Edit history

Motswana poet and rapper Tumi The Be pairs old school beats with thought provoking lyrics. Inspired by the likes of Andre 3000, One Sixth, Kendrick Lamar and Gil Scott Heron, Tumi The Be makes music with purpose. Acknowledging the fight of those that came before him, Tumi recognises the privilege that comes with freedom of speech, so uses this to his advantage to add something constructive, positive and reflective to the world. His sound is one steeped in rich musical, spiritual and poetic tradition, and he shares abstract ideas, philosophical musings and real life experiences adding to his diverse appeal. With a lengthy body of work already under his belt, Tumi The Be now looks forward with a full length project still on the way out in late 2020. Kicking off this next chapter with the introspective and reflective neo-soul tinged single ‘Stress Less’, Tumi The Be continues his rise as a conscious rapper and poet with so much more still left to say.

Tumi is a Motswana poet and rapper who began his creative journey as a teenager, after seeing his first rap cipher. Captivated by the sound syncopated speech over a fat beat, he wrestled a pen to an empty page and turned churning thoughts to rhyming verse. Tumi's style is a vibrant blend of poetry and rap, which he uses to share abstract ideas, as well as real life experiences. Since moving to Melbourne in April 2014 his love of hip hop/poetry has taken him from hip hop open mic nights(Horse Bazaar, Whole Lotta Love), to poetry slams (Slammalamma Ding Dong, Voices in the Attic) and park ciphers where he has schooled and been schooled by Burn City's finest. Tumi the Be.