Rapper performs news stories as songs
Rappers normally rap about things like gang violence or money ... current affairs is not normally high on the list.But a one rapper from Westville says his own life was too mundane to sing about so he looked at news websites and broadcasts instead.
JournalRhythm, 25, finds the most interesting news stories he can and posts his songs online, his videos and MP3s have now been downloaded by thousands of fans.
The Eminem fan - who enjoys funny news stories - says he would like to make it as a rapper or as TVs first newsreaders.
Personally I would like to see Jeremy Paxman giving it a go on News Night.
JR said: "I've always wanted to make music, but my life generally lacks interesting content to write about.
"It made sense to combine rich content (news) with a powerful format (music) to create a platform that would allow me to be creative as often as I want."
In case you were wondering about the swimming goggles, we asked him.
"They give the illusion that I'm not reading the lyrics. Stylistically, they give me something to hide behind without wearing a mask, and are more unique than sunglasses. I like swimming anyway."
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