Song released for World Suicide Prevention Day

Image Credit: Joshua Luke Smith

9th Sep 2016
Tags: Music News Suicide Joshua Luke Smith Hip-hop

Bath-based performance poet Joshua Luke Smith has released the track and video 'Becoming Human' for World Suicide Prevention Day. Said Joshua, "I wrote 'Becoming Human' to connect with the heart of our human story. In a driven culture based on success and stature, where is the space to become, to grow, to fall and then stand back up? In reality we connect at our most vulnerable. We all break sometimes. We all arrived here naked. We don't talk about our weakness enough and that's why I think so many of us feel lonely, isolated and disconnected." 

Joshua is hoping the track will raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Joshua is hoping the track will raise awareness about suicide prevention and also promote the important work carried out by the Samaritans charity.

Joshua Luke Smith has been much praised on the Internet although there doesn't seem to be much consensus on how to describe this hugely talented communicator. Premier Gospel website suggested he is a "hip-hop artist from Bath," Relevant magazine called him "a craftsman lyricist and a captivating songwriter" while OnTheComeUpTV website stated, "Joshua proves he can rap and sing to a good standard." So is Mr Smith, whose 'After All' and 'Broken Things' have been chosen for the xRhythms playlist, happy with the description "rapper"? He told Cross Rhythms, "No. There's a certain identity that comes along with being a rapper, and that's what I'm separating myself from. 'Rap' stands for 'rhythm and poetry'. I'm a huge fan of rap and hip-hop. But I think that when you are a rapper you are confined to the genre of rap. When I approach a project, it's something I hope crosses genres and is able to express different musical sounds."