George Mpanga

Ear Candy: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

George, a Ghanaian man with a shaved head stands in front of an orange and black chevron back ground. Whilst the background is in colour George is in black and white. The podcast title is written across his chest in capital letters.

The British spoken word artist, known to millions as George the Poet, has piled up the accolades for his lyrical explorations of inner-city life.

From rap music to racist policing to the Grenfell disaster, on Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, he weaves vivid stories with a stirring blend of pensive rhyming verse, elaborate sound design, rich compositions from his close collaborator Benbrick (aka Paul Carter) and enough banging tunes to warrant a Spotify playlist.