Over the weekend, Stormzy made history as the first black British solo artist to ever headline the famous Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, UK and what's more, he did it wearing a priceless jacket custom-made by fellow ultra-famous British street artist Banksy.

Taking to Instagram, Stormzy explained that the mysterious artist created him a "stab-proof vest custom made by the greatest, most iconic living artist on planet earth, the one and only BANKSY". 

 

 

 

 

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Last night I headlined Glastonbury in a stab-proof vest custom made by the greatest, most iconic living artist on planet earth, the one and only BANKSY. I opened my set with words of encouragement from my hero and ultimate inspiration and the greatest rapper to ever grace planet Earth Jay-Z. I got to sing with the most incredible and legendary man I know - Chris Martin - a man who’s genius I am so in awe of that it makes me go to studio and try to emulate him. Raleigh Ritchie - one of our country’s greatest musical talents thank you my brother. Dave & Fredo - I love you my brothers, UK’s finest rappers, thank you from my heart for helping me light up the stage and making one of the most beautiful moments our culture has seen. Thank you to my lil brother @djtiiny theres no way in hell I could do this without you you have my back always and I’m so proud of you - you are my brother in arms we go to war together I appreciate you. To Bronski, Amber, Misty, Trev, Kojo, Tim, James, Sam & my whole tour/creative/production team I appreciate you all and I’m forever grateful. To my band and to my amazing choir who have worked tireless and given this their everything all whilst sounding flawless, effortless and amazing I appreciate you all very much I can’t do this without you. Massive thank yous to: the W.A.R dance crew you lot are now my brothers thank you for bringing a God-sent energy that I truly needed. To Princess K - you are a superstar, the crowd went absolutely crazy for you and I’m so excited to watch you take the world by storm. To Ballet Black, the grace, beauty and feeling you blessed the world with yesterday was felt in the hearts of millions. To Mac, Trizzy, Bobby, C1, Flipz my BikeStormz family I’m so happy the world got to see you lots talent and skills - you just showed the world about bikelife - be very fucking proud. To Big TJ & James for getting me ready and prepared for the energy this set would need. To the whole of my #MERKY team - my family who hold me down and have my back till the end. THANK YOU GUYS, THANK YOU GOD. I am proud of myself and I feel blessed and fulfilled and purposeful. Your Glastonbury 2019 headliner, over and out.

A post shared by @ stormzy on Jun 29, 2019 at 8:15am PDT

The meaning behind him collaborating with one of art's most polarising figures is not lost on us either, as Stormzy made sure his history-making set was groundbreaking and overtly political.

The 25-year-old grime emcee showcased crime statistics on the big screen, as well as clips about racial inequalities in Britain and even had a ballet dancer take the stage to make a point that ballet shoes in different skin tones have just become available. 

Making sure the performance was definitely one for the ages, Stormzy also covered Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You and invited Coldplay's Chris Martin on stage for a duet.

Stormzy's riding a high off the back of his singles Vossi Bop and Crown, as well as an upcoming collab with Ed Sheeran called Take Me Back To London.

Tonight @Stormzy made history by being the first black solo British headliner at Glastonbury. The performance was political, iconic and the ballet was beautifully powerful. It won't just go down in Glastonbury history - it'll go down in our country's cultural history. #Glasto2019 pic.twitter.com/pmRt5OuqBI

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 28, 2019