NZ Hip Hop Stand Up (2021) Jess B 'Set It Off'
JessB is a half Kenyan half Pakeha rapper from Auckland. Before she started her rap career she was a professional netballer and calls it ‘fate’ for being dropped from her team as it gave her the push to pursue her music. Focussing on her passion for hip hop saw her reinvent herself as a bold role model for thousands of fans with her 2018 single ‘Set It Off’.
Unearthing the stories behind some of the most influential tracks in Aotearoa hip hop.
Primary Title
- NZ Hip Hop Stand Up
Episode Title
- Jess B 'Set It Off'
Date Broadcast
- Friday 22 April 2022
Release Year
- 2021
Duration
- 08:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 7
Channel
- RNZ Podcasts & Series
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
- Unearthing the stories behind some of the most influential tracks in Aotearoa hip hop.
Episode Description
- JessB is a half Kenyan half Pakeha rapper from Auckland. Before she started her rap career she was a professional netballer and calls it ‘fate’ for being dropped from her team as it gave her the push to pursue her music. Focussing on her passion for hip hop saw her reinvent herself as a bold role model for thousands of fans with her 2018 single ‘Set It Off’.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made available for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Rap (Music)--New Zealand
- Hip-hop--New Zealand
- Music--New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- Interview
- Music
Contributors
- Sophie Musgrove (Director)
- Gareth Moon (Director of Photography)
- Thom Watts (Editor)
- Nigel McCulloch (Producer)
- The Down Low Concept (Production Unit)
- Radio New Zealand (Funder)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Jess Bourke (Subject)
- Manu Walters (Interviewee)
- Eden Jouaval (Interviewee)
- Malo Ioane Luafutu (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Rap (Music)--New Zealand
- Hip-hop--New Zealand
- Music--New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand