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Credit Crunk Special!

The last 18 months have been tough, but has the economic climate affected the bling world of hip-hop? Semtex hears from the likes of 50 Cent, Flo-Rida, Jay-Z and Eminem.

This week Semtex looks into how the recession is affecting hip-hop music. We get the views of Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Eminem, Birdman, Flo Rida & Rick Ross just to name a few. On top of this Semtex drops his top five biggest ballin’ records of all time and there’s an exclusive hip-hop mash up mix from Radio 1 and 1Xtra’s Seani B.

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Last on

Fri 29 Jan 201022:00
BBC Radio 1Xtra

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Music Played

  • Kid Cudi

    Memories

  • LMFAO

    Shots

    • Feat. Lil Jon.

  • A‐Trak

    Loonies To Blow

    • Feat. Drake.

  • Gucci Mane

    I'm Expecting

  • Tempa T

    Wagwan Den

  • Snoop Dogg

    I Wanna Rock (Real Kings G Mix)

    • Feat. Jay-Z.

  • Tinie Tempah

    Pass Out

  • 50 Cent

    Do You Think About Me

  • Ninjasonik

    Like My Style

  • No MBz IDNicki Minaj

    Saxon

  • Young Money

    Pass the Dutchie

  • Jay Electronica

    Exhibit A

  • Smurfie Syco

    Exhibit Smurf

  • Semtex’s Biggest Ballin’ Top 5

    • Lil Wayne

      Got Money

      • Universal.

    • 50 Cent

      I Get Money

      • Interscope.

    • The Notorious B.I.G.

      Mo Money Mo Problems (Feat. Mase & Puff Daddy)

      • Bad Boy.

    • Jay-Z - Big Pimpin

    • Diddy

      All About the Benjamins

      • Bad Boy.

  • CREDIT CRUNK: HOW THE RECESSION HAS AFFECTED HIP HOP PART 1

    • Cash Money party with Ice T, Birdman, Tinie Tempah & Smurfie Syco

    • Reflection Eternal on their luxury tour bus

  • Drake

    Forever (feat. Ye, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

  • CREDIT CRUNK: HOW THE RECESSION HAS AFFECTED HIP HOP PART 2

    • Eminem gives his view on the recession

    • Elliot Wilson gives the low down on how the recession has affected the magazine business

  • Flo Rida

    Low (feat. T‐Pain)

  • CREDIT CRUNK: HOW THE RECESSION HAS AFFECTED HIP HOP PART 3

    • Flo Rida tells Sem how he can see the effects of the recession all around him

  • Rick Ross - Maybach Music (Feat. Jay-Z)

  • CREDIT CRUNK: HOW THE RECESSION HAS AFFECTED HIP HOP PART 4

    • Rick Ross lets us know exactly how much he paid for his Maybach.

    • Flo Rida explains the influence of hip-hop in Africa

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Jan 201022:00
    BBC Radio 1Xtra