HIP-HOP'S LAUGHING STOCK // BBC RADIO 4
“Hip-Hop’s Laughing Stock” can now be found on the BBC Sounds App
My first doc for the BBC can be listened to for the next year here or on the BBC Sounds App. I’m very proud of it.
➡️LISTEN HERE
Joe Jacobs is a failing rapper trying to make a career as a stand-up comedian.
Straight out of Finchley, Joe spent a decade attempting to build a recording career as a hip-hop MC. But by his own admission he was never taken too seriously. Now he’s trying to turn the tables - instead of being the butt of other people’s jokes he is hoping to direct the laughs himself. His ambition is to succeed in stand-up, where he failed in rap - and get a gig on television.
Can he go from being a comedic rapper, to a stand-up comedian who raps?
In this documentary he meets other artists who bridge the worlds of rap and comedy. He hears about hip hop's humorous roots from Open Mic Eagle, understands the world of rap battles with Lunar C and Jaz Kahina and meets one of the least likely success stories in viral rap videos, Dan Bull.
Mix Engineer: Steve Urquhart
Producer: James Trice
Executive Producer: Joby WaldmanCommissioned as part of the Multitrack Audio Producers Fellowship
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 4
Press
Interview/Mix
You can listen to an interview I did for Chuck D’s radio station Rapstation 365, with DJ Shorty 79. Talking about Hip-Hop, The UK scene, how I got started as a DJ and in documentary making, the doc itself and my radio show on Itch FM. While the interview is brief it’s a really enjoyable listen and the UK Hip-Hop mix I do after is one of my favourites.
The Observer
The incredible Miranda Sawyer wrote a small piece about “Hip-Hop’s Laughing Stock” which really did make my day. You can read the whole article here
Chortle
Short write up in Chortle, the number one website documenting the UK’s comedy scene. Check the article here
Seriously…
Hip-Hop’s Laughing Stock was chosen to be a part of the Seriously Podcast. The podcast is a selection of the best audio documentaries found on the BBC.
An absolute honour to have my piece featured and it means that an international audience will finally get to listen in.
Download here
(Only available for 30 days so download quickly)