Directed by Bella Monticelli, the video serves as a perfect visual translation of the song's hybrid nature.

The video for "Friendly" did more than just promote a single; it helped shift the trajectory of British popular music.

It proved that unapologetically Black British sounds could achieve massive commercial success without watering down their cultural roots.

It moved UK urban music away from the relentlessly dark aesthetics of road rap toward a warmer, more melodic sound.

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The track blends traditional UK grime and hip-hop with West African Afrobeats and Jamaican dancehall.