At Home with Ashley Walters

The global pandemic has meant a period of isolation and reflection. For London actor and musician Ashley Walters, this has at least brought one small but significant positive. “You can learn so much from listening,” the Top Boy star tells Apple Music. “Sometimes we talk too much.” His playlist for Apple Music’s At Home With series showcases plenty of skilled lyricists worthy of your attention. OG British MCs including Kano, Giggs and Skepta document the unvarnished realities of inner-city UK life, there are co-signs for the next generation of hip-hop poets such as J Hus, Bugzy Malone and Young T & Bugsey, while there’s recognition of Walters’ own significant abilities with his stunning contribution to the most recent Top Boy soundtrack and, of course, So Solid Crew’s generation-defining “21 Seconds”.