Akeem Sule

Akeem Sule is a British psychiatrist of Nigerian origin, co-founder of Hip-hop Psych, an initiative that uses hip hop music and lyrics to support individuals experiencing mental health illness, and facilitator of the Association of Black Psychiatrists Culture Club.[1][2][3][4]

Selected publications

  • "A hip-hop state of mind". The Lancet Psychiatry. 1 (7): 494–495. 1 December 2014. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00063-7. ISSN 2215-0366. (Co-author)
  • "Kendrick Lamar, street poet of mental health". The Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (6): 496–497. 1 June 2015. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00216-3. ISSN 2215-0366. PMID 26360440. (Co-author)
  • "A public health perspective on hip-hop's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of illness, spread of misinformation, and mobilization of resources". Public Health in Practice (Oxford, England). 2: 100078. November 2021. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100078. ISSN 2666-5352. PMC 8610780. PMID 34841371.

References

  1. ^ O’Dowd, Adrian (17 June 2023). "Role model: Akeem Sule" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 381: 1307. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2025.
  2. ^ Driscoll, Christopher M.; Pinn, Anthony B. (2019). "Introduction". In Driscoll, Christopher M.; Miller, Monica R.; Pinn, Anthony B. (eds.). Kendrick Lamar and the Making of Black Meaning. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-351-01083-2.
  3. ^ Ollerenshaw, Tracy (13 October 2014). "Hip-hop 'can help people with mental health issues'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ^ Knapton, Sarah (11 November 2014). "Hip-hop classics picked by Cambridge University for mental health benefits". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.