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A History of Nottingham Hip Hop

Hip hop history in Nottingham is ridiculously rich; too rich to fit into one article. This piece is an introduction, the iceberg tip of a topic that we’ve been lucky enough to clock thanks to Pariz 1, DJ Fever and Courtney Rose, who put their time aside to drop endless OG gems; some of which have been stored in the LeftLion vault, for future podcast-related endeavours. Before we go in deep, let’s take a look back at the beginnings of the movement in the US, and at hip hop’s place in humble Notts…

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