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Romesh's next guest is rapper and actor Bashy after his latest album 'Being Poor Is Expensive' received an applaudable reaction from music fans.

After taking a 15-year break from releasing music, Hammersmith, London鈥檚 rapper and actor Bashy drops by the studio to talk to Romesh about his brand-new album 鈥楤eing Poor Is Expensive鈥�. Romesh plays some of his favourite tracks from the rap, reggae and lovers-rock inspired album as Bashy talks through the nature of inner-city life and using music as a vessel to tell authentic stories about the Black British experience. There鈥檚 also music from Monie Love, Outkast, Snoop Dogg and Killer Mike.

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Music Played

  • Young MC

    Bust A Move

    • Delicious Vinyl.

  • Ice Cube

    You Know How We Do It

    • Priority Records.

  • Bastet

    Think I'm In Love

  • Monie Love

    It's A Shame (My Sister)

    • Chrysalis Records.

  • SANITY

    Black Eye (feat. Kofi Stone)

  • OutKast

    So Fresh, So Clean

    • Arista/LaFace Records.

  • Bashy

    How Black Men Lose Their Smile

    • Bish Bash Bosh Music.

  • Bashy

    Black Boys

    • Bish Bash Bosh Music.

  • Bashy

    Sweet Boys Turned Sour

    • Bish Bash Bosh Music.

  • Kano

    T-Shirt Weather In The Manor

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    Swimming Pools (Drank)

    • Aftermath.

  • Snoop Dogg

    Who Am I? (What's My Name?)

    • Death Row.

  • Killer Mike

    Nobody Knows

    • Loma Vista Recordings.

  • JAY-Z

    Can't Knock The Hustle (feat. Mary J. Blige)

    • Roc-A-Fella.

Broadcast

  • Last Saturday 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2