RIP Channel U: the urban music champion that gave power to the people

The likes of Dizzee Rascal, Skepta and Giggs all had their careers boosted by the now-defunct satellite channel, but its real magic lay in giving non-professionals a voiceAfter 15 years on air, pioneering urban music TV channel Channel AKA, formerly Channel U, has announced it will cease broadcasting, and has passed its part of the spectrum to new channel Massive R&B. Its demise coincides with grime’s eventual transformation into a mainstream genre. Rappers like Skepta are now regularly p...

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