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Radio 1's rap authority swings by to talk Hip Hop at 50 across the BBC and pick his foundation tracks. Plus, Romesh has tunes from Kriss Kross, Q-Tip and Slick Rick.

Radio 1's rap authority Kenny Allstar swings by to talk Hip Hop at 50 across the BBC. He also tells Romesh about getting into the genre and picks his foundation tracks, as well as a fresh one for Rom to watch.

We hear a snippet of the BBC's 50 Years of Hip Hop mixtape - available on iPlayer now - plus, there's time for tracks from Big Daddy Kane, Bas and J Cole, Lord Apex and Redman.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Aug 202300:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Arrested Development

    People Everyday

    • Capitol.

  • Kris Kross

    Jump

    • Totally Krossed Out.
    • Ruffhouse/Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Bas & J. Cole

    Passport Bros

    • Dreamville/Interscope.

  • Q‐Tip

    Vivrant Thing

    • violater.

  • Lord Apex

    Blessings

    • E/M Worldwide.

  • Redman

    Tonight's Da Night

    • RAL.

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Juicy

    • Bad Boy Records.

  • Public Enemy

    Rebel Without A Pause

    • It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back.
    • Def Jam.

  • 50 Cent

    Many Men (Wish Death)

    • Get Rich Or Die Tryin'.
    • Shady Records.

  • Lyrical Lemonade, Cordae & Juice WRLD

    Doomsday

  • Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh

    La-Di-Da-Di

    • Get Fresh Crew.

  • Big Daddy Kane

    Ain't No Half Steppin'

    • Rhino/Warner Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Aug 202300:00
    BBC Radio 2