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For outstanding lyrics in an original track by an artist or group involved in a Youth Music-funded project.
Meet the winner...
Namugga - Started Off As
YouPress, The Collective (London)
Namugga is a musician from North London, with powerful, resonant soulful vocals that beckon you into her own haven of emotional release. Her songs are thought provoking and offer a place of camaraderie in the loneliness that life might bring up. Namugga developed her sound with the influence from a variety of musical genres, including Country, Gospel, Neo soul, Soul, and R&B. Namugga’s intention with her music is to create music that is healing. In her debut EP City Fox, she explores traumatic experiences and hopes the project will influence young people to stay away from the "road" lifestyle.
Mace - What's Next?
Sound Communities CIC, Making Waves (South West)
Mace is Torbay born and bred. At the age of 19, he has recently become a dad and works full time to support his new family. He accesses the studio whenever he can to write lyrics that tell the narrative of his struggles of growing up as a young person in the Bay. What’s Next? is a rap that depicts the reality of struggles with knife crime, finances and mental health. Mace wrote it when aged only 17 and is extremely proud of the fact that he will be able to share it with his daughter in the future.
ManLikeVision - Best Believe
Ministry Of Life Education CIC, Levelz Up (Wales)
Born in Newport Wales, ManLikeVision emerged onto the music scene with hit single Best Believe. Vision represents his lyrical talent on Hip Hop/Grime beats. He started writing from a very young age and progressed more as he got older. After being played on BBC and IHeart radio, the Welsh MC is making noise and reaching further in the UK rap scene. Releasing his debut album In March, ManLikeVision released his debut album Boy from the South with one thousand streams and counting.
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