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Radio 1Xtra,13 May 2026,12 mins

Mixtape: 2000s

The Music is Black

Available for 72 days

Celebrating 100 years of UK black music with DJs Shortee Blitz and Beat a Maxx bringing the millennium party in with Garage, black British Pop and UK Rap artists, mixing it up with the new music of the rave scene of Jungle and DnB, as we hit the 2000s. Each episode is a whistle-stop tour of the genre-defining anthems and deep cuts from different eras and genres led by visionary black singers, musicians, rappers and producers. Produced by the BBC. The Music Is Black is a collaboration with V&A East Museum. For more information visit: bbc.co.uk/themusicisblack.

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