WYcast 014 - ExP and...Marcus Jack

ExP⁠ talks to Halifax's incredible artist Marcus Jack! They talk about his "From NY to WY" exhibition, his years in a punk band writing lyrics inspired by Cypress Hill and getting robbed at Public Enemy gig only for Chuck D to save the day.

https://www.marcusjack.co.uk
  / marcusoncanvas  

Filmed and recorded next to the massive bastard metal sheep by Dean Clough, Halifax 24/6/24
© ExP

00:00 - 00:16 Please support the podcast by purchasing ExP merch from www.ExP.uk
00:16 - 02:12 Intro
02:12 - 08:35 The sheep in the room, the origin story and meeting via From WY to NY
08:35 - 12:01 Halifax hip-hop and response to the exhibition
12:01 - 17:00 Why is hip-hop the muse & HX2
17:00 - 20:16 Selling online and the most recent Halifax project
20:16 - 22:38 Why Halifax?
22:38 - 26:23 Getting old in hip-hop & cross genre
26:23 - 29:58 Supporting the scene & putting stuff out
29:58 - 32:04 First hearing WY hip-hop & reaching listeners/punters!
32:04 - 37:17 The drive to create, early hip-hop gigs in the UK
37:17 - 43:40 Loss of edge in hip-hop & politics - being overdue a punk movement
43:40 - 48:30 What needs to change locally & The Grayston Unity
48:30 - 54:21 Nobody's got money for music
54:21 - 55:56 Exhibitions
55:56 - 56:23 Outro