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Episode 1: A whistle-stop introduction to hip-hop!

Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip hop to ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2. This week Romesh provides a whistle-stop tour of the UK hip hop scene to date!

In episode 1, Romesh explores his love for the genre that has shaped his life. He explains how it all started from discovering a Public Enemy cassette, to his teenage self watching Salt-n-Pepa at Crawley Leisure Centre.

In each episode Romesh takes a deep dive into a hip hop topic, so tonight he explores his passion for UK hip hop, taking listeners on a whistle stop tour of the British scene to date.

With a playlist packed with tracks that have shaped Romesh’s life, he plays classics from Missy Elliot and A Tribe Called Quest, plus some mainstream crossover hits that have finally got his kids listening to it - with tracks from Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion.

Along the way Romesh reveals how his obsession for the genre often gets the better of him and leaves him looking anything but cool!

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Aug 2021 21:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ye, Rihanna & Kid Cudi

    All Of The Lights

    • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
    • Mercury Records Limited.

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Juicy

    • Bad Boy Entertainment.

  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • Atlantic.

  • Missy Elliott

    Get Ur Freak On

    • Elektra.

  • Derek B

    Good Groove

    • Goodgroove.
    • Music of Life.
    • 1.

  • Gunshot

    Mind of a Razor

  • Hijack

    The Badman Is Robbin

  • Silver Bullet

    20 Seconds To Comply

  • Rodney P

    I Don't Care (Time To Party)

  • Roots Manuva & Fun Lovin’ Criminals

    Witness (1 Hope)

  • Little Simz

    Selfish (feat. Cleo Sol)

    • Age 101.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Scenario

    • Jive.

  • ³§²Ή±τ³Ω‐N‐P±π±θ²Ή

    Push It

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Gang Starr

    The Militia (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx)

  • Madvillain

    All Caps

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • Nas & Lauryn Hill

    If I Ruled The World

    • Columbia.

  • Megan Thee Stallion

    Savage (Remix) (feat. ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©)

    • 1501 Certified under 300 Entertainment.

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Aug 2021 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2