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Episode Synopsis
Earlier this year, the Tallaght rapper Curtisy released the debut album What Was The Question? one of the finest Irish rap albums, nay, Irish albums of the year.
With a Deluxe version of the album out now, I spoke to Gavin Curtis aka Curtisy about starting out rapping in 2021 and meeting Ahmed, With Love and making their first song 'Men On A Mission' in 2022 with Rory Sweeney. Curtisy has a prolific output, and we discuss his many collaborators (Ahmed, With Love makes a brief appearance too), valuing vulnerability and authenticity in your music and discuss the Irish music he loves including music from Sloucho, Lil Skag, EFÉ, Bricknasty, Rory Sweeney / Carlos Danger and of course, Ahmed, With Love; plus what comes next in 2025.
Curtisy Tour dates:
Saturday 16th November – The Black Box, Belfast
Wednesday 20th November – The Workman’s Club, Dublin
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Show notes:
Curtisy on the Jobstown spots that influenced his new album What Was The Question
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With a Deluxe version of the album out now, I spoke to Gavin Curtis aka Curtisy about starting out rapping in 2021 and meeting Ahmed, With Love and making their first song 'Men On A Mission' in 2022 with Rory Sweeney. Curtisy has a prolific output, and we discuss his many collaborators (Ahmed, With Love makes a brief appearance too), valuing vulnerability and authenticity in your music and discuss the Irish music he loves including music from Sloucho, Lil Skag, EFÉ, Bricknasty, Rory Sweeney / Carlos Danger and of course, Ahmed, With Love; plus what comes next in 2025.
Curtisy Tour dates:
Saturday 16th November – The Black Box, Belfast
Wednesday 20th November – The Workman’s Club, Dublin
* Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord community
Show notes:
Curtisy on the Jobstown spots that influenced his new album What Was The Question
Songs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist
Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Podlink
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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