Originally from Islington in London, Joe Black is a music and football legend. 👑
He initially gained fame as a rapper, achieving millions of views on YouTube and is now considered one of the true pioneers of UK Rap. 🎶🔊Rick Ross, Potter Payper & Tion Wayne are just a handful of big names Joe has worked with. 🤩
But following a stint in prison, Joe’s ambitions changed and he decided to pursue another passion: football. ⚽️
In an unlikely turn of events, Joe worked hard to break into the football industry and began scouting for Chelsea. 🤯 He is credited with scouting one of Chelsea’s many top academy products, Clinton Mola. 👏
After spending over 5 years in the recruitment team at Chelsea, he is now scouting for Arsenal. 🔴 From London street rapper, to Premier League scout - that is not a career journey you hear every day. 🤝
Joe tells us about his early life as a rapper, the realities of going to prison and how he turned his life around to work for some of the biggest football clubs in the world. 🙌
Our Perspectives interview series is known for telling the most interesting stories in football, but Joe Black has one of the craziest life stories we’ve ever heard. 🎶🔐⚽️
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TIMESTAMPS 👇
00:00 - 02:02 - Intro
02:02 - 03:47 - Growing up in Islington
03:47 - 04:08 - What came first, Rap or Football?
04:08 - 06:20 - Getting into Rap & music journey
06:20 - 07:10 - Joe's worldview
07:10 - 10:44 - Growth as a Rapper
10:44 - 14:26 - Prison Time
14:26 - 14:38 - Coming Up
14:38 - 16:06 - Reoffending after Prison
16:06 - 18:38 - Music Journey
18:38 - 19:29 - Career highlights
19:29 - 20:42 - Being a pioneer to the industry
20:42 - 21:34 - Chatting to artists from the past21:34 - 23:25 - Football Coaching course in Prison 23:25 - 25:32 - Starting a football club and coaching25:32 - 26:57 - Intro to Joe Shields 26:57 - 31:17 - Players getting scouted from Joe's team31:17 - 31:34 - Coming up31:34 - 33:29 - Transition from past life into Football33:29 - 34:52 - Working at Chelsea34:52 - 36:27 - Stories from Chelsea 36:27 - 37:36 - Players who didn't fulfil their potential37:36 - 39:09 - Leaving Chelsea for Arsenal39:09 - 40:29 - Working with Chris Robinson40:29 - 41:20 - Joining Arsenal staff41:20 - 43:22 - Stories from Arsenal43:22 - 45:00 - Most exciting young Arsenal players45:00 - 45:54 - Most exciting young talent 45:54 - 46:15 - Advice for youngsters46:15 - 46:35 - Coming up46:35 - 47:42 - Importance of environment when growing up47:42 - 49:36 - Craziest stories from the past49:36 - 50:52 - Mistakes from youth50:52 - 52:19 - Changing the Football industry52:19 - 53:53 - Mistakes young footballers make53:53 - 54:39 - Learnings from human nature in Football54:39 - 58:16 - Views on the UK Rap Scene 58:16 - 01:00:13 - What does the Future hold for Joe Black?01:00:13 - 01:00:24 - Question for the RB audience01:00:24 - 01:00:39 - Outro
