Living Lyrics Comes to MTV in the UK
THIS AUGUST LIVING LYRICS COMES TO MTV IN THE UK : SKY 126
Ep 1 – Ghetts – 20/08 @ 10pm
Ep 2 – Enny – 27/08 @ 10pm
Ep 3 – Mist – 03/09 @ 10pm
Ep 4 – Headie One – 10/09 @ 10pm
Hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Kenny Allstar, this performance and documentary hybrid series will focus on one British talent per episode: Award-winning, North London born rapper and songwriter, Headie One; grime legend and rap royalty, Ghetts; South London rapper and singer songwriter, Enny and chart-topping Birmingham-based rapper, Mist, offering a captivating window into these artists at the top of their game. Together with executive producers Shurwin Beckford, Fatima Sesay and James Corbin.
BET UK’S (a subsidiary of Paramount Global) Living Lyrics , is a brand-new four-part documentary series providing an all-access pass to UK music’s most masterful storytellers and the hidden gems behind their legendary lyrics, first streamed exclusively on My5.
Living Lyrics was commissioned by BET UK and produced by BBC Studios Digital Originals.
Viewers will join Kenny as he gets up close and personal with the artists on a tour of the places, people and culture that inspired their most iconic lyrics through a mix of on the ground and exclusive archive footage. Each episode will also feature two exclusive raw and moving performances, one in studio and one acoustic in a place meaningful to the artist.
Living Lyrics will dive beneath the surface of each artist’s most iconic songs giving the viewer an insight into their music and them as individuals. From Ghetts breaking down his track ‘Double Standards’, featuring Sampha and its cold hard truths around a range of political, personal and global issues, to Enny lifting the lid on her backstory in the self-empowerment anthem, ‘Peng Black Girls’, this series will peel back the layers to reveal the truth behind the lyrics.
The series is executive produced by Shurwin Beckford, editorial and commissioning exec – BET UK, Fatima Sesay, head of BBC Studios Digital Originals, and James Corbin, executive producer, BBC Studios Digital Originals.
