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Scroobius Pip (born 3 August 1981) is a UK spoken word poet and hip hop recording artist from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. He first gained prominence as one half of hip hop duo Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip sparked by their debut single 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'. Scroobius Pip runs his own label Speech Development Records and also hosted the award winning weekly radio show ''The Beatdown'' on XFM. He is a regular guest on Soccer AM and a supporter of Millwall Football Club. ==Career beginnings== As a teenager punk ignited Scroobius Pip's passion for music, inspiring him to buy a guitar and form various bands with his friends. His musical tastes quickly grew to encompass hip hop, jazz and any other genre that caught his attention and he became hooked on the lyrical talents of spoken word artists Gil Scott-Heron, Sage Francis and Saul Williams. It was their poetic mix of styles and genres that encouraged him to leave his bands and go it alone, the idea of having no one to rely on or blame other than himself an appealing challenge.〔Pip, Scroobius. ''Poetry in (e) Motion'', Titan Books, London, 2010, pp. 7–9〕 He is of Egyptian and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He adopted a pseudonym from Edward Lear's poem 'The Scroobious Pip' and in 2002 whilst working in HMV made the decision to start saving his writing. In an interview with ''Beatdom'', he later explained the reason behind his name: "I loved the story. It's about a creature that doesn't know what it is ...By the end (the poem ) he realises that he is simply The Scroobious Pip. He doesn't fit into any one category and can just be his own creature." When he had written a full spoken word set and saved enough money to live for a year without income, he quit his job and toured the country living in a 1987 Toyota Space Cruiser. Seeking out gig listings for each new town he visited, he turned up and performed his set to the fans queuing outside, with mixed results. After a few months crossing the country Scroobius Pip moved back home and decided to focus on London and Essex, attending four or five spoken word shows, open mic nights or poetry slams each week – anywhere that would let him perform. Various producers discovered Pip this way and expressed a desire to work with him, but it was the beats of former HMV work colleague Dan le Sac that captured his attention and led to the formation of Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, a collaboration that propelled Scroobius Pip into mainstream awareness thanks to their breakthrough debut 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'.〔 He was equated strongly with the Hipster cult in comments in an Evening Standard article entitled "Death of the Hipster" published on 16th April 2015.〔Godwin, Richard. ''Death of the hipster: why London decided to move on from beards, beanies and fixie bikes'', Evening Standard, London, 16/05/2015. (Link )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scroobius Pip」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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