Walter Ego, Al the Native (Jordan from Rizzle Kicks) and Young Spray are among the artists taking part in a scheme to help rehabilitate young offenders through music.
London rapper Sneakbo is also involved in the programme, put together by the charity Key4Life to support the development of young men behind bars and reduce gang warfare.
The artists worked at HMP Brixton, exploring the possibilities of music with inmates and helping them to write and perform.
A number of tracks have surfaced from the sessions, including I and I, produced by Naughty Boy, and an EP, released in association with Island Records, is slated for May.
Key4Life is supported by the BPI and BRIT Trust and has been implementing its seven-step rehabilitation programme in British prisons for the last three years.
Eva Hamilton MBE, chief executive and founder of the charity, said: ‘Music therapy is vital part of Key4Life's engagement strategy to build confidence, emotional resilience and unlock young men’s creative potential and we are hugely grateful to The BRIT Trust and BPI for their invaluable support over the last three years.’
Chairman of The BRIT Trust, John Craig OBE, added: ‘At the Trust we recognise how important it is to provide opportunities for young people to express their creativity, often through music.
‘It is the first time we have supported an organisation working with young offenders, allowing them to express themselves, and it fits in perfectly with the Trust’s ethos and mission in giving young people life skills that can help them and then hopefully convert into jobs. On behalf of all my fellow trustees I wish Key4Life much success.’
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London rapper Sneakbo is also involved in the programme, put together by the charity Key4Life to support the development of young men behind bars and reduce gang warfare.
The artists worked at HMP Brixton, exploring the possibilities of music with inmates and helping them to write and perform.
A number of tracks have surfaced from the sessions, including I and I, produced by Naughty Boy, and an EP, released in association with Island Records, is slated for May.
Key4Life is supported by the BPI and BRIT Trust and has been implementing its seven-step rehabilitation programme in British prisons for the last three years.
Eva Hamilton MBE, chief executive and founder of the charity, said: ‘Music therapy is vital part of Key4Life's engagement strategy to build confidence, emotional resilience and unlock young men’s creative potential and we are hugely grateful to The BRIT Trust and BPI for their invaluable support over the last three years.’
Chairman of The BRIT Trust, John Craig OBE, added: ‘At the Trust we recognise how important it is to provide opportunities for young people to express their creativity, often through music.
‘It is the first time we have supported an organisation working with young offenders, allowing them to express themselves, and it fits in perfectly with the Trust’s ethos and mission in giving young people life skills that can help them and then hopefully convert into jobs. On behalf of all my fellow trustees I wish Key4Life much success.’
Learn more about Key4Life:
