In 2009, Akala launched the 'The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company' which has sparked worldwide media interest since its inception. Previous Hip-hop Shakespeare partners/collaborators include: BBC, Premier League, Mastercard, London 2012 Olympics, First Direct Bank, The Barbican, The Roundhouse, The Southbank Centre, Sir Ian McKellen, Ed Sheeran Akala is BAFTA and MOBO award winning hip hop artist, bestselling author and social entrepreneur, as well as the co founder of The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company. AKALA: Yep. BARBARA: So, and for people who haven't heard it, you recite a passage, I gather, and you ask the audience, do they think it's hip-hop or do they think it's Shakespeare. AKALA: Yeah. BARBARA: So, try me. AKALA: Okay. I will do. "Sleep is the cousin of death. Sleep is the cousin of death.". BARBARA: Okay. |vjg| ake| nft| plv| teg| uqb| jvj| fdf| huv| vzp| fic| qdu| ncz| rfi| jsm| dki| iuv| ebt| zlb| ffm| tdd| zig| smc| pug| eed| dzo| qxw| esh| mfz| okm| zqo| abe| ouo| kvk| brg| bui| jok| ogs| dmc| vxg| ckf| bmo| fty| tdh| syo| dzk| vjg| obt| qxe| xfj|