Spoken Word
Big Rube Is Still Your Favorite Rapper’s Favorite Narrator
VICE checked in with the Outkast and Offset-approved legend to talk about poetry, hip-hop, and how he chooses his collaborators.
40 Years Later, Robert Ashley's 'Private Parts' Is Still a Hilarious Mystery
The composer's recently reissued record is a spoken piece about philosophical abstractions with jokes about jerking off. There's still little else like it.
Mark Kozelek Tells a Weird Story on Donny McCaslin's Sharp New Single
The latest single from Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist McCaslin, who led the band on David Bowie's 'Blackstar,' is a surprisingly seamless collaboration with a monologuing Kozelek.
Is There More to Spoken Word Than All Those Terrible Adverts?
You know the ones: "We got here through takeaways and cinema dates, now we’re looking at mortgages with reasonable rates."
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's "Under Your Always Light" Is a Poetic, Beat-Driven Fantasy
A story-song about escape and nature.
UK Rapper/Poet/Artist Asks, "How Much Are they Paying You?"
Liv Wynter is a queer, working-class rapper and poet, digging critically into the art world.
The Inevitable Rise and Transcendence of Saul Williams
We spoke to Saul Williams about his new record 'MartyrLoserKing' and life itself.
Eureka, You C*nt: I Had Arrived
Jason Williamson traces his journey from cokey Britpop nothingness to "arriving" with Sleaford Mods 20 years later.
How Tunisians Are Fighting Free-Speech Limitations With Slam Poetry
For poor Tunisians who couldn’t afford to see a movie, slam poetry offered an alternative. Anyone could read their poetry.
Scott Ian's Spoken Word Tour Will Answer All Your Questions about Lemmy, Slayer, and Fucking Kelly Bundy
Get lost in his goatee as he tells you road stories.
The Family Man Responds
You really want to take my children into the street? Go ahead, my wife needs some peace and I work nights all this week. Good luck with that, though. I seriously think you have no fucking idea what you're getting yourself into. First off my daughter is...
Is the New Paris Hilton Single Actually Great?
Seriously, 'Drunk Text' isn't the worst song of all time (I think?).