Tim Westwood axed as the Voice of Hip Hop in the UK

Presenter (DJ) Tim Westwood is leaving BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra as part of a schedule shakeup FROM THE INDEPENDENT Tim Westwood, the pioneering hip-hop DJ whose adopted “street” patois divided listeners, has been axed as Radio 1’s voice of rap after nearly 20 years on the station. The middle-class son of the former Bishop […]

Wale Interviews and Drops a Warning to Radio: Expect Disrespect [VIDEO]

Dropout UK presenter (a UK word for interviewer/host) Tinea Taylor caught up with Washington, D.C. born rapper Wale for a ‘Getting To Know’ interview feature. He talks about his passion for music and tells why he signed with Maybach Music Group. During the interview, at about the 7:00 minute mark Wale says, “There will be […]

>Black Radio Lives on in the U.K. on Radio 1 BBC

> The other Radio One in the radio industry is from the BBC. Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the BBC which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock or interviews. […]