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FEATURES 27 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP SPECIAL To commemorate 50 years of hip-hop, we bring together over 100 artists, execs, producers, DJs, journalists and more to talk about some of their favourite rap albums of all time. Plus! Lyor Cohen reflects on the early days of Def Jam, DJ Premier guides us through five of his classic beats, Lady Leshurr reveals her favourite female MCs, and DJ Semtex looks back at the evolution of UK hip-hop 52 HITEN BHARADIA The MD and founder of the Music Week Award-winning Phrased Differently opens up about building his company from the ground up and how to succeed as a modern indie publisher 58 BBC RADIO 2 We meet station bosses Helen Thomas and Jeff Smith, plus DJs Jo Whiley and Trevor Nelson to celebrate the return of BBC Radio 2 In The Park and to look at the much-loved station’s role within the industry ic Mus le , App ile Ce in lv , Ca Je ynes , Sarah lina iha Mila l Pedat zur, Ludm , Arie , Getty is / Corb ld ingo Fe : Deborah PHOTOS 64 BLACK MUSIC COALITION Five star executives and members of the BMC’s second JAZZY SINÉAD O'CONNOR 72 annual Excellence Honourees list share their career journeys up to now, talk diversity in the industry and highlight how the BMC is calling for a more equal business 72 SINÉAD O’CONNOR In a special tribute, we remember and honour the legendary and trailblazing Irish star 18 HITEN BHARADIA BBC RADIO 2 52 REGULARS 26 MENTOR ME BBC Music Introducing presenter Angelle Joseph offers up her five tips on how to get your music on the radio 76 HITMAKERS MNEK recalls the making of FLO’s R&B anthem Fly Girl and a memorable Zoom call with hip-hop royalty Missy Elliott 79 CENTRE STAGE MVT CEO Mark Davyd outlines the music industry’s issue with ticket pricing and how it threatens grassroots venues 81 CHARTS An in-depth look at this month’s biggest movers and shakers 100 ARCHIVE We take a look through the pages of the music business of yesteryear 102 AFTERSHOW Apple Music’s Zane Lowe talks DJing, interviewing and making Jay-Z laugh 58 BLACK MUSIC COALITION 64 ZANE LOWE 102 musicweek.com Music Week | 07

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FEATURES 27 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP SPECIAL To commemorate 50 years of hip-hop, we bring together over 100 artists, execs, producers, DJs, journalists and more to talk about some of their favourite rap albums of all time. Plus! Lyor Cohen reflects on the early days of Def Jam, DJ Premier guides us through five of his classic beats, Lady Leshurr reveals her favourite female MCs, and DJ Semtex looks back at the evolution of UK hip-hop 52 HITEN BHARADIA The MD and founder of the Music Week Award-winning Phrased Differently opens up about building his company from the ground up and how to succeed as a modern indie publisher

58 BBC RADIO 2 We meet station bosses Helen Thomas and Jeff Smith, plus DJs Jo Whiley and Trevor Nelson to celebrate the return of BBC Radio 2 In The Park and to look at the much-loved station’s role within the industry ic

Mus le

, App ile

Ce in lv

, Ca

Je ynes

, Sarah lina iha

Mila l Pedat zur, Ludm

, Arie

, Getty is

/ Corb ld ingo

Fe

: Deborah

PHOTOS

64 BLACK MUSIC COALITION Five star executives and members of the BMC’s second

JAZZY

SINÉAD O'CONNOR

72

annual Excellence Honourees list share their career journeys up to now, talk diversity in the industry and highlight how the BMC is calling for a more equal business

72 SINÉAD O’CONNOR In a special tribute, we remember and honour the legendary and trailblazing Irish star

18

HITEN BHARADIA

BBC RADIO 2

52

REGULARS 26 MENTOR ME BBC Music Introducing presenter Angelle Joseph offers up her five tips on how to get your music on the radio

76 HITMAKERS MNEK recalls the making of FLO’s R&B anthem Fly Girl and a memorable Zoom call with hip-hop royalty Missy Elliott

79 CENTRE STAGE MVT CEO Mark Davyd outlines the music industry’s issue with ticket pricing and how it threatens grassroots venues 81 CHARTS An in-depth look at this month’s biggest movers and shakers

100 ARCHIVE We take a look through the pages of the music business of yesteryear

102 AFTERSHOW Apple Music’s Zane Lowe talks DJing, interviewing and making Jay-Z laugh

58

BLACK MUSIC COALITION

64

ZANE LOWE

102

musicweek.com

Music Week | 07

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