Tag: hiphop
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Know your roots: Beat This Hip Hop documentary
Beat This: A Hip Hop History BBC documentary from 1984 about the roots of hiphop – contains an interview with the legendary DJ Kool Herc, the father of hiphop…and Afrika Bambaataa, Malcolm McLaren, Arthur Baker and more.
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Happy New Year 2020!
Happy New Year! No it’s not suddenly jumped forward to 2020 (after a year like that, I personally wouldn’t mind though) but a track by the The Herd. I featured them previously on the Radio Clash international hiphop show, they’ve got a great new video and like a few things reminds me of what’s going…
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RC 171: Around the World in 808s Pt 1
Hiphop is over 30 years old and has become an international phenomenon, in surprising ways from Maasai rappers to Austrian accordion anarchists, from kuduro to kwaito, from east-end grime to german Krautrap. Part Two is here. Here is part one of a journey in 808 beats round the world, via hiphop. Hip Hop You Don’t…
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It Aint Girl Talk…
OK I listened to the new Girl Talk LP (Feed the Animals) and it was a big pile o’ MEH. Better than NightRipper, only slightly clashy but it washed over me, I have heard this all before – I’ll let you into a few DJ secrets: 1. It’s easy to mix hiphop reasonably well (I…