Released October 31st, 2021 // 148 pages // 978-1-913642-70-9
 
hip-hop-o-crit is a bizarre exploration of adulthood, self-expression, and identity, found through a close analysis of the low quality hip-hop songs Hadley wrote, recorded and created music videos for during the period of his life when he was frequently making unsuccessful attempts at suicide. With the distance of time, Hadley look back on the mistakes he made creatively, as well as personally, trying to grow from the bleak hopelessness of his "music". 
 
scott manley hadley is a poet and blogger whose work explores physicality, mental illness, class and the universalising need for creative expression. Their books include Bad Boy Poet (Open Pen, 2018) and the pleasure of regret (Broken Sleep, 2020). Scott was 'Highly Commended' in the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2019.