One of the uks most exciting upandcoming hiphop artists, scroobius pip, is a master of the spoken word lyric. Get better, get better, get better, get better, you see the young mother capital is where i live, little kids being raised by slightly bigger kids, society seems unphased that this is how it is. Scroobius pip, fun lovin criminals huey morgan 6music, destruction dmc legend, discotheque credits ace hotel, redshift rebels distraction pieces drunkast, yo ldn. David dave meads born 3 august 1981, known professionally as scroobius pip, is an. Scroobius pip podcast tie in to octopus the bookseller. A key line in this song is, my name is johnny depp and i kill people. Zane lowe, b dolan and aupheus, for a solo record that represents a collision of punk, rock and hip hop influences. Aug 03, 20 as promised, on pips birthday, here is the first new single from us in 3 years. Heres an albumof the year contender the height of this thing represents a steep and difficult climb for anyone else to reach. The lyrics as a whole tell the story of a serial killer. The struggle was the third single of four released off scroobius pip s distraction pieces solo album, after introdiction and let em come.
Scroobius pip listen and stream free music, albums, new. Imagine a song, that really reached out and touched kids, and not in a daily mail way, innocence cor. Hello my name is pip, and i would like to speak some lyrics, into this microphone thats amplified so you can hear it. Scroobius pip the struggle doctor p remix by doctor p on. He first gained prominence as one half of hip hop duo dan le sac vs scroobius pip sparked by their debut single thou shalt always kill and has gone on to have numerous top 40 albums and singles, touring the uk, u. I was working in hmv for years, and at the weekends to let off steam, id get. Scroobius pip is a master of the spoken word lyric. I spend my life on the move, my life on the road town to town, city to city, time zone to time zone success keeps you busy, so i cant complain how life is but in a life.
Scroobius pip spent his fifth night of the tour in preston. If you need to contact me hit up scroobiuspipyo, scroobiuspip. Scroobius pip s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. This week, we look at the cover of dan le sac vs scroobius pips. Scroobius pip the struggle doctor p remix by doctor p. Hosted by scroobius pip with guests including russell brand, katherine ryan, simon pegg, kathy burke, alan moore, james mcavoy, aisling bea, stewart lee, michael fassbender, josie long, adam buxton and many, many more. Officially licensed merchandise, t shirts, hoodies, and much more. Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls pants use it to get into their heads. Pip with producers yilla and worgie has drafted in collaborations from renholder aka danny lohner nin a perfect circle, richard russell xl, steve mason, sage francis, p. Scroobius pip presents a unique mix of humour and heartwrenching explorations of the human condition. Djsfresh off the back of another sold out event, all round rapper, dj, actor and podcast superstar scroobius pip returns to the book club for another party and this time he has asked 6 music royalty in the shape of fun. Introdiction is produced by renholder, aka danny lohner, nine inch nails.
Listen to speechdevelopmentrecords soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create stanford le hope. Matt frodsham interview published on 2 august, 2010 authored by titan books we speak with matt frodsham who illustrated waiting for the beat to kick in in scroobius pips poetry in emotion. Imagine a song, that really reached out and touched kids, and not in a daily mail way. Repent replenish repeat by dan le sac vs scroobius pip, released 07 october 20 1. So many typos when i write, oh, ill claim im dyslexic. Scroobius pip has broken ranks from his beatmaking sparring partner dan le sac to release his solo album, distraction pieces via strange famous records in uscanada. Cassell illustrated part of the octopus publishing group has commissioned a book tiein to the distraction pieces podcast series, hosted by spoken word. This is to anyone out there thats listening from anyone who ever let you down and went missing lovers, parents, best friends, and siblings sometimes life conspires to. He first gained prominence as one half of hip hop duo dan le sac vs scroobius pip sparked by their debut single thou shalt always kill scroobius pip manages his own record label, speech development records. The beatdown with scroobius pip is on saturday nights from 121am on 104. Scroobius pip appears as french bill, an assistant to atticus, in the. Scroobius pip is a product of the society he lives in, and his problematic relationship with his country is obvious even before you listen to great britain, where the rappers bipolar patriotism.
Scroobius pip talks to tom collins about his solo project, his bin collections and the. Scroobius pip gets nominated for beard of the year by save the shave. Track scroobius pip tour dates and get ticket price alerts at stereoboard. Scroobius pip distraction pieces mp3 download strange. When words was premiered at latitude festivals poetry tent in 2012 it drew an unexpected crowd of 4,000 and went on. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. Speechdevelopmentrecords speech development records. The distraction pieces podcast is a weekly conversation between scroobius pip and a wide range of guests, from simon pegg to amanda palmer, russell brand to gail porter, james mcavoy to lauren laverne, stewart lee to kathy burke. I saw a dead fish on the pavement, and thought what did you expect theres no water round here, stupid, should have stayed where it was wet. Town to town, city to city, time zone to time zone.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from scroobius pip at the discogs marketplace. Distraction pieces podcast speech development records. Well keep you up to date with latest products, special offers and discounts. Theres no water round here, stupid, should have stayed where it was wet hello my name is pip, and i would like to speak some lyrics. Repent replenish repeat dan le sac vs scroobius pip. This piece of diction is the intro to distraction pieces, thats all the shit that flies around my head and keeps me sleepless. Scroobius pip is a wellknown uk spoken word artistrapper, whose collaborations with dan le sac have explored electronica, hiphop, electro, pop, and drumnbass. Having jacked in the role of punkbassplayer for a marginally more stable career in poetry, scroobius pip has been proffering his everyman polemics since the mid2000s.
Taken from our forth coming third album, repent replenish repeat out oct 7th 20. Distraction pieces is the fastest growing weekly podcast in the uk. From his childhood musings in the school playground to his feelings on the rat race, pip has selected from his online fan collective artistic collaborations that bring the power of his lyrics to the printed page, creating an innovative multimedia collection of. Such little food for thought my fucking brain feels anorexic. Scroobius pips profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. David dave meads born 3 august 1981, known professionally as scroobius pip, is an english spoken word poet, hip hop recording artist, and podcaster from stanfordlehope, essex. I spend my life on the move, my life on the road town to town, city to city. Born in 1981 and raised in essex, england, david meads began writing poetry as. As promised, on pips birthday, here is the first new single from us in 3 years. The poems title was adopted as the stage name of a uk hip hop performance artist, scroobius pip, who is one half of the duo dan le sac vs scroobius pip. The struggle the shock people underestimate the value of dreaming that which you aspire to provides a roof, a ceiling in particular the dreams that theres no way of achieving like i wanna be brad pitt or something equally fleeting i cant aspire to such things so deeper i must delve and then the only guide i have to life becomes myself.
Poetry in emotion the illustrated words of scroobius pip. Hiphop is such a deep genre and, through my show, i want to shine a light on some of the stuff that maybe doesnt get enough of it. Heres an albumoftheyear contender the height of this thing represents a steep and difficult climb for anyone else to reach. One of the uks most exciting upandcoming hiphop artists, scroobius pip is a master of the spoken word lyric. The music business may be mainly about downloads these days, but a. If you would like to follow the scroobius pip official webstore, then please enter your name and e mail address below. Dan le sac vs scroobius pip meld social commentary with dj beats. In august 2016, he released a book entitled distraction pieces. Scroobius pip manages his own record label, speech development records. This is the collaboration with steve mason taken from my solo album, distraction pieces.
Jun 29, 20 the beatdown with scroobius pip is on saturday nights from 121am on 104. Dan le sac vs scroobius pip the logic of chance album. Best known as one half of unlikely chart bothering duo dan le sac vs scroobius pip, scroobius pip is a leading light and unmistakable face of the uks spoken word scene. Scroobius pips instagram profile has 8,360 photos and videos. Jan 15, 2016 cassell illustrated part of the octopus publishing group has commissioned a book tiein to the distraction pieces podcast series, hosted by spoken word and hiphop recording artist scroobius pip. In 2008, scroobius pip one of the uks most exciting upandcoming hiphop artists and a master of the spoken word lyric set out on a project to publish a book of his poetry drawn as comic strips by artists and fans hed recruited from his myspace page. Scroobius pip born 3 august 1981 is a uk spoken word poet and hip hop recording artist from stanfordlehope, essex. He hosted the awardwinning weekly radio show the beatdown on xfm in the late 2000s and currently hosts the distraction pieces podcast. Now, on one particular song, the struggle, youre talking as johnny depp. Aug 02, 2010 poetry in emotion the illustrated words of scroobius pip.
Scroobius pip drives around the country in a gold space cruiser. Scroobius pip realised the value and power of words. Ladies and gentlelisteners, i would like to recommend for your aural pleasure mr scroobius pips the beatdown on xfm, saturday nights. The king blues off with their heads blood red vinyl with free download card. The struggle by scroobius pip song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. Harvard university press published teapots and quails, a small book of lears poetry that includes the scroobious pip. Spoken word is an art form that has not reached the general masses and continues to struggle.
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