Ep.79 - #UKBHM 2020: Rodney P - a podcast by The 5th Element Podcast Network/Hip-Hop By The Numbers

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)

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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

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