Newscast - Hip-Hop Happy Birthday

Broadcasting legend Trevor Nelson celebrates 50 years of hip-hop. He chats to Adam about the early days of hip-hop, his stand-out tracks and the impact the music has had on popular culture.

The BBC's Ben Chu and the FT’s Yuan Yang talk about the Chinese economy. What is going wrong and should the rest of the world be worried?

00:00 - Steps count
02:23 - Chinese economy
14:43 - Cost of living
16:16 - 50 years of hip-hop

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Joe Wilkinson and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Published on Thursday, 10th August 2023.

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