"People fight ta control me, An/ is all I can do to battle em/
My own team mates tried to hold me/ Back like Lewis Hamilton..."
WordPlay is lyrically one of the finest artists the United Kingdom has to offer, with his appealing marriage of hard flows and intelligent content, he is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise largely saturated genre.
WordPlay (real name Tao Rogers-Wright) was Born in the south of London,where he grew up with his mother until there eventual move to the west of the City in the mid 90s.
Tao has been performing on stage and in front of the camera since an adolescent, appearing in a no. of advertising campaigns from "Going Live" and "Mr Blobby" to Popular shows like "Blue Peter" as well as appearing in International Films such as "DandiDust" a NEW BOYS PRODUCTION and a success in Japan for Director HANS SCHEIRL.
Mid 2002, Still un established, Tao met another young man known as LowKey , The UK Rapper responsible for Underground Classics Like "The Mad World Remix" aswell as The "Key to the Game" Trilogy, WordPlay with his influence made the transition from Rapping "for fun" to Rapping for a reason with feeling.
Rapidly building his status on the underground circuits. Before its hiatus a regular at Deal Real open mics and free shows in London. After receiving such powerful reviews, he began taking a more real and effective approach the industry process.
Tao continued to train professionally for a career in drama, until early 2005, when an incident left him unable to walk for several months costing him parts in two well known "Urban" Productions being filmed at that time. On Crutches and still auditioning, Tao was awarded a place with the national youth theatre and over the following year /or so enjoyed several successful productions with the company.
2006, sore the release of "Words of Advice" Vol. 1 receiving respectable feedback despite an absolute lack of promotion.
While in 2007 we had expected to welcome the eagerly anticipated "Life Behind Scars E. P." Due to an (all too common) unforeseen circumstance release was pushed back a further 4 Months.
In the recently established new year (2008), WordPlay Fans can expect a host of collaborations spanning from talented Unknown International Producers such as Jamaica Queens own Celos through to the exceptional home grown talents of Adaggio the Violinist/Producer set to take the world by storm in the coming years.
Whilst you can expect to hear collaborations from a wide spectrum of artists from around the world, Because, Music IS bigger than a Post Code, with that said... In an effort to maintain West's rise in acquiring the recognition it deserves, you can expect to hear WordPlay alongside a host of local talent such as Insane (My Life) and Cajevara (ask your girl) amongst others in a attempt to show case the ability West London has to bring to the table.
WordPlay (Tao) is a Skilled Professional, Actor/Musician available for bookings and castings.
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You can now download Words of Advice vol. 1 for free by clicking the above link
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