Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop

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Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love of Hip Hop

Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip-hop to BBC Radio 2.

Comedian, broadcaster and self-confessed hip-hop nerd Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip-hop to BBC Radio 2.

Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop: The one where it's 1997

The one where it's 1997

BBC Radio 2 - Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop, The one where it's 1997

Let’s party like it’s '97! Romesh brings you an hour of vintage Hip Hop... on minidisc.

Let’s party like it’s '97... because it is! Romesh brings classic Hip Hop from the year of Titanic, minidiscs and dial-up internet.

For the Hip Hop heads, curious and yet to be converted… Romesh broadcasts from '97 and plays classic tracks from the year that also brought us Kate and Leo on the prow of a cruise liner!
 
Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly and LL Cool J’s Phenomenon are both on the menu for celebrating quarter century anniversaries, alongside bangers from Common, KRS One and Mase. We’re Going In with the Wu-Tang Clan and Ranga’s Records pays tribute to the (‘recently') departed Notorious B.I.G.
 
In the Sounds Afterparty - we’ve invited DJ Martin 2 Smoove to provide the soundtrack with a 1997 megamix. Yes, a mix that’s mega, which takes in a year of vintage hits.
 
So put down your pager, hit 'record' on your minidisc and pray that your dial-up connection is strong enough to listen!

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