I had the pleasure of judging the final of Slamovision late last year, alongside Abíọ́dún Abdul, and Jake Wild-Acre Hall. Congrats to Esther Koch for winning the event, and a big thanks to Becky Cullen, and Hannah Trevarthen and Katy Birch at Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) for the opportunity!

Excited to share the Call For Papers for the upcoming 'Talking Back Conference' taking place on 25 June 2024 at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham. Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2024. LINK to CFP: boningtongallery.co.uk/call-for-paper… Bonington Gallery Nottingham Trent University @newartexchange

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of what is widely known as the greatest rap album of all time, Illmatic, I wrote this article for The Conversation based around Nas's use of literary techniques throughout his career, and his indelible influence on rap: theconversation.com/illmatic-at-30…

Last week #NTUHUM Lecturer, Dr Paul Stephen Adey was featured in The The Conversation exploring how rapper, Nas invented epistolary rap – and changed the hyper-masculine world of hip hop forever. Read the full article using the link👇 theconversation.com/illmatic-at-30…

EUPHORIA Kendrick Lamar DAY 1 OF 31

I discover myself when I fall short.

How do rap artists draw upon the words of others to give their own lyrics/performance more power? For my 2nd article with The Conversation, I discuss how rap lyrics can have a deeply meaningful cathartic effect on both the performer and the listener: theconversation.com/rap-lyrics-can…

Excited to announce a fully funded PhD position in GLOBAL RAP PERFORMANCE at University of Groningen! The project will explore linguistic and musical diversity in rap cultures across the globe. Please RT. Deadline 22/09/24. More info: rug.nl/about-ug/work-…

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How discovering the power of allusion enabled me to write better rap music, by Dr Dr Paul Stephen Adey for The Conversation #rap #Literature #humanities NTU School of Arts and Humanities @Confetti_ICT theconversation.com/how-discoverin…

I will be performing S.T.A.R.V.E. in full at the Metronome on Monday, November 4th, as part of NTU School of Arts and Humanities / WRAP's celebration of Aniefiok 'Neef' Ekpoudom 's book, Where We Come From.

I'm looking forward to joining Noreen Masud & Saima Masud on Panel 2: 'Geographies of The Self', chaired by Zayneb Allak, where will be discussing; writing about & on land as Muslim women, connecting writer & landscape, & the post-colonial flâneuse ...[1/2] Five Leaves Bookshop

Pre-orders for 'Houses' by KAFKA_POE_MURAKAMI will open at 6am tomorrow morning Available on 12" Vinyl, Cassette & D/L All physical copies come with a 20-page Zine. Also sold separately #Cappo #Houses #capstonetrilogy #plague #avantgardehiphop #alternativehiphop #LeftfieldHipHop

the surest way to please an audience without really moving it is by presenting perfect replicas of your songs

KAFKA_POE_MURAKAMI PLAGUE Love it. Super dope . A beautiful project. plague.co/album/houses People of the UK. People of Nottingham. Of the world. S.T.A.R.V.E was 5* Support this new project.. very special! Get on down to 101 Mansfield Road. Nottingham.

All power to articles like this. Detail validity context + intrigue. As hip hop expands, pieces like this are what it's all about for me. Let Me Show You How to Bip: Tracing the Origins of Hip-Hop’s Favorite New Word | Pitchfork search.app/ykpGHjUi3yMzDK… Shared via the Google App