Rap music and hip hop culture are one of the most popular chosen genres, for today’s generation of youth, and in some aspects influences the way we talk, dress, act, behave, think, eat and generally experience life.

Hip hop has spread its tentacles all over the globe and affects the worlds of business, politics, spoken word, religion, hyper masculinity and is even taught in some of the education syllabus’ alongside Shakespeare!

In this week’s show, we have exclusive interviews with rapper Wretch 32, George the Poet, founder of the HipHop Shakespeare Company Akala, music journalist Hattie Collins, rapper Ty, hip hop activist Lee Pinkerton, former UK rap act Cookie (Cookie Crew) and more, covering topics from sexuality to religion.