing, show – anything I’ve publicly said I’m going to appear at, they’re there.’
‘They’re sweet people,’ he added.
‘It can be a little bit daunting at times. But it’s nice someone feels that connected to me over my music.’
One thing’s for sure, right now, the world’s ArrDee’s oyster.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance is in cinemas now.
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