By and large, performers at the Fringe are a terribly ill-mannered, slovenly lot. Not so Mr B, the gentleman rhymer. Back in Edinburgh to educate and elucidate the masses with the scintillating sound of Chap-Hop, his solo show at the Voodoo Rooms is therefore one of the most enlightening – and hilarious – you will […]
It’s not every day you have the chance to speak to the creator of a musical genre. “I started off doing straightforward hip-hop,” says Mr B, The Gentleman Rhymer. “That was during my ‘oik’ phase. Then I was also in a dandy punk band for around 12 years. We played one gig.” “There was a […]
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer brought his unique brand of well-mannered modern music – or Chap-Hop, as he calls it – to last year’s Fringe, where he appeared at Ministry of Burlesque’sHigh Tease. This year, he’ll be appearing alongside co-stars Desmond O’Connor and Sarah-Louise Young in Me! Me! Me!, as well as popping up in […]
