Spoken Word

A figure on the spoken word scene for over six years, Isaiah Hull is the teenage poet putting grime into rhyme.

Recently, some of our favorite musical artists have added rich layers to their compositions by sourcing spoken word samples. Warsan Shire’s words on black womanhood defined much of Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade.’ Now, as Ashlee Haze adds her voice to Blood...

Ex-Hollyoaks actor and spoken word poet Calvin Demba speaks in rhyme about our infatuation with celebrity culture, and the gentrification of East London.

Where were you in 94? Little Simz was busy being born. The young’un is one of a handful of serious new music talents that the UK has been raising on the down low, preparing to release them into the big, wild world.