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News,10 Aug 2023,33 mins

Hip-Hop Happy Birthday

Newscast

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Broadcasting legend Trevor Nelson celebrates 50 years of hip-hop. He chats to Adam about the early days of hip-hop, his stand-out tracks and the impact the music has had on popular culture. The BBC's Ben Chu and the FT’s Yuan Yang talk about the Chinese economy. What is going wrong and should the rest of the world be worried? 00:00 - Steps count 02:23 - Chinese economy 14:43 - Cost of living 16:16 - 50 years of hip-hop You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Joe Wilkinson and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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