Labi Siffre, the black, gay musician whose music helped make Eminem famous

  • 📰 The Independent
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 59%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Sampled by some of the biggest rappers and covered by everyone from Madness to Kelis, the Lononer is responsible for some of the biggest and best songs around, writes Alexandra Pollard. But as a black, gay man making music in the Seventies, he never managed to make it big

’s “My Name Is”. Kanye West’s “I Wonder”. Kenny Rogers’s “Something Inside So Strong”. Primal Scream’s “Kill All Hippies”. The answer? Labi Siffre, a black, gay activist, and one of the most talented singer-songwriters you’ve probably never heard of.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

...................shouldn’t that say Dr Dre?...............

Are we supposed to mention race and sexual preferences every time we talk about ppl? Like, who cares? I thought we weren’t supposed to care. Does it matter now? Why? What color is the writer? Should that be noted in the article too?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 80. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Former Bachelor says dating show made him realise he's not gay28-year-old says it 'would have been okay if it would have been the other way too' Or maybe he is bi
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

John Prine: singer-songwriter critically ill with Covid-19 symptoms, family saysMusician has been hospitalized since Thursday and has been placed on a ventilator I hope he has great health professionals and proper equipment for a fast recovery. Prayers to all suffering with COVID19 - everyone can use a boost of loving energy. 🙏
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Remembering Genesis P-Orridge, the musician and performance artist dedicated to confrontationS/he found a cult following with the bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

Rihanna explains new album delaySinger is ‘very aggressively working on music’ PHEW. That's a relief. CC: HussySays 🤷🏽‍♂️
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

Inside Eminem and Hailie’s close father-daughter relationshipOver the weekend, the rapper opened up about his relationship with his daughter, catching a lot of people by surprise
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

Neighbour used message in window to ask cat's nameSian Cosgrove had nicknamed the black and white moggie Eric but he is actually called Walter. Does BBC have to report on EVERYTHING that happens on twitter? Anything is News at the moment Holy Sweet Jesus 😂😂😂😂😂😂 We really are f'kin doomed and it's got nothing to do with the latest Coronavirus 🤪😂🤪😂🤪
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »