Lowkey is both a sharp rapper and an anti-establishment spokesperson - in short, an artivist. He has participated in the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and joined the Stop the War Coalition against the invasion of Iraq. What's more, Lowkey not only uses his songs to speak out about political issues that personally matter to him, he takes action to advance the causes he stands for. In Terrorist? and Obama nation, he criticised America's imperialist foreign policy. In songs such as Tears to Laughter and Long Live Palestine, he condemned the occupation Palestinians are suffering under daily. In 2011, he released his second solo album Soundtrack to the Struggle. With the release of his first album, 2009's Dear Listener, he won broader coverage and appeared at concerts and festivals across the UK, going on to tour the world. In Heroes he reminds us of the significant contribution Arabs have made to the history of humanity, stressing "civilisations build on each other not each to their own", sending a message of hope to the Arab world: "your future's bigger than the pain of your present and your past, just shine".īorn in London, where he began to rap at the age of 12, Lowkey got noticed after putting out a series of mixtapes. In the first, he rhymes: "Lost in a city of fog rarely seen by the sun/Just because you're both but neither doesn't mean that you're none." Lowkey has also announced the release of two more new songs: Children of Diaspora and Heroes of Human History.Ĭheck out Lowkey's latest track, Ahmed Through his sound lyrics and smooth flow, Lowkey calls for greater humanity in our collective response to this crisis. In particular, the song recalls the death of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old whose drowning shocked the world. Since his comeback announcement, Lowkey has released Ahmed, a powerful new single - accompanied by a moving video- in which he addresses the refugee crisis, denouncing the death of innocent people who drown in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to escape the war and horror destroying their homeland in the Middle East. This September, he has been touring the UK, presenting some amazing new work, alongside well-known songs from his acclaimed back catalogue. British-Iraqi rapper and political activist Lowkey is back.Īfter a four-year break from the stage, the engaged hip-hop artist finally announced his long-awaited return to the music scene this summer.
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