Shiro's Story

Shiro's Story is a three-part YouTube series, written, directed and narrated through the medium of rap by Rapman. It stars Joivan Wade as Shiro, Percelle Ascott as his best friend, Kyle, and has cameo appearances by Ashley Walters, Headie One, Not3s and the late Cadet. Themes of betrayal, love and London gang rivalry play throughout, but there is no glamorisation of violence.

Shiro's Story
Directed byRapman
Produced by
Written byRapman
Starring
Music by
  • Kaze Beats (Rap Instrumentals)
  • Jonathon Deering (Score)
CinematographySimon Stolland
Edited bySimon Stolland
Production
company
Distributed byLink Up TV
Release date
2018
Running time
45 minutes (total)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The series was shot guerrilla-style on a budget of £3,000 and had been seen 7.2 million times as of early November 2019.[1] The series as a whole has a run time of 45 minutes. Part 2 of the series won GRM Daily's Video of the Year award in 2018.[2]

Rapman subsequently signed a contract with Island Records and Jay-Z's ROC Nation[3], and in late 2018, Paramount Pictures and BBC Films bought the rights for his feature film Blue Story.[4][5][6]

Episodes
EpisodeProduction CompaniesReleasedLengthViews (as of 2019)Notes
3Island Records, Aukes MediaSep 16, 201821:426.9 MillionReceived over a million views in five hours. Rapman signed to Jay-Z's ROC Nation soon after.
2Aukes MediaJul 1, 201813:476.2 MillionWon GRM Daily Rated Awards - Video of the Year
1Aukes MediaApr 8, 201810:156.3 MillionSelf-financed and created by 'calling in favours'

Behind the scenes episode 1-4

References
  1. Leigh, Danny (8 November, 2019). Rapman: the London film-maker who gatecrashed Hollywood in style. The Guardian.
  2. https://versus.uk.com/2018/09/winners-grm-daily-rated-awards/
  3. https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/rapman-shiros-story-jay-z-roc-nation/
  4. Mensah, De'Graft (September 21, 2018). "Rapman: I want to take Shiro's Story to Netflix". BBC Newsbeat.
  5. "Move over Bodyguard: how crime drama Shiro's Story became a YouTube hit". The Guardian.
  6. "Shiro's Story: an engrossing tale of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks". Evening Standard.
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