EPISODE · Apr 27, 2019 · 14 MIN
Loyle Carner
from Profile · host BBC Radio 4
Loyle Carner might not be a household name yet. But in the music world this week he’s the one everyone's talking about; a young British hip hop artist rapping about things the macho world of hip hop usually ignores - like family. His 2017 debut album was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Now the follow up - ‘Not Waving But Drowning’ - is poised in the charts to bring him mainstream success.Producer: Smita Patel Researcher: Tural Ahmedzade Editor: Richard Knight
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Loyle Carner might not be a household name yet. But in the music world this week he’s the one everyone's talking about; a young British hip hop artist rapping about things the macho world of hip hop usually ignores - like family. His 2017 debut album was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Now the follow up - ‘Not Waving But Drowning’ - is poised in the charts to bring him mainstream success.Producer: Smita Patel Researcher: Tural Ahmedzade Editor: Richard Knight
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