Episode Synopsis
Hip Hop is nearly 50 years old. Its influence on culture around the world is profound. Its given hundreds of the most talented musicians a route out of poverty, inspired children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to shoot for the stars, and offered an avenue for them to express the hardship that many young men and women – particularly from black communities – grow up in. ‘Believe in yourself’… that’s the one thing Semtex says Hip Hop has taught him. In this podcast we explore the culture of Hip Hop, it’s impact on society, and what the genre means to the people who were raised on it.
‘Believe in yourself. Because you believe in yourself everything unlocks. When you believe in yourself you can accomplish anything. If you want to become Prime Minister, do it… If you don’t believe in yourself how are you going to stand on stage in front of 20,000 people and rock it?”
DJ Semtex
About DJ Semtex:
DJ Semtex is a leader in Hip Hop. He presented BBC Radio 1’s main Hip Hop show before doing the same for Capital UK. He presents the podcast Hip Hop Raised Me, and authored the book of the same name – widely held as the ‘Bible of Hip Hop”. Over the years he’s toured with Dizzie Rascal, DJed the biggest stages, and has interviewed the biggest starts of the genre. No one knows Hip Hop better than Semtex.
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Further Resources:
- The Hip Hop Raised Me Podcast
- Icon Collective: The History of Hip Hop
- Hip Hop Raised Me, by DJ Semtex
- The birth of Hip Hop: History.com
- The Hip Hop Glossary
- 21 rappers explain what Hip Hop means to them
- Hip Hop: A culture of vision and voice – The Kennedy Centre
- A definition, history, culture and facts – Britannica.com