Stamp.TV: Foreign Beggars Interview
Fresh off from a U.S. tour supporting Skrillex, Foreign Beggars invited us backstage to chat…
Fresh off from a U.S. tour supporting Skrillex, Foreign Beggars invited us backstage to chat…
Previously a young MC as Shawalin and now up-and-coming in the world of spoken word…
Who better to christen Stamp.TV Interviews that Ned Younger of Monument Valley…
Here’s the first session we ever filmed, at London’s St. Giles in the Field Church…
We caught up with Ghostpoet just before last week’s gig at Start the Bus in Bristol…
Back in July, singer-songwriter Lucy Rose stopped off in Bristol on her national tour…
Lucy Rose popped by give us access to her world in exchange for some some tea and cake…
Studying medicine whilst simultaneously launching your hip-hop career is not an enviable task…
Defining himself as both a rapper and a graphic designer, it is no surprise that DELS’ productions marry these talents. Trumpalump, with its accompanying music video and ‘Quiet Remix’, is the best example of this artistic union. The song is all about blurring boundaries, both lyrically – between the idea of dreaming and reality, and musically – through two contrasting beats, one discordant, one catchy and soothing. In the song’s video, DELS explores the boundaries of reality with a set of half monochrome, half colour. This artistic trickery is given greater insight in the ‘making of’ video and certainly demonstrates his commitment to having visual lyrics. The final complement to the Trumpalump release is Joe Goddard’s ‘Quiet Remix’, featuring master of calm Hip-hop, Ghostpoet. Here, the trio focus on the smoother sounds of the original to produce a dreamy end-product, well worth a listen. With the debut album Gobs hitting the shelves last month, and the June release of another Joe Goddard collaboration, now would be the time to investigate this multi-talented musician.
Since entering the music scene, Ghostpoet has been showing Hip-hop how to calm down. His debut LP Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam is so refreshing in its approach you would have to go back as far as Original Pirate Material for an album of similarimpact on UK Hip-hop. Survive It is Ejimiwe’s latest release and acts as a reminder that the 24-year-old is refusing to conform to the blueprint of brash and boastful lyrics. With a lisped voice and storytelling stlyle, Ejimiwe adopts the persona of a modest 44-year old and transforms a tale of a mundane existence into a hopeful tune, aided by Fabiana Palladino’s uplifting chorus. This is a track that will certainly fit various moods, and if you’re interested in hearing a style less conventional, then don’t let Ghostpoet go unnoticed.