10 Things You Didn’t Know About Lowkey

The English rapper and political activist, Lowkey was born Kareem Dennis on 23 May 1986 in London, England. He has been a prominent member of the Stop The War Coalition and has spoken against the invasion of Iraq. He has written articles for The Guardian and left-wing website Ceasefire Magazine and regularly appeared on Russia Today to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He also formed a non-profit organisation, People’s Army with fellow rapper Logic. He also helped publicise the NSPCC’s Don’t Hide It campaign. There is no doubt that the 30-years-old English musician and political activist has definitely paved a successful path for himself in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the English rapper and political activist, Lowkey:

1. Lowkey was born Kareem Dennis on 23 May 1986 in London, England.

2. He is of Iraqi descent.

3. From the age of twelve he began to rap, initially imitating American rappers but soon began using his own accent.

4. The first part of his mixtape series Key to the Game, was released independently in 2003, which gained critical acclaim from UK hip hop circles.

5. He joined a hip-hop group called Poisonous Poets with which was formed by rapper Reveal and released one self-titled mixtape in 2005.

6. The second single, “Long Live Palestine” (also known as “Tears to Laughter”) was digitally released on 9 March 2009. It was also admired by the Respect politician George Galloway who described the song as a “classic” and Lowkey as an “outstanding figure”.

7. Soundtrack to the Struggle was released on 16 October 2011. The album entered the UK Albums Chart on 23 October at number 57 and becoming his first entry on the national charts.

8. He has been a prominent member of the Stop The War Coalition and has spoken against the invasion of Iraq.

9. He has written articles for The Guardian and left-wing website Ceasefire Magazine and regularly appeared on Russia Today to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

10. He also formed a non-profit organisation, People’s Army with fellow rapper Logic. He also helped publicise the NSPCC’s Don’t Hide It campaign.