BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review

The star-crammed bill of music A-listers including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West and Lana Del Rey was a gold-medal winner for east LondonWhat a difference a year makes. Last summer Hackney figured large on the news agenda for all the wrong reasons as riots erupted in this underprivileged area of east London. This year the media headlines will be decidedly more positive.With the Olympics poised to annex the borough from next month, this weekend it was the turn of music superstars. Billed as the larg...

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