Whether it’s appearing in Filthy Fellas, Comments Below or Fifa & Chill, broadcasting his debut documentary on the controversial rise of grime in Blackpool courtesy of Noisey, co-presenting the final of Red Bull Studios’ Grime-A-Side, working with the likes of GRM Daily, SBTV, Copa 90 & Channel AKA and his work with Vibbar, sharing the vibes between him and his mates, Poet is a guy with a non-stop work-rate.
With his infectiously-funny personality and laid-back demeanour, it’s not a surprise in how popular he and his content are now. Before his musical projects, Poet used to work for Tottenham Hotspur, working with the youth in his neighbourhood in Tottenham where he grew up.
What did your youth work comprise of?
“When I was working at Tottenham, I was at college and I was at uni. My role was to set up youth action groups throughout the summer holidays. I was the head coach and head youth worker at the youth centre I set up at Ferry Lane Estate, Tottenham. It became the most engaged youth group in the whole of Tottenham at one point.”
How did you get into music?
“Grime was popping, grime was getting really, really big around 2004/2005, it was the thing to do. My cousin started spitting and it digested into writing lyrics. So when grime’s popping from our generation, I was like this is sick, I want to be a part of this, so I started barring, going to radio, Axe FM, Heat FM, Mystic Radio.”
How did Poet’s Corner come about?
“One time, I did a video on Facebook about relationships, running jokes and it got shared so much. I showed the video to my brother and months later, we built this whole thing called Poet’s Corner. It gives people advice on what’s happening in the area.”
What can we expect from you right now?
“My dream and ambition is to have the UK Football culture how basketball and music is in the USA. I’ve been working on it for 4 years now, and I appreciate it is a long journey but I think I’m doing a decent job. If man wants to start Trapped Magazine, no-one can stop him, if man wants to create a music channel, no-one can stop him. There are no rules, we create the rules, this is our world, and we own this.”
Credit to Dwayne Bickersteth – @Its_Rants
