In the 1980s a new generation of pirate radio stations exploded on to Britain’s FM airwaves. Unlike their seafaring swinging 60s forerunners, these pirates broadcast from London’s estates and tower blocks to create a platform for black music in an era when it was shut out by legal radio and ignored by the mainstream music industry.
The Hip Hop World News
Acclaimed British rapper Rodney P sets out to show what the world looks like when it is seen through the lens of hip-hop, and reveals a fascinating alternative version of reality.
Beats, Bass & Bars: The Story of Grime
Presented by Rodney P, the ‘Godfather of British rap’, who has been making hip hop with a British accent since the 1980s, this one hour film celebrates the extraordinary story of how Grime rose from the council estates of a few streets in East London to become the most important British musical movement since punk.
