British hip hop

British hip hop (also British rap) is a genre of music. The style happens across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. British rap music was officially observed from the 1980s-afterward, though it might have begun far earlier. Among UK rap artists who moved to the United States at young ages are Slick Rick and Young MC (aka Marvin Young).

British Hip Hop Media

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  Westwood's official YouTube channel, Tim Westwood TV, has currently over 617 million video views and over 1.41 million subscribers. The channel has videos of freestyles & interviews from some of the most successful hip hop artists including Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Jay-Z, Nas and Lil Wayne.

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  Slick Rick is an English rapper.

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  Wiley was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Music.

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  Chipmunk (left) and Skepta (right) with American rapper Sean Combs in 2011. Combs has also given recognition to Stormzy.

• Skepta's Konnichiwa (2016) won the Mercury Prize and was named the Best Album of 2016 by Apple Music.

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