“If Hip-Hop is the sun, then think of RICH BLK as a solar eclipse... a style that’s densely poetic, entirely unique and full of word-tricks, rhymes are staccato, off beat and on, morph seamlessly from spoken word to rap and back again. His strength lies in his ability to reflect his background, his city and his times just like the ends in which he grew up, he manages to blend effortless cool with a social perspective..."
WHOA!! This was said ABOUT ME, not BY ME!!... Though i have to agree ha ha!! Okay so what else? Oh yeah! I was born and raised in LADBROKE GROVE, WEST LONDON to a BARBADIAN mother and a MALAWIAN father, next? Hmm let me think I do this - SPOKEN WORD MC & WRITER - who chews life & spits R A;P:S.C.R.I.P.T - (RHYTHMIC ART; POETRY: SPIRITUALITY. CREATIVITY, REALITY, INTROSPECTION, POSITIVITY, TRUTH.) so I’ve performed in nuff venues , in a few cities, in a few countries, and featured on various TV & radio stations (terrestrial, digital and overseas) and I’ve been published (under the previous name of BLKMALE) - but I think I need to get more of my written’s out there. I’ll work on that.
..I’ve also worked as a creative workshop facilitator and I’m currently working on my 2nd album project - ‘PRAYERS FOR THE MILLENNIUM’, tackling everything from local social politiks, London town sensibilities, love: lost, longed-for, unfulfilled, for the scene, the craft the mood is edgy and atmospheric; the beats are futuristic, soulfantastic, hip-hop bruk & all wrapped-up & provided by production crew SON OF DAN.
Listen we're upping the ante sonically & lyrically... R A;P:S.C.R.I.P.T. was also the title of my first album (released under the name BLK - a went thru a bit of a schizo ting there, produced by ZAK (AMPLIFIED/ MAHOGANY) & DJ KWESI (BBE/DEAL REAL) and featured some of the most renowned names on the London creative scene: ROGER ROBINSON (ILLCLECTICA... ADVENTURES IN 3D), VANESSA RICHARDS (MANNAFEST) DJ MIKEY (HEAL & TOE, HOUSE 2 HOUSE), and novelist COURTTIA NEWLAND (MUSIC FOR THE OFF-KEY/THE SCHOLAR) I thought it was a clever, soulful and edgy debut – "one worthy of the dark prince of the London spoken word circuit, and already a favourite among the initiated." I also didn’t say that part either! However I think it's the best way to shut me up! Well, in a minute...
one last thing there is a b-side. (TOLD YOU I WAS SCHIZO!!) flip over the record and you’ll find that I’m handy with a Mac & sewing needle as well a mic and a notebook a creative and innovative fashion/clothing/apparel designer, I’m currently doing my thing in London with PUMA, after stints in New York at SEAN JOHN [blue] - (P. Diddy’s clothing line) as a premium denim designer, and Italian sports brand FILATIVA for FILA. I’ve also worked my magic (and my arse off!) for the likes of YEN JEANS by MICHIKO KOSHINO, CRIMINAL CLOTHING and LEVIS.
Ok I’m finished now.
Discography
2008 – Watch this space for more details to follow on my next album due to be released later this year.
R A;P:S.C.R.I.P.T.
Press & Media
Details to follow
Contact & Booking
MANAGEMENT - Mahogany BLK
T: 07886 410 119
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PRESS & BOOKING - LittleOne Enterprise
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