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Darren McGarvey, better known by the stage name Loki, is a Scottish rapper and hip hop recording artist, who has made regular media appearances as a social commentator. Through his music and writing, McGarvey has looked at deprivation and expressed his belief in the importance of community and social responsibility. He came to greater prominence during the days surrounding the Scottish independence referendum, 2014.
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Career
McGarvey was brought up in Pollok on the south side of Glasgow. He wrote and presented 8 programs for BBC Radio Scotland between 2004 and 2006. In these programs he looked at what might be the root causes of anti-social behaviour and social deprivation. McGarvey worked with the youth organisation Volition and took on a role where he was teaching young people to rap. In 2012 the PowerRap competition for schools culminated in a workshop with McGarvey, encouraging young people to explore important issues through music and language.
McGarvey went on to study journalism at Glasgow Clyde College.
He was part of the Poverty Truth Commission that was hosted in Glasgow in 2009. In 2015 he began a trial six-month period as rapper-in-residence with the Violence Reduction Unit.
McGarvey appears in the socio-economic documentary The Divide; released April 2016. He discussed his troubles with alcoholism and its impact on his life.
Discography
Government Issue Music Protest (GIMP) (2014), a science-fiction concept album with significant contributions from singer-songwriter Becci Wallace which enjoyed some critical acclaim. The album describes a dystopian vision of Scotland in the year 2034.
Trigger Warning (2017), a concept album through which he attempts to explores various issues, expressed as a story.