Kae Tempest[2][3] (formerly Kate Tempest) [4][5] is an English spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright. At the age of 16, Tempest was accepted into the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon.
Kae Tempest is a recording artist, lyricist, performer, author, playwright, and poet. They have released four critically acclaimed studio albums.
HELP (2), the new collaborative album from War Childs Records is out March 6th 2026, featuring the song ‘Flags’ by Damon Albarn, Kae Tempest and Grian Chatten.
Rapper, playwright, and poet Kae Tempest has reflected on coming out as a trans man, saying he can “actually exist” in his body now. Tempest’s fifth studio album, Self Titled, his first since coming out as a trans man, was released on Friday (4 July).
Poet and musician Kae Tempest is now much more comfortable with who he is. Especially when his dog Murphy joins him on tour.
Kae Tempest: 'Finding queer community is a powerful experience' - Big Issue
Find top songs and albums by Kae Tempest including Flags, Time Is Hardcore (feat. Kae Tempest & Anita Blay) and more.
Kae’s latest sees him on exceptional form, enlisting features from Neil Tennant, Tawiah, Connie Constance and Young Fathers. His heart-on-sleeve lyricism is heart-breaking, vexed and poignant - but the raw unveiling of his self through his painful social / physical / career entrapments is illuminating, educational and uplifting. Pounding with venomous verses, blistering electronic beats, and ...
207K Followers, 87 Following, 137 Posts - KAE TEMPEST (@kaetempest) on Instagram: "Having Spent Life Seeking, my new novel, out 30th April. SELF TITLED, my new album, out now."