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How the UK Changed Hip-Hop Forever Episodes

    8: UK to the World

    Ashley Walters reflects on how the new wave of British rappers today.

    7: Drillers

    British actor and rapper Ashley Walters explores the UK's influence on hip-hop.

    6: The Drake Effect

    Ashley Walters explores how Drake’s love of the UK has smashed through hip hop’s barriers.

    5. An American Boy and an English Girl

    Ashely Walters tells the story of one of hip-hop’s biggest US/UK collabs.

    4. Supa Dupa Southall

    Ashley Walters finds out what happened when Timbaland went record shopping in Southall.

    3. The Ruler

    Ashley Walters tells the story of one of the world’s most sampled records.

    2. From Hammersmith to Armageddon

    Ashley Walters reveals how a UK show made it onto one of hip-hop’s greatest albums.

    1. When Jay-Z Went to Harrow Road

    What happened on Jay-Z’s first trip to London, and why is he still rapping about it?

    This is… how The UK Changed Hip Hop Forever

    Ashley Walters explores how the UK has shaped hip hop history