Akala (rapper / poet / activist / author) • Friday Rewind

Update: 2025-10-31

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!

This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Akala, originally episode 65 from 2015-10-28.

Original writeup below:

Pip and Akala cover lots in this in depth and honest chat, including the history of racism throughout Shakespearean text, the development of UK Hip Hop and how artists are able to see the world through music and so much more.

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Akala (rapper / poet / activist / author) • Friday Rewind

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Akala (rapper / poet / activist / author) • Friday Rewind

Akala (rapper / poet / activist / author) • Friday Rewind