Ep 10 - Sectioned 3 X,Music Career journey, battling mental health and becoming an Inspirational speaker ft. Shocka

Shocka is a Mental health advocate Ted Talk speaker, Artist and signed Poet. He originally started his career as an artist in 2008 alongside Double S and Vertex in a popular Grime group called Marvell. Shocka was popular within the grime scene amongst artist such as Tinie Tempah, Chip, Skepta and Diversity. During his time as an artist, Shocka worked with Ghetts' Grime collective "The Movement", alongside Devlin, Wretch 32, and Scorcher. Marvell was eventually signed by Grime label Risky Roadz in 2011. Over the years although Shocka experienced being sectioned on multiple occasions he has thrived, developing his advocacy in mental health and becoming an inspirational speaker, and poet. Shocka has just released his most recent music video "Don't be ashamed" where he shows his most recent experience of being within a mental health institution. He also wrote a poetry book during this time which is due to be published later this year. 

 

In this episode Alicia and Shocka discuss:

 

• Navigating his career in music 
• Miracles that led to his group getting signed 
• Having encounters with music mogul's such as Drake and Rihanna 
• Why his group was dropped from his Label and how that affected him 
• Being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and defining it
• The process of being in and out of a mental health hospital 
• Coping with mental health and identifying your triggers 
• Loosing mum in 2022 and the impact it has had on Shocka's mental health 
• Becoming a Ted Talk, influential speaker and a mental health advocate 
• The change and growth in his music career 
• New music, New signed deal, New Poetry Book etc.

 

Listen and Watch Shocka's latest video and single 'Don't be ashamed" - https://youtu.be/zoxU3ezliU4 

Youtube - Shockatv - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRjgZMoyzXcHuPRU4gJ21Gg 

Connect with Shocka on Instagram - https://instagram.com/shocka_artist?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Read more abut Shocka here -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocka#2008-2011:_Career_beginnings_and_Marvell