Stormzy addresses split from Maya Jama on his new album

Stormzy has addressed his split from Maya Jama in a song from his new album.

The 26-year-old admitted to "disrespecting" Maya in Lessons, which is the second from last song on his sophomore album Heavy Is The Head.  The lyrics say:

“Fast forward now, my nephew’s still asking for his Auntie Maya, Guess this is the karma for what I done to Maya. “I just stood and let it burn, I couldn’t done the fire, Lord, I pray you make it easy, that’s my one desire.”

The lyrics continue:

"You cannot imagine how I'm sorry, man, I'm showing you. Now I haven't even got the luxury of knowing you. "We was even meant to share a seed and let it grow in you. I can't even look you in the eye, that's 'cause of shame. "Now you're tryna block me out your mind, that's 'cause of pain. Greatest love I ever knew, I poured it down the drain. "Maybe it's the only way we both call it a day. You gave me the world and then I gave you disrespect. "Hand on my heart, this is my biggest of regrets. Thought I'd say it here than rather fling it in a text. "Until you're ready to forgive I'm always wishing you the best." 

Stormzy told BBC Radio 1 Xtra how he felt he needed to apologise publicly to Maya for what happened in their split, noting: "it was a public disrespect that needed a public apology."

“Everything happened so public, it was a hot topic, and I’m going on record now and I’m apologising, I’m trying to lay it all bare and be very truthful and be very clear in my truth as well," he told Dotty. "I'm not trying to shy away from it. It was a public disrespect. It was a public disrespect that needed a public apology."

"That girl gave me the world. I will wholeheartedly say that's a phenomenal woman that loved man wholeheartedly and was man's everything," he continued. "And I disrespected and was inconsiderate – a big disrespect. The least I can do is come out and say, come on. I will say it 100 per cent loud and clear that's a brilliant woman – we shared something very deep and she loved me wholeheartedly. And man went out and disrespected."

Stormzy and Maya announced they had broken up earlier this year. The rapper and presenter were together for four years before calling time on their relationship during the summer.