Our UKBHM series throughout the month of October continues with rapper, producer and DJ Overlord X who used his background in the latter to fully produce and rap on two studio albums with inventive sample usage and energetic Hackney-based (tinged with American) delivery.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54)
Charlie:

• Kaia Laurielle - Transcending
• Labrinth - You&I
• GAÊ - FAÍSCA
• Master Peace - if i don't love you, who will?
• Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Condor
• Ceebo - Bloccstar
• Pleasurewood - Electric Telepathy
• Essa & J-Felix Present: The Fifth Foundation
• Awon, Confidence & J Ferra - The Process
• Kofi Stone - The Last Flower To Bloom
• Richard Spaven - Light of Day
• BALTHVS - Manifest

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:28)
Weapon Is My Lyric - (18:23)
X Versus The World - (31:06)
Lighter Note - (43:00)

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HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
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Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
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The Beauty Of Independence

Continuing our UK Black History Month retrospectives: Outlaw Posse were yet another UK Hip-Hop outfit that went down the American accent route, albeit on very comparable early 90s production. Whilst they sounded better than other examples we've covered in previous years, it really takes away from their potential USP of sounding British on comparable-to-US Hip-Hop production!

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:48)
Ben:

• Quavo - QROMELIFE

Charlie:

• ZADA - Heart of a Lion
• Late Again - I Dreamt I Was Awake
• Bawo - Surf's Up
• sunandmoon (Ogi & Anoop) - "Tug Of War"
• JamesThe3rd - ACTA NON VERBA
• Jeff Darko - Heavy Water Blues
• Queen Millz - Outside The Box
• Audrey Powne - Bodies of Water
• Leon Bridges - Happiness Anytime
• Jimetta Rose - MettaSun
• Lalah Hathaway - Made In Chicago
• Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - Luxury Tax

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:26)

My Afro's on Fire! - (15:01)

The Oneness of Two Minds in Unison - (30:35)

My Afro's On Fire! Vol. 2 - (43:58)

Lighter Note - (54:23)

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HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence

We kick off our 2026 edition of UK Black History Month retrospectives on an artist that recently left us. Derek "Sway" Dasafo was making waves in the UK in the early/mid 00s, winning awards before he even dropped his debut album. Staunchly independent from start to finish, Sway was deft in flow and mixed deep subject matter with humorous concepts within his works.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:48)
Charlie:

• Kareen Lomax - ijan
• Emmy Meli - All About Love
• Kooley High - Clear The Air
• Chaka Khan - Chakzilla
• Ayanna Witter-Johnson - New Roots
• Kalisway - Unstoppable
• Thee Sinseers - Love Stories
• Jhene Aiko - Westside Whimsy
• Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:14)
This Is My Demo - (20:24)
The Signature LP - (34:19)
The Deliverance - (49:50)
Lighter Note - (1:02:04)

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Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)

HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence