The album was supported by the lead single " Big for Your Boots " . '' Gang Signs & Prayer '' received critical acclaim upon release , and entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with sales of 69,000 , becoming the first grime album in history to reach number one . It holds the distinction of having every song from the album appear concurrently on the UK Singles Chart , including seven songs in the top 40 . In February 2018 , '' Gang Signs & Prayer '' won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards . After gaining attention on the UK underground music scene via his '' Wicked Skengman '' series of freestyles over classic grime beats , Stormzy released his debut EP '' Dreamers Disease '' independently in July 2014
2018 Brit Awards
2018 Brit Awards
Gang Signs & Prayer