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'''Hip-Hop Hooray''' was a feature on [[The Ricky Gervais Show]] on [[Xfm]] in which [[Stephen Merchant]], and sometimes [[Ricky Gervais]], would play a hip-hop track. [[Karl Pilkington]] let Merchant play it towards the end of the show to let him feel good about having his own feature. Jonathan Ross called it the worst feature on British Radio. Hip-Hop Hooray is thought to be have come from a [[Xfm Series 0|pre-takeover series]] feature called the '''Hip-Hop Challenge''', in which Gervais and Merchant would compete to play the best hip-hop track. | '''Hip-Hop Hooray''' (originally called '''Steve's Hip-Hop Track''') was a feature on [[The Ricky Gervais Show]] on [[Xfm]] in which [[Stephen Merchant]], and sometimes [[Ricky Gervais]], would play a hip-hop track. [[Karl Pilkington]] let Merchant play it towards the end of the show to let him feel good about having his own feature. [[Jonathan Ross]] called it the worst feature on British Radio. Hip-Hop Hooray is thought to be have come from a [[Xfm Series 0|pre-takeover series]] feature called the '''Hip-Hop Challenge''', in which Gervais and Merchant would compete to play the best hip-hop track. | ||
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*[[23 February 2002]]: Dilated Peoples - ''Worst Comes To Worst'' | *[[23 February 2002]]: Dilated Peoples - ''Worst Comes To Worst'' | ||
*[[02 March 2002]]: Spearhead - ''People in Tha Middle'' | *[[02 March 2002]]: Spearhead - ''People in Tha Middle'' | ||
*[[09 March 2002]]: OutKast - ''Rosa Parks'' | |||
*[[23 March 2002]]: N*E*R*D - ''Things Are Getting Better'' | |||
*[[30 March 2002]]: N*E*R*D - ''Bobby James'' | |||
*[[23 November 2002]]: Notorious BIG feat Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim - ''Notorious'' (One off return) | |||
[[Category:Features|Hip-Hop Hooray]] | [[Category:Features|Hip-Hop Hooray]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 18 November 2009
Hip-Hop Hooray (originally called Steve's Hip-Hop Track) was a feature on The Ricky Gervais Show on Xfm in which Stephen Merchant, and sometimes Ricky Gervais, would play a hip-hop track. Karl Pilkington let Merchant play it towards the end of the show to let him feel good about having his own feature. Jonathan Ross called it the worst feature on British Radio. Hip-Hop Hooray is thought to be have come from a pre-takeover series feature called the Hip-Hop Challenge, in which Gervais and Merchant would compete to play the best hip-hop track.
Featured In
- 10 November 2001: Ice Cube - Today Was a Good Day
- 17 November 2001: Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights
- 08 December 2001: Mad Skillz - Ghostwriter (this is the first time Steve calls the feature "Hip-Hop Hooray")
- 15 December 2001: Digital Underground - Same Song
- 12 January 2002: N.E.R.D. - Bobby James
- 19 January 2002: De La Soul - With Me
- 23 February 2002: Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst
- 02 March 2002: Spearhead - People in Tha Middle
- 09 March 2002: OutKast - Rosa Parks
- 23 March 2002: N*E*R*D - Things Are Getting Better
- 30 March 2002: N*E*R*D - Bobby James
- 23 November 2002: Notorious BIG feat Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim - Notorious (One off return)