Hip Hop artist Homecut (aka Testament) is one of the UK’s foremost talents. As a rapper, human beatboxer, multi-vocalist and producer his credits also include performances on BBC, MTV, BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1txra. He also hold the Guinness World Record for leading the world’s largest Human Beatbox ensemble.

Beatboxing since he was 11 and rapping since he was 14, Homecut went on to win the BBC Urban Music Talent Award in 2007. Since then he has gone onto work with a diverse range of artists from Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae, MOBO winner Soweto Kinch, Ted Hughes award winning poet Kate Tempest, jazz legend Jean Toussaint, soul superstar Ray Parker Jnr, Mercury Winner Ty to the progenitor of Hip-Hop himself, US legend DJ KoolHerc.

In 2009 he released a debut album ‘No Freedom Without Sacrifice’ to widespread critical acclaim and successfully touring the UK. With both his full live band and one-man beatbox loop show.

As Testament is currently a member of the world’s greatest beatbox choir “Shlomo & The Lip Factory” based at the Southbank Centre, London. As part of Shlomo and The Lip Factory over the last 3 years they have toured the UK, rocked Glastonbury and shared a stage with Jarvis Cocker, Imogen Heap, members of The Sugababes and many others.

Homecut has over a decade of experience, from busking on park benches the New York’s Washington Square, rocking the bars of Kuala Lumpur, headlining London’s Jazz Café to being invited to perform in front of Presidents and Nobel Peace Prize Winners worldwide. Recent television work includes being playlisted on MTV Base and doing a live freestyle rap and beatbox recording for BBC 1. His jaw-dropping human beatboxing, sublime sung vocals and his lyrical flair make Homecut a truly unique artist.

Homecut is also a published author and a regular tutor at the world’s only Beatbox Academy at The BAC, London. More recently he has founded “The Hip Hop Clinic” a workshop company specializing in Hip Hop music workshops promoting positive ethics.

Homecut is currently working on “Blake Remixed” a theatre show collaboration with Contact Theatre Manchester and the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, The show is based around Hip Hop interpretations of the poetry and art of William Blake using rap, beatbox and graffiti/street art.

“He’s a party starter and a pioneer.”  - Corinne Bailey Rae, Mercury Nominee

“One of the UK’s finest.” - DJ Vadim, Ninjatune

“Just when Hip-hop was getting a little bland, up pops Homecut…flawless” - BBC Music

“This is the kind of music the world could do with more of"  - Blues & Soul Magazine