{"id":103070,"date":"2016-03-16T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=103070"},"modified":"2016-03-15T17:03:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:03:03","slug":"bbc-radio-1-music-boss-grime-will-be-britains-next-big-cultural-export","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/bbc-radio-1-music-boss-grime-will-be-britains-next-big-cultural-export\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Radio 1 music boss: grime will be Britain’s next big cultural export"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"stormzy\"<\/p>\n

The new head of music at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra has hailed the talent of black British artists and said the recent Brit awards could have done a better job of reflecting the diversity of UK music.<\/p>\n

Chris Price praised artists such as Stormzy, who was named best grime act at the Mobo awards in successive years. The rapper previously criticised the Brit awards, saying Britain \u201cis not just One Direction\u201d.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Guardian, Price, who holds one of the most influential jobs in the UK\u2019s music industry, predicted this could be the year that grime becomes Britain\u2019s next \u201cbig cultural export\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Go to theguardian.com<\/a> to read the full article about grime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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