My First Bars
Your favourite 1Xtra artists take it back to the beginning and recall their first lyrics.
My First Bars: Stefflon Don
Stefflon Don remembers how she never questioned that she would make music.
My First Bars: Avelino
The Tottenham MC recalls being a teenager and coming up with his first bars.
My First Bars: RAYE
South London singer RAYE recalls her family's artistic influences.
My First Bars: The Fedz
The Transatlantic collective reflect on their first lyrics and their parents' influence.
My First Bars: Ray BLK
Ray BLK remembers when she first realised her talent for singing.
My First Bars: MIST
Birmingham's MIST reminisces about the importance of clashing.
My First Bars: Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith remembers the influence Amy Winehouse had on her when growing up.
My First Bars: AJ Tracey
AJ Tracey reminisces on his first bars and the importance of where he's from.
My First Bars: Meridian Dan
The "old school Meridian man" recalls his first lyrics at 14 and transitioning to grime.
My First Bars: Nick Brewer
The rapper talks about his first attempt at rapping with some very fictitious lyrics...
My First Bars: P Money
King P recalls being a shy teen who hid his MC talent until a random playground battle.
My First Bars: Big Narstie
The inimitable MC recalls recording his first song at college and performance nerves.
My First Bars: J Hus
The east London rapper recalls being 10 years old and coming up with his first bars
My First Bars: Akala
Undeniably one of the most talented; Akala recalls rhymes written in school textbooks.
My First Bars: K Koke
The north west London rapper remembers spitting over house and garage back in the day.
My First Bars: Lady Lykez
Lykez reminisces on being a confident 13 year old that would clash MCs in the street.
My First Bars: De La Soul
The legendary trio take it back to the early days and the artists who inspired them most.
My First Bars: Jammer
The Murkle Man recalls writing and spitting his first lyrics in Jamaican patois.
My First Bars: Dizzee Rascal
The original Boy In Da Corner recites his early bars and explains how he got started.
My First Bars: Devlin
The UK don talks about his first rap crew and some embarrassing first bars
My First Bars: Wretch 32
The one and only Wretch looks back on what got him to write and spit his first lyrics
My First Bars: Craig David
The UK legend recalls the influences on the first lyrics he wrote for a high school crush
My First Bars: Kurupt FM
MC Grindah, head honcho at Kurupt FM recalls the moment he discovered his lyrical genius
My First Bars: Tinie Tempah
Tinie takes it back to his pre-teen days when he wrote his first bars.
