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The UK’s first hip-hop poet laureate.

Otis Mensah, is a hip-hop poet and master of vulnerable expression. Otis became the City of Sheffield’s first poet laureate and his live performances include Glastonbury Music Festival and opening for numerous artists. Otis breaks down barriers of power, elitism and control including stereotyping a…

Ep.161 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 7

It's time for another Contemporary Cool and for this one, we get into projects by Add-2, Noname, A$AP Ferg & K.A.A.N. TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Jack Harlow - Come Home the Kids Miss You Bloc Party - Alpha Games Arcade Fire - We IDK - Simple Chyna Str…

Black writers amplified

Writer and presenter Kayo Chingonyi, Sheffield Poet Laureate Warda Yassin and alt hip-hop artist and poet Otis Mensah join Richie to discuss the legacy and evolution of the Black British poetry scene over the last 20 years. @1Xtra on social and #1XtraTalks 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave is the bigge…

Ep.183 - "All The Rooms Are Slowly Melting" W/ Otis Mensah

And just like that... WG Interviews back from the dead! For this one, a dear friend of 5E comes through for his 2nd appearance. Sheffield (Soon to be Germany) based Otis Mensah is back after me seeing him live in May, off the back of his new (& self produced) EP "things i should have said a year ag…

SheffReads: Poet Otis Mensah

We chat with Sheffield's former Poet Laureate, Otis Mensah. As part of The Lord Mayor's Big Read, listen to well-known Sheffield personalities chat about the books they love. Listen online and let us know about your favourite reads on social media, #SheffReads. Discover more about the Lord Mayor'…

The UK’s First Hip-Hop Poet Laureate

Otis Mensah is the first hip-hop poet to be awarded a poet laureate title in the UK by the City of Sheffield.  Influenced by the expressive freedom of Jazz, Otis documents his journeys of introspection through vulnerable expression that speaks to racial identity, masculinity, loneliness and being o…

Ep.235 - #UKBHM 2023: So Solid Crew

UK Garage had a special moment from 99-02, it seemed that every notable Garage track was hitting the charts. But only one track hit no.1 and that was "21 Seconds" by So Solid Crew. They could've easily been a one-hit wonder but with their sheer numbers as a group, two albums and a whole lot of retr…

Episode 65: Twas the Episode before the Year End Roundup

The episode title says it all, the Year End Roundup comes after this episode but do not sleep on this episode as a couple of the tracks here are from records that will make the year end list, the James Holden recording and the Justin Walter ambient solo synth record. In addition we got a little sl…

Dig Where You Stand: Eelyn Lee & Otis Mensah

In this episode we hear from artist and filmmaker Eelyn Lee and musician and multidisciplinary artist Otis Mensah. We talk about retracing heritage and identity as people of colour and what it means to artistically reinterpret histories which have been obscured and hidden. Links: https://www.dwys…

Bars Without Borders — Global Hip Hop Rising

Episode 103: Bars Without Borders brings the Overlooked Tracks Podcast back on the Magical Music Bus for a worldwide rap and hip hop journey. This episode is built around independent and overlooked music artists who bring sharp flows, heavy drums, personal stories, cultural pride, and underground …