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Akala

February 2022

  • Akala, photographed near his studio in west London.

    On my radar
    On my radar: Akala’s cultural highlights

    The rapper, presenter and author on the album he’s listening to a lot, Idris Elba’s mean side, and the enduring power of Tupac

March 2019

  • Akala, photographed near his studio in West London. Akala, real name Kingslee James Daley , is an English rapper, poet, and political activist. Akala has a new book coming out called “Natives, Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire. In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards.

    This much I know
    Akala: ‘I saw someone get stabbed when I was 12'

  • Akala tells Owen Jones: ‘The black-on-black violence narrative is rooted in empire' – video

May 2018

  • Akala

    Akala: ‘As I grew up, I became embarrassed by my mother’s whiteness'

    At five, hip-hop poet Akala was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?
  • Akala in concert at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK - 27 Apr 2018<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by RMV/REX/Shutterstock (9644813b) Akala - Kingslee James Daley Akala in concert at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK - 27 Apr 2018

    Book of the day
    Natives by Akala review – the hip-hop artist on race and class in the ruins of empire

    In this memoir-polemic, the author refuses to fall into the trap of thinking his escape from poverty is proof of personal exceptionalism
  • Akala on stage

    Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala – review

    In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain

April 2018

  • ‘The air of a civil rights orator’ ... Akala performing at Shepherds Bush Empire.

    Akala review – humility and harmony from history-making hip-hop poet

    As he unpicks the marginalisation of black people, the rapper and cultural commentator seems to draw ever more strength from his own messages

October 2016

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    In my opinion
    The propaganda of 'British values' is a distortion of history – video

    British values are not what won us the fragile freedoms we have today, argues Akala

June 2016

  • EU referendum<br>(left to right) Yvette Cooper, Akala, Ann Widdecombe and Louise Mensch during the Channel 4 EU referendum debate. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday June 22, 2016. See PA story POLITICS EU. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

    Akala: focus on fear of others insults British people’s intelligence – video

    Akala, musician and Remain campaigner, responds to Jeremy Paxman’s question about the tone of the campaigning by both the Leave and Remain campaigns

June 2013

  • rapper Akala

    Akala: Dynamite by any other name…

    Rapper, adapter of Shakespeare and brother of Ms Dynamite, Akala is on a mission to correct a few misconceptions, writes Kate Mossman
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