Entries in Spoken Word (17)

Wednesday
Nov012023

Mustafa - Name of God

One of the most stunning pieces of music in 2023. Sudanese-Canadian poet Mustafa has created a masterpiece with 'Name of God', expressing deep sadness and emotion in such a beautiful and artistic way. Very rare these days to come across a song that you put on repeat, but I'm about 10 listens in, and it just keeps getting better.

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Monday
Apr132015

George The Poet - Wotless

Ahead of his headline gig at Village Underground tonight, here is the new one from George The Poet, which was premiered as Hottest Record in the World last week. Nothing short of genius, as always. Get your copy HERE.

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Monday
Feb162015

George The Poet - Cat D (Official Video)

Unleashed this afternoon, here are the official visuals for the new single from George The Poet, which is available HERE. George is one of the most exciting UK talents right now and this is without doubt his strongest piece of music released to date - he has found his sound.

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Monday
Jan122015

George The Poet - Cat D

George The Poet shows exactly why he's the name on everybody's lips at the moment with new track 'Cat D', which achieves a poignancy and social understanding that few artists are lucky enough to ever touch upon - without doubt the most exciting young lyricist in UK music at the moment, bar none.

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Monday
Oct132014

George The Poet - 1,2,1,2 (Official Video)

Ahead of his co-headline show with JP Cooper this evening, George The Poet has unleashed the visuals for his Bodhi-produced new single. Musically dope, and the message is incredible as ever - get your copy HERE.

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Saturday
Sep272014

George The Poet - The Chicken and the Egg EP

Just days after dropping new his Bodhi produced single "1, 2, 1, 2" the incredibly talented George The Poet has treated fans to more new material in the form of concept EP The Chicken and the Egg, which blurs the lines between lyricism, poetry and music in a way only George can. Listen after the jump and hear why George is, for me, one of the most exciting young artists in the world right now.

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Monday
Aug112014

Nick Brewer - Further Down The River

Recent Island Records signee, Nick Brewer blurs the lines between Hip-Hop and spoken word lyricism on powerful new track 'Further Down The River', which was recorded especially for i-D and samples an interview with Richard Cole, founder of the LifeLine Nehemiah Project in Sierra Leone. Never underestimate the power of words.

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Monday
May192014

Nick Brewer & George The Poet - In The Quiet (Feat. Max Marshall) (Official Video)

Official visuals for the incredible collaborative single from Nick Brewer & George The Poet. UK music is more alive than ever, and these two are prime examples of how forward-thinking our scene is. Get your copy HERE.

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Thursday
Feb022012

Mikill Pane - Learning To Swim x Fairytale (Live @ Maida Vale)

Mikill Pane dropped into the Radio 1 studios last night to have a little chat with Huw Stephens and play two tracks from his brilliant Maida Vale session, which was recorded a few weeks ago with a full band. Huw has been a huge supporter of the London-born wordsmith ever since he was introduced to his music last year, and this session will give Mr. Pane the opportunity to reach out to a whole new audience and prove why he is seen by many as the most exciting lyricist in the UK right now. You can download both tracks HERE and hear two more from the session on Huw's show next week.

Wednesday
Sep212011

Scroobius Pip - Death Of The Journalist

One of the stronger tracks from Scroobius Pip's sophmore solo album, Distraction Pieces, which is currently sitting pretty in the top 10 on iTunes. I have always sung the praises of his debut solo album, No Commercial Breaks, and this will be no different - I've never been a huge fan of Dan Le Sac's production and feel as though both of Pip's solo albums are a lot less preachy and much more well rounded projects than the two albums with DLS. Granted it's not the best album in the world, or an easy listen if you're not a Scroob fan, but it's a definite must listen, even if it's just for the witty social commentary on extremely relevant subject matters. Get your copy HERE.