Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

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For access to the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium seating rows A to C and wheelchair spaces in the Front Stalls, please enter via the Artists' Entrance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road (Level 1).

For step-free access from the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road to the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium seating (excluding rows A to C) and wheelchair spaces in the Rear Stalls, plus Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer and the Purcell Room, please use the Queen Elizabeth Hall main entrance. Tickets can only be sold through the Southbank Centre and our authorised agents, and can't be resold. And Other Big Questions; Musical Truth, Musical World, I Heard What You Said, and Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer.The whole school is obsessed with music , no one can ever make out the words, so the boys hit the jackpot selling a new fanzine full of song lyrics: PAPER JAM. But when he finds out his best friend Kelvin has a photographic memory, he comes up with a genius money-making scheme. Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer tells the story of a boy growing up in the 1990s on a housing estate in London. Talk to a member of staff at the auditorium entrance if you have a disability that means you can’t queue, or you need extra time to take your seat. He’s always on the lookout for ways to earn some extra money, but can he sell a music magazine at school and stay out of trouble?

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.With lashings of laughter, this rhyming story is full of charm and cheekiness which will enthrall your young reader. The evolution to rap battles was quickly moved into, the book also swiftly shifts through points that could have been darker, probably as the audience is likely to be primary school-aged. It's not long before one of the teacher's tells Kofi: 'You could be a real leader at this school, you know that? Rap battles form a key part of the plot, but really this is a story of friendship between two boys, one of whom (Kofi) is a energetic wannabee-entrepreneur, the other (Kelvin) held back despite a photographic memory by his stutter and shyness.

You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the Queen Elizabeth Hall, so please leave large bags at home.Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Music is hugely important in our lives – whether we’re listening or playing an instrument ourselves. The facility includes a height-adjustable bench, tracking hoist system, a centrally-placed toilet, a height-adjustable basin and a shower. Jeffrey's books include: Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime ; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored ; What is Masculinity?

Jeffrey Boakye's ode to words perfectly blends a riotous classroom romp, a warm celebration of friendship and a subtle social message. Using Kofi’s sales patter and his best friend Kelvin’s excellent memory, the boys create Paper Jam, a fanzine of song lyrics – and the buzz at school is unreal. And although Kofi’s scheme at the arcade is also making money, he’s having issues with Leroy, a new friend who’s mean to Kelvin. It’s not long before one of the teacher’s tells Kofi: ‘You could be a real leader at this school, you know that?

Their staid school is often punishing Kofi for his behaviour, and pupils have started secretly performing battles of words (insults) in breaks, one-upping each other with an audience looking on admiringly.