Words in many forms: Kate Tempest tackles poetry, spoken word, hip-hop

Alternating between poetry, spoken word and hip-hop, Kate Tempest is like a 21st century Patti Smith. She honed her craft at open mics during her teens, toured the English-speaking world with her band, Sound of Rum, and eventually found success as both a poet and playwright. In 2014, she returned to music with "Everybody Down," a narrative album about the trials and tribulations of a handful of London youth. The album paired her poetic rapping with ragged electronic beats, earning her a Mercur...