FirstChants Artist Stories

Meriem is a passionate spoken word poet who began writing to express what she couldn't say, having not spoken until age four. Embracing poetry was a natural progression, leading her to become a UniSlam 2021 champion and BBC Words First winner. Her performances, deeply rooted in her Moroccan heritage and personal journey, have headlined events across the UK.

Hear her story and discover her talent at our FirstChants

Meet TwinLaws... The Pastor and Chef duo ready to cook up a storm with their Gospel amapiano inspired music.

Listen to TwinLaws new track 'God's Children' featuring Mpola today! Exclusively on FirstChants.
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Ali also known as Nomadic Libaax (Libaax means Lion in Somali).
Is a London based Rhythmic Assisted Poet, who uses poetry and rhyme to express the contents of his mind in a way to reimagine and redefine what it means to be aligned.
His work is centered around questioning all the intricacies that shape life into what it is, trying to widen perspective to understand the direction of intention. He is also the founder of the platform Poetically-Perplexed.com, a platform dedicated to creative expression & showcasing artists from a diverse set of backgrounds, their stories and what inspires their art. This is done via a series on the platform titled : People That R’ Poets. 

Rebecca (Bexx) Roberts is a Jamaican and Saint Lucian artist, who defines herself under
the term “multi-hyphenate”. Through painting, poetry, singing, and dancing, she strives to
understand the world around her and the part she plays in it. Together, these art forms link to
express her identity and culture as they’re all important to her voice as an artist. Inspired by the
quote, “You Are Your Ancestors' Wildest Dreams”, Bexx continues the ripple effect of
generations passed, namely the Windush generation.

Eboni is an R&B artist and musician. She writes songs that talk about the experiences
she’s had in life and the lessons she’s learnt on the way! She was born into a musical family, so
was always involved with music, but the reason she chose to pursue a career in music is
because it can help people. It has helped guide her and she hopes she can do the same for
others with her music!

Milli-Rose is a singer, songwriter and spoken word artist from London. She uses her work to explore themes of mental health, social justice and relationships. Milli-Rose uses her creative outlets to facilitate sessions in the youth and community sector, including pop up open mics to engage community and through her platform, CrossWord Lyric.

JCapz is an upcoming UK Rap artist from Leicester city. Who so far has released 8 singles and 2 feature songs after prison release and intends to keep the ball rolling as he stays consistent dropping new music. Subjects and genres within his music tends to vary as he touches on his own personal experiences in his own unique Style! He enjoys recording as much as he enjoys performing and he stays ready for the next opportunity!