Yo, dawg! Whattup, homey! Whatcha...geezer?

It didn't take us long to to run out of rap slang terms for friend as you can see, but we wanted to get you into the spirit of the show early as this week's episode is a special on rhythm and poetry, or as you lot would know it better as, RAP!

We have left the library this week and entered the basement rap battle scene as we explore the work of modern wordsmiths that prefer to have their voices alongside hip-hop beats to give us an easier way to experience their stories. 

We discuss our early experiences of hearing stories we were way too young for, the value of rap in general for understanding the human experience and share a verse or two.

After we flip our caps the right way round and pull our jeans back up, we discuss one of Dublin's greatest current spoken word performers Emmet O'Brien who comes through with a magical piece about where our words go when they leave us.

James 'Jimbo' Dillon shares his letter of caution to his larger pal in his poem My Fat Friend, which is a belter of a poem, and we end it with the words of last week's competition winner Anna Nixon

So. Yeah. Word to your mother!

Poems from the show

Kendrick Lemar - DNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6uBHPGfSs

Wretch 32 - Freestyle from Fire In The Booth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnLBzzQk-I&t=435s

Emmet O'Brien - Untitled
Instagram - @emmet_obrien_poetry

James Dillon - My Fat Friend
Instagram - @jimbosmyname

*Intro was taken from the YouTube channel for Rocawear with the video titled JAY-Z "Rap Is Poetry

Support the show

Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey