Hip hop was born in and sort to reclaim the socially disadvantaged urban spaces and culturally empower the black communities of the United States. Its techniques and aesthetics hijacked existing musical forms and transformed them into a radical new music, overlaid with the anti-establishment, politicized lyrics of rap.

Today hip-hop has travelled the globe, has been taken up by disenfranchised, minority communities, and has been reworked to function in different languages. It also is served by hi-end studios and production values, however, and drives a multi-million-dollar industry. This episode draws together the voices of hip-hop artists, academics and our creative team

Featuring Christie Zee, L-Fresh the Lion, Su'ad Abdul Kabeer & Tshaka Campbell.

Hosted by Mohammed Ali Aerosol, James Hodkinson, Manpreet Darroch