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New episodes come out Fridays for free, with early ad-free access from Mondays on Amazon Music’s Prime and Unlimited tiers. What are the biggest figures in black British music and culture thinking right now? Your hosts Zeze Millz and David “Sideman” Whitely talk music and much more with their big-name guests, in some of the liveliest conversation ever to hit your headphones. And you’ll hear Zeze and David give their own unmissable takes on the hottest issues of the week.
Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif tells Zeze Millz & Sideman about his recent experience of homelessness, how he plans to finish university and his hopes for his debut album “The Villain I Never Was”.
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Sneakbo tells Zeze Millz & Sideman about his new mixtape “Made In Brixton”, his Drake co-sign and why people think he once turned into a cat. Plus all the latest gossip and music news and your guide to this week’s +44 playlists.
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Back for Season 2 Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by UK Afro-Swing group WSTRN to talk new mixtape WSTRN Season 3, grills and rappers on TikTok.
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Zeze Millz and Sideman are back for Season 2. New episodes come out Fridays for free, with early ad-free access from Mondays on Amazon Music’s Prime and Unlimited tiers.
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It was in 2005 that Youtube was created, giving people a platform to showcase their talent in any way they wanted.
To help us delve into the era of ‘doing it for yourself’, we have two people who know all about that life and have made successful careers doing just that. Jumping in the guest seat for our wrap up of the noughties, we have producer, singer, MC, writer Donaeo and podcaster, entrepreneur Poet.
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There weren’t a lot of black women in the music scene in the Noughties, but the ones that were there made massive waves!
From music to acting, black women were not afraid to try their hand at anything - including this weeks guest Shystie, who brought us the UK’s first interactive TV show, Channel 4’s Dubplate Drama.
She’s joined by an artist who reminded us in 2020 that black girls were PENG! Rising star, Enny!
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If you were and up and coming rapper in the noughties, getting seen on platforms like Channel U was the goal! Then it was all about being seen on the biggest YouTube channels - and one of the biggest channels back then (and now) was SBTV, founded by the late, great Jamal Edwards.
Jamal wasn’t the only one giving MC’s a platform to showcase their skills in the noughties, we had people like our guest, one of the pioneers of the Grime movement, Jammer, creating space for MC’s to showcase their clashing skills on his platform Lord of The Mics!
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The 2000s marked an explosion of female singers and rappers from America and the UK who defined the era and who’s voices became synonymous with the decade.
From Beyonce to Shola Ama, women came together in a major way in the noughties and our guest, rapper Lioness, was one of them!
She’s joined by self proclaimed Queen of Drill, Ivorian Doll, to talk about being a woman in music!
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We were not short on laughs in the noughties! It was this era that birthed a new wave of Black British comedians, and when we began to see an emergence of Black British comedy events, as well as hilarious sketch shows on TV.
It would be an injustice to discuss the comedy boom of the noughties without talking to this weeks guest Richard Blackwood who has been on our TVs, radio's and on comedy stages for the past two decades alongside Face In The News who kept us entertained with her sketches throughout lockdown! Two comedians from two era’s!
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The representation of Black people on TV in the UK has come a long way. We now have an abundance of TV shows and movies that represent the Black British experience. However that wasn’t the case in the noughties.
Back then it seemed like a 'one in, one out' process and it was RARE to have two shows with a predominantly Black cast on TV at the same time. So when performers like our guest Jocelyn Esien came on TV, we were hooked! She had us in stitches for much of the 2000’s with the 3 Non-blondes and Little Miss Jocelyn shows. They paved the way for our second guest Tolly T to feel seen and represented!
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From ‘Iceberg’ jeans to ‘Avirex’ jackets, fashion in the Noughties was SICK and questionable at the same time. We had bootcut jeans, high waisted belts and Jane Norman bags, BUT… nonetheless we still looked stylish! Fast forward to now, and we see that some of those fashion trends are coming back today.
We delve into how fashion looked back then with one of Grime’s day one’s, Tinchy Stryder alongside one of today’s music/fashion icons, Kojey Radical.
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Without a doubt the dominating sound of the Noughties was UK Garage! It was a sound that was home-grown and regularly featured in the Top 40 pop charts. More importantly though, it gave birth to Grime!
The scene produced some of the UK’s greatest and most well known hits, and who better to relive that era with us, than So Solid Crew founder, the legend that is Megaman, the original Champagne bubbler!
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Getting on the bus with your friends after school was a whole VIBE in the noughties and ain’t nothing changed!
This week MOBO award winner and legend in the UK Grime scene, Chip and author Jade LB, writer of the 2005 blog: 'Keisha The Sket’, that turned into a Merky Books novel, join Nadia and Eddie to discuss the highs of going to school in the noughties and how Chip went from battle MC to one of the most respected rappers in the scene today.
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Kicking off our nostalgic journey through the noughties with a POW! - as hosts Nadia Jae & Eddie Kadi venture through the Channel U era, joined by Lethal Bizzle, talking about the making of his street anthem to his evolution from ‘B’ to ‘Bizzle’, his upcoming projects and who he’d put on Pow 2022!
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Likkleman to talk about his experiences growing up as a person with Achondroplasia, his relationship with former manager Bouncer and new upcoming boxing matches. Plus Reggie Yates & Aml Ameen talk about their brand new films and directional debuts, Pirates and Boxing Day.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Young T & Bugsey to talk about being more than one-hit wonders, how they manage to keep a clean image in the music industry and their new upcoming mixtape.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by V9 to talk about the reason behind his mask, if drill is a negative genre and his new mixtape "Murk with a Mouth".
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by CKay to talk about being the pioneer of Emo-Afrobeats, running away from home and what it feels like having one of the biggest global songs of the year with Love Nwantiti.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Kojey Radical to talk about fatherhood, how he's maintained longevity in the music industry and his upcoming debut album.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by multi-platinum producers Da Beatfreakz and talk about what it takes to be successful in the music industry, giving back to their community and their new single 'Money Calling’ ft RAYE, Russ Millions and WeWantWraiths.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Big Narstie to talk about the return of his TV show, the current state of Grime and his new single ‘Black Is My Colour’.
This episode contains strong language and adult themes throughout.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Kaz Kamwi and talk about what life has been like after Love Island, her hair bonnet situation in the villa and her feelings about being excluded by mainstream media.
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Zeze Millz and Sideman talk about the latest news and stories from the week. Plus Headie One gives us an exclusive chat about future plans and his new mixtape ‘Too Loyal for My Own Good’.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Ms Banks to talk about her journey and growth as an artist, love and sex, colourism, and her new mixtape 'Bank Statement'.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Loski to talk about his new mixtape 'Censored,' staying out of jail, being a new dad and his new mini-movie 'Music, Trial and Trauma' available exclusively in the Amazon Music app and on the Amazon Music YouTube Channel.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Poet to talk about his creative collective VIBBAR, the hate and backlash he's received over the years and focusing on helping his community.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Bouncer from Play Dirty to talk about his MMA fight, turning his life around going from road man to entrepreneur, going to therapy and helping his community.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Not3s and Cashh to talk about social media haters, what they do outside of music and their new projects.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Beenie Man to talk about the global influence of Jamaica, being crowned the king of dancehall, collaborating with Giggs and more.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by S1mba to talk about his debut EP "Good Time, Long Time", what is was like moving from Zimbabwe to growing up in Oxfordshire and having to prove himself as more than just a one-hit wonder.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Shakka and friends for an R&B week special where they discuss the highs, lows and challenges of being an artist in U.K. R&B music.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Mista Strange, Nadia Rose and Zones for a Pride Special, where they discuss what it’s really like to be Black and Queer identifying in the U.K. music industry.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Avelino to talk about his new mixtape “Ego Kills", his side hustles and his hunger for mainstream success.
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Sideman and Zeze Millz chop it up about the recent GRM Rated Award nominations, the latest Love Island shenanigans and Gen Z's obsession with cancel culture.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Darkoo and talk about her new EP “2 in 1”, her spending habits and why she doesn’t watch movies.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Sian Anderson to talk about her new cookbook, rappers in her DMs and how she helped Ed Sheeran in his early years.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Swarmz to discuss his infamous Instagram Lives, his new game show series, dating and new single “Payslips”.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz take the +44 Podcast on location to Birmingham alongside the launch of the Amazon Prime Video documentary “Risky Roadz 0121: The Birmingham Grime Story” and are joined in the studio by Grime documentary filmmaker Roony Keefe, Grime Gran, comedian T1, artist C4 and artist manager Despa Robinson.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz are joined by Donae’O and talk creativity, music industry mental health and the inspiration for his latest single "She Belongs To The Night".
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Dappy joins Sideman and Zeze Millz and talks about what inspires him, how he’s managed to stay relevant for nearly 15 years and his forthcoming mixtape “Fortune”.
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Sideman and Zeze Millz are joined by Miss LaFamilia and talk about her come up in Birmingham, the healthy UK female rap scene and her new single “Mob Life”.
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Sideman & Zeze Millz reflect on how much the world has changed after the 1 year Anniversary of the tragic murder of George Floyd. As well as discussing the week’s hottest topics they also revisit the +44 Black History Month Special debate with Ghetts, Nadia Rose, Lioness and LinkUpTV’s Rashid.
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Ray BLK joins Sideman and Zeze Millz to chop it up about her single “Dark Skinned”,
writing for Kelly Rowland, moving to LA and social media burner accounts.
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Sideman and Zeze Millz are joined by Deno to talk about his new Mixtape, “Boy Meets World”, his relationship with Cadet, collaborating with Craig David, and how he’s smart with his money.
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