Kae Tempest

Forging an impressive and wide-ranging career as a poet, rapper, playwright, and novelist, Britain's Kae Tempest has shown dazzling command as an intuitive wordsmith, approaching each of their disciplines with depth and compassion. A spoken word performer and rapper since their teenage days, the London native has cited eclectic influences from Wu-Tang Clan to Samuel Beckett and Tracey Emin, and consistently backed them up, earning a Ted Hughes Award for 2013's Brand New Ancients, and two Mercury Prize nominations for their innovative rap/spoken word albums Everybody Down and L...