Hip-hop

The Essay. Thinking Black, Bert Williams. Audio, 14 minutes
Writer Colin Grant explores the history and evolution of minstrelsy.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Ashnikko: 'I don't take no for an answer'
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Newsbeat
Posted
2 October 2020
Meet AY Poyoo, the 'GOAT' hitmaker. Video, 00:03:23
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Africa
Posted
30 September 2020
1Xtra Live is back after 2019 shutdown
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Newsbeat
Posted
30 September 2020
Eminem fan sets record for most musician tattoos
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NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
30 September 2020
What we know about Megan Thee Stallion 'shooting'
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US & Canada
Posted
26 September 2020
Lockdown gigs: Performing in a pandemic. WorklifeIndia. Video, 00:07:57
Can virtual gigs make up for loss of income as the touring circuit remains shut down?
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 September 2020
Hip-hop’s Laughing Stock. Audio, 28 minutes
Joe Jacobs is a failing rapper trying to make a career as a stand-up comedian.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Essay. Five Kinds of Beethoven, Inua Ellams. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua Ellams, poet and playwright, shares what Beethoven means to him.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Hip-hop: The Notorious B.I.G's crown is up for auction. Newsday. Audio, 00:03:01
One of Hip-hop's most iconic items is up for sale to raise funds for charity
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BBC World Service
Posted
15 September 2020
J Hus and Stormzy winners at GRM Rated Awards
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Newsbeat
Posted
10 September 2020
Nines beats Metallica and Katy Perry to number one
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
4 September 2020
Mo Gilligan and Julie Adenuga to host Rated Awards
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Newsbeat
Posted
3 September 2020
'I escaped an Islamist terror group - now I rap about it. Video, 00:03:59
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Europe
Posted
29 August 2020
Notorious B.I.G. crown up for auction at $200,000
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Newsbeat
Posted
26 August 2020
'Tory Lanez shot me', Megan Thee Stallion claims
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Newsbeat
Posted
21 August 2020
Two charged with murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
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US & Canada
Posted
17 August 2020
The Dalit rapper who said no to Bollywood. Video, 00:02:13
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India
Posted
13 August 2020
‘We wanted to create a label for young people' Video, 00:06:59
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Business
Posted
3 August 2020
AJ Tracey: 'There's no massive machine pushing me'
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Newsbeat
Posted
28 July 2020
'America's the world leader in not getting it together'
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Newsbeat
Posted
26 July 2020
The NYC rappers and the power of Krip-Hop
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Disability
Posted
24 July 2020
Afrobeats is finally getting its own chart
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Newsbeat
Posted
21 July 2020
Rapper Logic announces retirement
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Newsbeat
Posted
17 July 2020