Ade Oyejobi

Ade is redefining masculinity whilst highlighting family, love and black liberation throughout his poetry.

‘Poetry became my therapy during 2020, now I see poetry as my vulnerability, my insecurities and most importantly my truth.’

The twenty-year-old, British-Nigerian poet and medical student from South London has worked with organisations such as BT Sports, Humenorg, TikTok, Poetry Jam and Timberland EU, delivering conscious performances all over the UK. Last year Ade captured the minds of many with 3 headlines and 20 spotlight performances whilst facilitating poetry workshops for The University of Oxford ACS and Sydenham Arts Council.

His debut single ‘Medicine for the soul’, reaching over 10k streams in 2 months, encapsulates friendship and appreciation. Ade delves into all aspects of his upbringing, from his mother’s jollof rice to ‘funny days in science class with the mandem’. Everyone deserves their flowers as we all have an impact in someone else’s world.

‘I never used to look around me for inspiration but now that’s all that I do. My environment, my music taste, my hopes & dreams, my flaws and my sins have all served as inspiration. And that’s just very start of my process.’