SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

I’s Not a Rumour

Synopsis

Fourth track on London hip-hop artist Kingslee ‘Akala’ MacLean Daley’s independently released debut album ‘It’s Not a Rumour’ which is all about being a modern-day ‘Shakespeare with a nigga twist’.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2006

Duration

4:37

Credits

Cast

Akala

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music; Hip Hop

Notes

Notes

Official website at http://www.akalamusic.com/ (accessed 31/5/2007)

History

The album was released on April 24, 2006.

Awards

2006 Mobo (Music of Black Origin) award for best British hip-hop artist.

Textual information

Lyrics at http://www.akalamusic.com/AkalaMusic.html (accessed 31/5/2007)

Reviews

In a interview for The Guardian Akala comments: "In my song Shakespeare I’m trying to say that, on the face of it, nothing seems more different from Shakespeare than a working-class black lad from London who raps about drugs and guns. If you think about Shakespeare’s tragedies, most of them are quite gruesome ... like the equivalent of modern hip-hop. In the song I say that its ' Shakespeare with a nigga twist’" (Melissa Viney, ‘People always ask me how do you come up with your lyrics’, The Guardian, 8 July 2006)

Production Company

Name

Illa State Records

Email

info@illastate.com

Web

http://www.illastate.com/ External site opens in new window

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets