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: Chuck D in conversation

Chuck D in conversation

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The Public Enemy rapper and Hip Hop legend joins Rom.

Public Enemy's Chuck D is in conversation with Romesh about his new BBC Hip Hop documentary series. Plus, Rom has tracks from Roots Manuva, Big L and Lil Kim.

Romesh is joined by one of the most important people in Hip Hop's history — Chuck D from Public Enemy!

Chuck D talks about falling in love with the best genre in the world, how he started rapping and the story behind his iconic tune Fight The Power, including famous the Elvis diss. Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World is also the name of a brand new 4 part BBC documentary series, executive produced by Chuck D which charts the history of the music.

Plus, Romesh has tracks from Missy Elliott, Deyah, Inspectah Deck and BIg Daddy Kane.

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