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1Xtra's Hip Hop Weekend

60 hours of non-stop hip hop! See what was played.

Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Semtex

Friday 29 | 1900: Friday Night Mixtape

DJ Semtex kicked off proceedings with special guests Jay Z and new Def Jam signing Nas.

Busta Rhymes

2200: Life & Times Of Busta Rhymes

Busta gave Rodney P an exclusive insight into his life as a hip hop pioneer.
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Over To You

0000: Over To You ... Raw

Your tracks, your show!

Grouchy Greg

0200: Hip Hop Scandal

The most controversial tracks in hip hop with G Money and Grouchy Greg from AllHipHop.Com.

Blakey

0400: Turntabalism

Blakey presents DJ Craze, DJ Kentaro, C2C Crew and DJ Tigerstyle in the mix.

Big breakfast

Saturday 30 | 0600: Big Breakfast

Dev brought you nothing but BIG hits pon toppa BIG hits

Ace and Vis

0900: The 1Xtra MVAs

Ace & Vis hosted the 1Xtra Music Video Awards, an award ceremony with a difference!
Awards

Over To You

1200: Over To You

You requested it, Mistajam played it - simple as that!

Rodney P & Skitz

1500: A-Z of Hip Hop

A unique look at the hip hop alphabet with Rodney P & Skitz.

Simon Balmain

1700: 2Pac Remembered

Avid 2Pac fan Simon Balmain joined DJ Semtex in LA to retrace some of the legendary rapper's steps.
Photos

Semtex

1900: Saturday Night Mixtape

DJ Semtex brought you some of the UK's biggest hip hop artists, like Jehst, Asaviour, Pyrelli, Wretch 32 and Scorcher.
Photos

P Diddy

2200: Life & Times Of P Diddy

Rodney P got to the truth behind the success of one of hip hop's biggest names.
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Roc-A-Fella records

0000: 1Xtra Live - The Roc-A-Fella Afterparty

The Roc-A-Fella crew party hard, UK style. Features a performance from Memphis Bleek and 1Xtra DJ's Rampage & Semtex.
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Lil' Jon

0200: I'm In Love With A Stripper

Lil' Jon, The King of Crunk, hit the UK's digital airwaves with his ultimate top fifteen strip club tunes and the guide to strip club etiquette.

DJ Drama

0400: DJ Drama - The Apilliates Radio Show

America's hottest DJ delivered 2 hours of exclusive bangers.

Broke 'N English

Sunday 1 | 0600: Vibrations

DJ Fitz brought the best in inspirational hip hop to kickstart the final day of the weekend.

Broke 'N English

0900: Broke 'n English

The biggest hip hop outfit from the north west represent in style.

Basement All Stars

1200: Basement All Stars

Three hours of huge tunes as a host of stars choose a defining hip hop track that has helped shape them musically.

Hyphy

1500: Hyphy

DJ Semtex visited San Francisco's bay area, the heart of the hypest hip hop phenomenon of 2006 to find out what hyphy is all about.

Homegrown UK

1700: 100% Homegrown

Rodney P, Semtex, Blakey and Skitz represent from 4 areas of the UK with thriving hip hop scenes. Ras holds it down in London.
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Ty

1900: Hip Hop Poetry

UK's finest Ty presented a one-off special of some of the UK's brightest hip hop poets.
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Ice Cube

2000: Hip Hop Hall Of Fame

1Xtra saluted the artist and actor Ice Cube.
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Jermaine Dupri

2200: The Life & Times Of Jermaine Dupri

Find out more about the hip hop icon and self-made millionaire by 21.
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Hip hop around the world

0000: Hip Hop All Over The World

Celebrating the true global nature of hip hop, DJs from around the world rep their ends, giving us a flavour of what the scene is like there.

Twin B

0200: 1st Play

Twin B selects the best tracks we've collected on road over the past few weeks and gives them their radio debut.

Grouchy Greg

0400: Xtra Talent

Your chance to end the Hip Hop Weekend - shout out to all budding DJ's, Mix DJ's and MC's with skills.

Vote

Biggest in the game

Who's more influential in the hip hop game?

  1. Busta Rhymes
    278 votes
    (39%)
  2. Jermaine Dupri
    111 votes
    (15.6%)
  3. P Diddy
    324 votes
    (45.4%)

Total votes: 713

This is not a representative poll and the figures do not purport to represent public opinion as a whole on this issue

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