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Broadcast area | Greater London |
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| Format | Grime, hip hop, dance music, alternative, talk |
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First air date | 18 April 2011 |
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| Webcast | www |
| Website | www |
Reprezent 107.3 FM is a youth-led radio station based in Brixton, South London that reaches young people aged between 18 and 30.
The station has its origin in a one-month restricted service licence focusing on youth issues including gun and knife crime, which was a successful broadcast that enabled them to apply for a community radio licence.[1] Reprezent was awarded a community licence in 2010,[2] and from April 2011 has been broadcasting live across London.
Playing R&B, grime, hip hop, dance music, and alternative music, it champions youth culture. Reprezent provides a platform for young people to showcase their talents but also to discuss social issues that affect them. It aims to challenge youth stereotypes and help young people better represent themselves in society. Their licence agreement says that:[3]
The station will give young people in south London access to their own platform for discussing issues that matter to them, representing their views, and dispelling negative stereotypes; and feature music they like, and which is rarely played on mainstream services.
In 2016, Reprezent started broadcasting on DAB in London alongside their FM frequency.
Reprezent broadcasts from three converted shipping containers in the Pop Brixton park.
As part of the station's community broadcasting remit, it is expected to provide social gain initiatives. Reprezent provides unique services to London's young population ranging from radio training and media training to providing a gateway for young musicians to develop their music and do live performances on air. Reprezent also work with Tate Britain, ICA and a range of music labels, PR agencies and management companies to provide a range of opportunities for young people.[citation needed] Reprezent also works with youth-centric brands such as Nike, Apple, Parklife, Lovebox, Nando's, Converse, Boiler Room, NFL, MLB and many more.
In March 2017, Reprezent collaborated with The xx, Young Turks and XL Recordings to programme a week of radio that saw shows produced with artists ranging from Warpaint, Goldie and Novelist, to Kurupt FM, Jehnny Beth from Savages and J Hus.[4]
The station has over 100 presenters and radio shows, that broadcast all original content from 9 am through until 3 am, with the rest of the night being their user-curated playlist.[citation needed]
Reprezent's playlist is managed entirely by its presenters and all music is playlisted solely on the strength of its quality. All presenters submit music that is then decided on by a panel of presenters and volunteers.[citation needed]
Over the last few years, Reprezent's 'hothouse' approach to finding new talent has been instrumental in launching many successful careers. Past presenters include Novelist, Stormzy, Lady Leshurr, Remi Burgz, Henrie Kwushue, Jamz Supernova, Jeremiah Asiamah, Snoochie Shy, Kenny Allstar and many more. The recent 'Grime n Reason' album released through Sony ATV saw Reprezent bring 14 emerging artists together and produce a collection of music specifically for licensing to TV and Film - the first time a project like this has been undertaken for sync.[citation needed]
With a remit to provide a platform for young people in south London, Reprezent playlists UK artists only and regularly uncovers new music that then goes on to become critically acclaimed by other platforms. From the BBC Sound of 2017, seven of the acts were uncovered by Reprezent, including Ray BLK, Nadia Rose and Jorja Smith. This focus on south London's music scene has helped raise the profile of a wide range of artists.[citation needed]
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Reprezent 107.3 FM is a youth-led radio station based in Brixton, South London that reaches young people aged between 18 and 30.
Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage, in 1996, followed by the independently released EP BB Queen in 2000. She then released a full-length album, Good Rap Music, in 2005. Bahamadia has also released the singles "Dialed Up Vol. 1" (in 2013), "Here" (in 2015), and "Dialed Up Vol. 2" (in 2018). Bahamadia has been a featured artist on tracks by musicians including the Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Guru, Towa Tei, and Roni Size & Reprezent among others. In November 2016, Bahamadia appeared as a guest client on season 15 of Project Runway, in which her son, Mah-Jing Wong, was a contestant. His father is part Chinese, part African-American; he was named after his great-grandfather.
Jesse James, better known by his stage name Dubzy, is an English grime MC, actor and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of music collective and fashion label Snazz. Since 2022, he has been in a distribution agreement with Universal Music. He won Red Bull's 2016 Grime-a-Side championship with the Derby team and finished second in UK Grime's best MC's of 2016. In November 2016, Dubzy signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV and Reprezent for a single alongside fellow grime artists Kannan & Eyez entitled 'Highs & Lows'.
FYO (an acronym for Fuck Your Opinion) is the debut extended play (EP) by English rapper Avelino. It was produced in its entirety by Raf Riley, and released for free download through OddChild Music, on 7 April 2016. The project was also released onto the iTunes Store on 11 April 2016, accompanied by two bonus tracks. It spawned one single; "Welcome to the Future", which premiered on 31 March 2016, a week before the rest of the project. The project has received considerable support from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra; "Youniverse" has been played by MistaJam, and the title track has been played by Annie Mac, DJ Target and Charlie Sloth. The project also topped Semtex's Mixtape Top 5 chart, and "Welcome to the Future" and "Rich Soul" both received airplay on his 1Xtra show. Numerous songs from the project also received airplay on Manny Norte's Capital XTRA show, and Mally's Reprezent show. "FYO" was added to the Reprezent B-list playlist. "FYO" was released as the project's second single, with a video released to YouTube on 14 April 2016. The track's production was praised by Grant Brydon of RWD as being "beautifully jarring", and by FACT as being "ribcage-quakingly bassy". Avelino told FACT that the video was "minimal [...] in a sense of one location, one setting, one room", as this allows listeners to "focus on what [he's] really saying on the record."
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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