MEng Chemical Engineering student, Farai Nigel Nyandowe, is awarded an Arts Scholarship by Vice-Chancellor in recognition of his remarkable talents and dedication to music.

A self-proclaimed regular boy, Farai Nigel Nyandowe is a rapper with a lot of ambitions. His foray into rap music started during his gap year in 2019. After all his friends had left for university and with nothing to do but a part-time job at a retail store, he had to find a hobby. What started as freestyle verses on his Snapchat story slowly developed into full song releases.

Since joining Loughborough Farai has released 10 songs and 1 collaborative EP with no plans of stopping anytime soon. Farai has also become a regular at the various open mic events hosted in the student union building where he practices his live performance skills.

Regarding his rap career, he intends to go into music full-time once he graduates. Whether or not he ‘makes it’ is one thing but he wants to give it a fair chance. He cites J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and J.I.D as his main inspirations. Farai's go-to topics are love, hate and the general experience of being a young adult in the 21st century. Being born and raised in Zimbabwe he believes he has a unique perspective lacking in the UK rap scene. With the scholarship support, Farai plans on getting singing and music production lessons.

With rappers fading out of relevance as quickly as they appear, Farai aims to make his music career last longer than the average rapper by looking to slowly build his audience one conversation at a time, a slow burner of sorts. Follow the progress of his musical escapades on his website.