Kojey Radical on Poetry, Ambition, and Loving Your Mother | Fashion Neurosis

Описание: Kojey Radical is a British musician and visual artist. Born and raised in East London, Kojey - real name Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah - studied Fashion Illustration at the London College of Fashion and has been described as UK Rap’s ‘Renaissance Man’ in reference to his love of fashion and the disarming and dazzling way he wears clothes. He co-hosted the British Fashion Awards in 2023 and 2024. Throughout his teenage years he participated in poetry slams and spoken word events, releasing his first musical project Dear Daisy: Opium in 2016. Kojey Radical’s first album Reason to Smile was nominated for multiple awards including the Mercury Prize. Don’t Look Down is his newest album.

In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Kojey Radical discuss the empowering force of Mother love, how a fish finger sandwich can be passive aggressive, and the awfulness of an Ugg boot with a lean.

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00:00 Intro
00:22 What are you wearing today?
02:25 Kojey’s creativity
03:35 The name Kojey Radical
06:31 Poetry and language
11:12 The Last Poets
13:17 Spoken word
15:34 Kojey’s mother
17:54 Going on tour with Young Fathers
24:53 Early fashion inspiration
27:13 Grills
30:17 What do you wear to feel happy?
33:22 Showing emotions
36:28 Being a father
38:07 Proportions in fashion and graduate collections
42:21 Walking in fashion shows
44:32 Clothes that make you feel attractive
47:14 If you fancy someone…
48:16 Fish finger sandwich
50:28 Kojey’s new album
01:00:09 Superpowers