Radio freestyles are back!

Last week, we dropped our first Kenny Allstar freestyle with the legendary Chip. 16 years on from when he blazed the airwaves as a teen in the old 1Xtra building, he blessed the mic for us in one-take.

This is a big one for us as it's something we pitched when going for the show a few months ago. To be able to deliver on this has been amazing, and the reaction from the audience has been overwhelming. Within a few days of its release, the videos across all platforms has exceeded 1,000,000 views and 1,000 comments.

Working with Kenny has been a pleasure. His work-ethic and commitment to the scene goes unrivalled. This is exemplified by the fact that we have a number of cold Voice of the Streets freestyles and interviews loaded to drop over the coming weeks.

Thank you to the whole team here at SME, all the 1Xtra departments within the BBC that came together to make this happen, and of course team CM.