Edinburgh-based comedian MC Hammersmith has emerged from the ghetto of middle-class West London and is the world’s leading freestyle rapper. MC Hammersmith has recently released his debut single ‘G.I. Joe’, along with a video.
The latest release comes just ahead of a month long run at the Edinburgh Fringe this August with his new live show ‘Straight Outta Brompton’. ‘G.I. Joe’ is taken from his forthcoming debut album ‘Mother’s Fettuccine’ which is due to be released on 6th October via Distro Kid.
MC Hammersmith (a.k.a. Will Naameh) was born to an English mother and a Syrian father. He attended an all-male, middle class private school in Hammersmith.
After escaping this life, he took up improv classes and began to perform freestyle rap comedy. Although technically mixed race, his middle class English accent and pale skin tone means he has always passed for white. This, combined with his awkward personality, made for the perfect framing device to draw comedy from his hop hop performances.
MC Hammersmith has performed across the world, at Fringe and comedy festivals, headlined at major comedy clubs in the UK, and has won various comedy awards for his freestyle rap performances. Being a freestyle rapper means he raps spontaneously, unscripted, with absolutely no preparation and at lightning speed. The lyrics and rhymes of his raps are 100% improvised.
MC Hammersmith has trained in improv at Second City and iO Chicago, the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, and UCB New York. He regularly performs improvised comedy shows in one of the UK’s leading improv comedy shows including Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody. He has also supported Jason Manford and John Bishop on tour.
Listen to MC Hammersmith here
https://www.mchammersmith.com/
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