One of our recent BBC documentaries ‘When Words Collide’ is to be repeated on BBC Radio 1Xtra this Sunday, 9 June at 9pm. The documentary is presented by Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter Nihal and will be available to listen to until Sunday, 16 May on the BBC iPlayer.
In ‘When Words Collide’ we ask ‘Are hip hop and poetry worlds apart’? Or are the lines between these two celebrated art forms starting to blur? Nihal investigates the relationship between hip hop and poetry, hearing from some of the finest rappers and spoken word artists around - including Chuck D, KRS-One and Scroobius Pip.
Along the way, we head to a bar in East London where five rappers and five poets are battling it out across three rounds to decide which form of expression is the best. The results may surprise you…
If you want something to listen to in the mean time we have created a special Spotify playlist full of the music that you will be able to hear in the documentary, the playlist features music from Scroobius Pip, Gil Scott-Heron, Mos Def and Public Enemy.
To listen to the show click here >
Check out the Spotify playlist here >
See a review of the programme in the Metro here >
