Hip-hop
The Documentary Podcast. Beats, Rhymes and Justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island. Audio, 51 minutes
Behind the bars of New York’s notorious jail, Rikers Island, inmates are learning to rap
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Beyond Belief. Religion and Hip Hop. Audio, 30 minutes
What's the relationship between religion and hip hop? Robert Beckford and guests discuss.
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- Posted29 April 2017
Mark Steel Does Hip Hop. Audio, 30 minutes
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign Hip Hop
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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Global Beats. Tanzanian Hip Hop. Audio, 53 minutes
Hip Hop Tanzanian style and its transformation into Bongo Flava and Singeli
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Essential. BBC Trending: Can Rap Incite Crime? Audio, 6 minutes
Controversy has erupted over a rap song that suggests burglars target Chinese homes.
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Heart and Soul. The Dilemma, Confessing to Murder. Audio, 27 minutes
Rapper G Dep was a rising star on the New York hip-hop scene until he confessed to murder
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Heart and Soul. The God of Hip Hop. Audio, 27 minutes
Abdul-Rehman Malik explores the complex relationship between hip hop and religion
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Global Beats. Hip Hop Feministas. Audio, 50 minutes
Candace Piette talks to bold and talented young female rappers from Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and Ecuador.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Profile. Dr Dre. Audio, 13 minutes
Dr Dre has made an indelible mark on popular culture. Mark Coles tells his story.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Hip Hop in the Middle East: Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance. Audio, 30 minutes
Music journalist Jackson Allers explores Arab Spring era hip-hop as a catalyst for change.
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More or Less. To ice or not to ice? Audio, 28 minutes
Should we be more choosy about who benefits when we do a viral charity challenge?
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Tupac Shakur, Hip Hop Immortal..... Audio, 30 minutes
Poet and playwright Al Letson recalls the life of Tupac Shakur.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Essay. Dylan Thomas Centenary, Dylan Over the Pond. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and poet Kevin Powell explores Dylan Thomas's influence on black American writers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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Drama on 4. Carnival. Audio, 45 minutes
Secrets and lies unravel in Rachel De-lahay's drama about the need to conform.
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Black Is a Country. Episode 2. Audio, 30 minutes
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom. Audio, 30 minutes
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Passport Please. Home to Tanzania. Audio, 23 minutes
Ayisha Yahya of the BBC Swahili Service meets Maasai rapper Mr Ebbo
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Inspired by Faith. Mecca 2 Medina. Audio, 14 minutes
Members of the Islamic Hip-Hop group Mecca 2 Medina talk about their faith and their music
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Making It Up. Ragga. Audio, 14 minutes
Looking at links between rap and jazz
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Arts and Africa. Hip Hop in the Cape. Audio, 30 minutes
The rise of Hip Hop in South Africa
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
