We are delighted to confirm that legendary Nottingham rapper Cappo will perform at the launch of our next exhibition After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024 on Thursday 26 September, 6-8pm. Be sure to book your free ticket! He’ll be accompanied by Claude Money playing records throughout the evening.
Find out more about Cappo:
LeftLion interview from January 2024
Killa Tapes interview
Cappo interviewed for Fly Fidelity podcast
Dr Paul Adey is a Higher Education lecturer of Music Performance and Music Business at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (part of NTU).
Performing under the artist name of Cappo, he has practiced hip hop lyricism for over two decades. During this time he’s had the privilege of appearing at many of Europe’s premier live music venues, performing alongside artists such as Public Enemy, Skepta, and Sleaford Mods.
Throughout his career he’s released music on various record labels including Tru-Thoughts and Ninja Tune, and featured live on BBC Radio One (John Peel), BBC Radio 1 Xtra, and BBC Radio 6 numerous times.
Paul’s interdisciplinary research focuses on popular culture, literary devices and music concepts such as intertextuality and allusion, and the semi analysis of song lyrics. The interdisciplinary nature of Paul’s research links his work to Music, English, Creative Writing and Media Studies.