We begin our 2024 edition of our UK Black History Month series with one of UK Hip-Hop's earliest success stories in MC Duke who was the guy in the late 80s, culminating in two albums of varying quality and the American vocal inflections that was plaguing the early years of UK Hip-Hop.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:47)
Ben:

• Tara Lily - Speak In The Dark

Charlie:

• Vacatixn - GEMINI FLOW
• Kamaiyah - Before We Party
• 9th Wonder & Give Em Soul - ONE FORTY SEVEN
• A-F-R-O - AFRODEEZEAK 2
• The Hoodies - NOBODY BIGGER THAN WE
• Mysie - CONTROLLA
• Monaleo - Throwing Bows
• Amahla - Enough: The Collection
• Tara Lily - Speak In The Dark
• Bilal - Adjust Brightness
• Nines - Quit While You're Ahead
• TSHA - Sad Girl
• Ezra Collective - Dance, No One's Watching

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:55)
Organised Rhyme - (28:47)
Return of the Dread-i - (38:35)
Lighter Note - (51:42)

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Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)

HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
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ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

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