
Gaika – Artist
Immigrant son
gangster magnetic
poet profit prophetic
can you see the tomorrow’s world
stand firm before you run out of road
run out of breath or run out of hope
at dawn in the scrub behind a rented home
steady your pulse youth
fight till your last breath knows
you have been taught how to love
in blood soaked sweat soaked broken ways
36 diagrams in the red earth
36 oaths
you are made of earth and rare metal
gold and glass from gods own lung
black boy don’t die young
but militant sons will always be immigrant
cash vigilant when I’m known
another blade another city calling
there’s no place i call home
move swiftly with my enemies
there’s a science to ballin out
criminals call the shots
I’m growing crystals in the clouds
watch out miss I’m from nowhere good
it’s like walking on broken glass
I gotta get paid in broken hearts
will you give me one more chance
Immigrant son
can’t quiet the warrior inside
It’s better to fight for a better world
dressed in marks of pride
a clenched fist to survive
take the licks and carry on
heartbeats and bandages
super conducting so much rage
leather and stone and muscle and bone
heavy canvas hanging from a poplar
every battle by code
every lesson by blow
technique that will burn jim crow
split lips and bulging eyes
stuck in a clinch from six years old
I hope you don’t hold a grudge with life
black boy don’t die young
– GKZ
Speaking: PPL: Get Played, Get Paid
15:30 – 14:30
UK music licensing company PPL are supporting this year’s Industry Takeover All Dayer. PPL licenses recorded music in the UK when it’s played in public (shops, bars, nightclubs, offices) or broadcast (BBC, commercial radio, commercial TV), and ensures that revenue flows back to its members. These include both indie and major record labels, together with performers ranging from grassroots artists through to established session musicians and globally recognised talent. In 2020 PPL collected £225.7 million. At Industry Takeover, PPL alongside a panel of experts, will share their knowledge and experience around getting paid in the music industry. We’ll also be exploring the creative elements of developing a radio-worthy song.
Speakers
Wale Kalejaiye – Associate in the Music Group
Leo O’Brien – Member Development Specialist, PPL
Speaking: All Speakers
Speakers
Ella-Bonai Gordon, Artist Manager & A&R Consultant
Yemi Abiade – Contributing Editor for TRENCH
Wale Kalejaiye – Associate in the Music Group
Dj Target – DJ, Presenter & Author
Jason Kavuma ‘Scully’, No Signal Presenter
Leo O’Brien – Member Development Specialist, PPL
Shauni Caballero – Music Publishing, The Go 2 Agency
Irene Agbontaen – Designer & Creative Consultant
Jammer – Producer, MC & Grime Pioneer
Nadia Jae – Presenter & Radio DJ
Hattie Collins – Journalist & Author
J2K – Co-founder, Founder, Partner
Molly Elizabeth – Emerging Artist: UD Flames & Incubator