Writing rap lyrics is much harder than you think - particularly when you’re living through a global pandemic. Mark Grist, a 39-year-old... more
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Mark meets with his series editor, Ross Sutherland, to discuss the past two and a half years of the Mark... more
The UK is out of lockdown again and this time things might stay that way. Mark is gigging but after... more
Mark arrives at Juxta’s determined to finish this banger. Using the advice given by Genesis Elijah they set to work... more
It’s April 2021 and the UK is emerging from its second lengthy lockdown. Over the past four months we’ve had... more
The UK, having banned Christmas Day gatherings, is still deep in lockdown as 2021 begins. Mark has been stuck in... more
Mark needs to find a beat that bangs if he’s going to write a ‘banger’ during lockdown. Fortunately, his old... more
It’s the autumn of 2020 and across the UK people are arguing - nobody can agree, it seems, on which... more
With every day in lockdown feeling the same, Mark is in need of an escape, or at least a way... more
It’s now several weeks into the UK-wide lockdown & Mark has arranged an interview with fellow teacher & author Jeffrey... more