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Stormzy's powerful and career defining headline set at Glastonbury Festival has got people talking.

The 25-year-old performed a tight set, tackling knife crime, racism within the arts, racial profiling, and politics - all things we've seen Stormzy deftly broach before.

But that's not to say the set was without surprises - including a mid-performance tribute to Ed Sheeran, as Stormzy (real name Michael Omari Owuo Jr) sang and danced to Sheeran's Shape of You - much to the delight of his crowd.

As Stormzy made history for being the first grime artist to headline the festival, he also made history with his tightly choreographed set - complete with pyrotechnics, multiple costume changes, incredible dance breaks, and generally impeccable staging.

A lot of fans noted the rapper's black stab-proof vest which depicted the Union Jack in black and white.

It was a part of the South Londoner's continued effort to highlight knife crime in his work, which was front and centre during the set.

Now the creator behind the customised vest has been revealed - the artist Banksy.

The urban artist revealed the news on his official Instagram page was left humbled by Stormzy wearing his artwork.

He shared a photo of Stormzy with the caption: "I made a customised stab-proof vest and thought - who could possibly wear this?

"Stormzy at Glastonbury."

The Vozzi Bop singer shared the photo on his Twitter page, with the caption "Absolutely f****** speechless".

Headline set broadcast uncensored on BBC

(Image: PA)

The BBC confirmed that they wouldn't be censoring any of Stormzy's set - meaning the channel aired the entirety of his set for viewers at home.

In a statement to the Metro, the BBC said that Stormzy's set would "be broadcast live on BBC2 post-watershed with the appropriate language warnings, in accordance with the BBC’s editorial guidelines."

The star is known for his political statements in his music, including his renowned performance at the Brit Awards last year where he called out Theresa May's government on their inaction over the Grenfell Tower disaster.

He didn't shy away from politics tonight, with a reference to Boris Johnson in his second song of the night, Cold, where he rapped: "So tell Boris Johnson, 'suck your mum, we don't care.'"

That wasn't the only reference to the UK's likely next Prime Minister in the evening.

He also performed his hit single Vossi Bop, where he chants: "F*** the government and f*** Boris."

Stormzy also highlighted the work of politicians he respects, sampling lines from Labour MP David Lammy's speeches.

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