This August marks the 50 year anniversary of Hip Hop. This of course means a tonne of DJ sets and podcasts. Here’s a small selection of worthy listens to check out.

Grandmaster Flash live performance and talk

https://youtu.be/G97zKUi_060

The turntablist pioneer guides the crowd through his ground breaking mixing techniques and plays a live set of eclectic jams that shows the Grandmaster hasn’t missed a beat!

Lord Finesse DJ set

https://youtu.be/8V-_CizVNZM

The mix maestro, Lord Finesse takes the crowd on a journey through his trove of stone cold classics

6 Music Artist Collection-De La Soul

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/curation:m001p2r7/m001nnk2

De La Soul curate a playlist of gems old and new from the legendary and contemporary icons of Rap.

Jamz Supernova on 6 – Hip Hop Forever: 80s – Hip House Special 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ns7v

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/curation:m001p2r7/m001ns7x

Jamz revisits the infectious sound of late 80s/early 90s Hip House with soundbites and sets from Todd Terry, Fast Eddie and more.

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