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Oct 6, 2020 1 hr 29 min

Ep.79 - #UKBHM 2020: Rodney P

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It's October, which means it's UK Black History Month! We decided to celebrate with five retrospectives on five legends of UK Black Music. We begin in the true roots of UK Hip-Hop, a bridge between the Windrush Generation, their children and their children's children, all through the prism of music. We begin our celebration with the Godfather of UK Hip-Hop, Rodney P and chart the links between the genres you know of and may not know of. Extra Credit: Tim Westwood's 1987 BBC Documentary "Bad Meaning Good" TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (3:30) Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (23:17) The UK Hip-Hop landscape in the 80s - (32:53) London Posse's "Gangster Chronicles" - (42:37) Rodney P: The 'P' stands for "Pioneer" - (51:00) All Black British Music had to be together to survive - (57:00) Final Thoughts - (1:12:14) Lighter Note - (1:16:12) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us! Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Records for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK 5E Community Discord ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

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