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Mick Hick is the name on the fans lips as he has burst onto the scene and took the rap world by storm. The young rapper has released his first album (Farm Life), trended six times on Twitter, dominated iTunes and has appeared in venues around the world since his debut release in February last year. We asked how the transition has been from stacking shelves in Parry's to the world stage "It's not been easy I didn't even expect to have my demo listened to but I got a call from K.Winny and he said we started recording within the next week. I just told my boss i'm gone and now here I am." Since the release of the album Farm Life it has become the most bought rap album and the second most bought album in 2013 completely revolutionising the genre and putting rap back on the map. We needed to find out the inspiration behind such an influential album "There is nothing special about the way that I wrote the album, the area I lived in inspired me because I seen some mad sh*t and that is the source of what has been called the aggressive lyrics that I use. Nobody really gave me a chance so I took that anger and put it to paper."All the fame and fortune don’t come without contraversy and for this scouse rapper that happens to be the recent comments made by concerned parents about the content of Hick’s songs and the effect they have on their children. Campaigns out the arists house protesting for mick hick to remove anything that can be considered offensive from his current and future music. Mick Hick speaks out for the first time about the comments “it’s hard to ignore it when I wake up and see crowds of angry people protesting outside my house. But it doesn’t bother me because they are using my music for their inability to parent their own kids. I ain’t changing my music for anynody it is the only way I can express who i am. the only reason they are complaining is because they can’t do their job, if they don’t like what’s in my tracks then they can stop their kids from listening. it's the hardest profession in the world I wouldn't advise anyone to become an artist unless they was ready, because this is the sh*t i have to put up with.”  Inspirational words from one of the prodigies of the genre it is no 50 Cent and Ja Rule level but it has managed to reach national news and bring more drama to an already contraversial genre. His first appearance of the year will be at V festival and we asked the man himself on the festival "It's my first appearance of the year so it sets the benchmark so i'm feeling the pressure. Also to be the only rapper appearing is just a credit to myself and tells me that i'm doing something right, i'm just gonna go out there and hope they like my new material." The pressure is going to be huge for Mick Hick if he plans on replicating the form that made him become one of the most sought after artists of 2013. We spoke to manager Connor Burgess on how he is going to make sure the rapper isn't going to become a forgotten soul "It's my job to make sure that he is constantly busy, check he isn't slacking and to keep him the name on everyone's lips. I have organised a tour for this year both national and global because we need to get his name popping in the states. He is currently working on his second album and we need to make sure it doesn't flop, I'm as surprised as anyone that he is close to completing another album after releasing his debut album earlier in the year; he's just got a gift for it. There are rumours that have been circulating around the press is the collaboration of Mick Hick and the greatest rapper of the generation and the most successful white rapper Eminem. A potential master and prodigy single, we didn't hesitate to see if there was any truth in the rumours "Eminem? That would be sick wouldn't it? I'm sorry to say there is no truth in it. I've had no contact with Eminem but if he would be up for it and Eminem if you are reading this hit me up." Mick Hick is starting to become one of the most talked about rappers in the industry and Acapella are expecting big things from the scouse rapper. it wouldn’t be surprising if this is something that if this is a subject that will remain with the fans throughout the year, and especially not surprised if this turns out to be true. 2014 is certainly going to be the defining year for this rapper.