Loki (rapper) explained

Loki
Birth Name:Darren McGarvey
Birth Date:1984
Birth Place:Scotland
Genre:Hip hop
Occupation:Rapper, Writer
Years Active:2004 –present

Darren McGarvey FRSL, who goes by the stage name Loki, is a Scottish rapper and social commentator.[1] He was an activist during the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.[2] He is from a political and performance family: his aunt is the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Rosie McGarvey Kane.

Career

McGarvey was brought up in Pollok on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland.[3] [4] Between 2004 and 2006, he wrote and presented eight programmes about the causes of anti-social behaviour and social deprivation for BBC Radio Scotland.[5] [6] McGarvey worked with youth organisation Volition,[3] teaching young people to rap.[7] In 2012 he led a workshop as part of a PowerRap competition for schools, encouraging young people to explore important issues through music and language.[8]

McGarvey studied journalism at Glasgow Clyde College.[9] In 2009, he was part of the Poverty Truth Commission hosted in Glasgow.[10] In 2015, he had six months as rapper-in-residence with the Violence Reduction Unit.[11]

In April 2016, McGarvey appeared in a documentary The Divide discussing his alcoholism and its impact on his life.

In October 2017, he claimed a lack of support for working class or deprived communities from Creative Scotland, the main body that funds Scotland's arts companies and artists.[12] He also admitted he had not tried to apply for Creative Scotland funds.

Loki's Poverty Safari won the 2018 Orwell Prize for books, with the judges saying it "was 'exactly the book' that Orwell would have wanted to win".[13] [14] [15] [16]

In December 2022, McGarvey gave a speech on "Freedom from Want" as one of four Reith Lectures for the BBC based on US President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" 1941 State of the Union address.[17]

In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[18]

Works

Discography

Bibliography

Television

External links

Notes and References

  1. Like A Boss: Scottish hip-hop prodigy Loki returns . Bram E. . Gieben . . 12 July 2013 . 3 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Scene Report: Scottish Hip-Hop Comes Into Its Own . Karen . Gardiner . MTVIggy.com . 5 January 2015 . 3 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150429072626/http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/scotland-rap-scottish-hip-hop-report-hector-bizerk-stanley-odd/ . 29 Apr 2015. dead.
  3. Interview: Loki . M Magazine . . 20 December 2013 . 3 July 2015.
  4. The top five Scottish hip hop acts who aren't Young Fathers . Niki . Boyle . . 9 January 2015 . 3 July 2015.
  5. News: Radio Review . Anne . Simpson . The Herald . 18 November 2006 . 4 October 2016.
  6. Web site: SHMU: Loki, The ill Collective and Jazza . www.aberdeenperformingarts.com . 3 July 2015.
  7. Tut's: Loki . Jasper . Hamill . The Skinny . 13 October 2006 . 3 July 2015.
  8. News: Loki teaches Lourdes Secondary kids the power of rap . Rachael . Fulton . . 12 November 2012 . 24 December 2015.
  9. News: Scottish rapper Loki: Vote No, get this . Andrew . Eaton-Lewis . . 25 October 2014 . 3 July 2015.
  10. News: 'I've never been on holiday' . . 20 March 2009.
  11. News: Loki, the rapper-in-residence working to reduce domestic violence . Peter . Ross . . 2 December 2015 . 24 December 2015.
  12. News: Rapper Loki claims Creative Scotland has a problem with the working class . Phil . Miller . The Herald . 11 October 2017 . 22 October 2017.
  13. News: Orwell books prize goes to Poverty Safari by Scottish rapper Loki. Flood. Alison. 2018-06-25. the Guardian. en. 2018-06-28.
  14. Web site: Poverty Safari. Luath Press.
  15. Web site: Scottish rapper Loki wins prestigious Orwell book prize. BBC News . 26 June 2018 . 14 January 2019.
  16. News: Interview: 'Not every day was like Trainspotting': Orwell prizewinner Darren McGarvey on class, addiction and redemption . Stephen Moss. The Guardian. 26 June 2018 . 14 January 2019.
  17. 3. Freedom from Want. Reith Lectures. 2022. BBC Radio 4. BBC. 14 December 2022. Darren McGarvey (Speaker); Anita Anand (Presenter); Jim Frank (Producer); Hugh Levinson (Editor). 1 January 2023 .
  18. News: Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows. Ella. Creamer. The Guardian. 12 July 2023.
  19. News: My Top 50 Scottish Albums of 2014 . Alan . Morrison . . 29 December 2014 . 3 July 2015.
  20. News: Loki's searing hip hop concept album paints a dystopian vision of Glasgow 2034 . Jonathan . Rimmer . The National . 18 July 2015 . 4 October 2016.
  21. News: Trigger Warning an interview with Loki . Jonathan . Rimmer . . 7 April 2017 . 8 April 2017.
  22. https://www.luath.co.uk/darren-mcgarvey/?rq=mcgarveyat at Luath Press
  23. Web site: New books on the block: Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey . Emily Hay. Glasgow Guardian . 29 September 2018 . 14 January 2019.
  24. Web site: The Social Distance Between Us. Darren. McGarvey. 10 March 2023. www.penguin.co.uk.
  25. Web site: BBC Scotland - Darren McGarvey's Scotland - Episode guide. BBC. 10 March 2023.
  26. News: Darren McGarvey's Class Wars review – the truth about social mobility . Lucy . Mangan . The Guardian . 10 February 2021 . 19 April 2022.
  27. Web site: BBC Scotland - Darren McGarvey's Addictions, Series 1 . 2022-07-05 . BBC . en-GB.
  28. Web site: BBC Scotland - Darren McGarvey: The State We’re In . 2024-02-27 . BBC . en-GB.

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