Hip-hop 50: From the Bronx to Belfast, the evolution of Irish rap

2023-08-07 13:50

As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, BBC News NI looks at how the genre permeated Irish music.

Hip-hop 50: From the Bronx to Belfast, the evolution of Irish rap

Fifty years ago this week hip-hop was born in the United States.

But it would take a little longer to reach the island of Ireland.

While hip-hop artists like A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, Dr Dre and Public Enemy dominated the American charts in the late '80s, new-age artist Enya and the...