011: Hattie Collins

Neighbourhood Radio

Hattie Collins is a journalist and pioneer in her field, she has documented some of the most pivotal moments in Grime music and played a huge role from the genre's foundations right through to where it is today. Her career sees her tell the stories of artists, movements and happenings in the culture - in this episode we turn the tables on Hattie to tell the story of her own journey. We talk about her early days writing for American magazine Hip Hop Connection, signing on, understanding journalism and codes, her introduction to Grime, favourite articles, how important RWD magazine was, journalistic misrepresentation plus a whole lot more.