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Shining a light on the 5th Element of Hip-Hop. Home of The #5EPN. Headed by @ChilliCharlie22. (E-Mail - [email protected])

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Some news that may come off impromptu, but plenty of thought has gone in and will take time to fully switch up, as is usually a result of spontaneity. Take a read the5thelement.medium.com/a-n…
A New Leaf

A New Leaf

So this is abrupt!

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 386 - 2016: Top 10 Album Retrospective diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.386 - 2016: Top 10 Album Retrospective

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.386 - 2016: Top 10 Album Retrospective

In a new yearly series, we take a look back to 2016 and give our Top 10 albums of 2016 (in different ways) and talk about 2016 as a whole from the sounds to the releases. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music R...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 410 - "Sometimes, I Dream In KwaZulu" W/ Jabulile Majola whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.410 - "Sometimes, I Dream In...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.410 - "Sometimes, I Dream In...

Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I head to a studio in North London to talk to a South African Folk/Soul artist whose new opus "Ipasi" is furthering the reach of a burgeoning sub...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 409 - Ilhan Omar, Student List & The End Of The World whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.409 - Ilhan Omar, Student List...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.409 - Ilhan Omar, Student List...

In a week where: Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa. Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisis. Israel launch a new ...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 385 - #UKBHM 2026: Krispy 3 diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.385 - #UKBHM 2026: Krispy 3

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.385 - #UKBHM 2026: Krispy 3

We finish our #UKBHM celebrations with Krispy 3, a Lancashire trio that actually took their work past the early 90s and became a bridge of sorts between the 1st generation of UK Hip-Hop artists and...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 408 - Zero-Click Spyware & Dimming The Sun whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.408 - Zero-Click Spyware &...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.408 - Zero-Click Spyware &...

In a week where: Student-led protests in Albania over education costs, allegations of corruption erupt into violence as Education Ministry is reportedly set on fire. Zelensky says “we're done” with...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 384 - #UKBHM 2026: Overlord X diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.384 - #UKBHM 2026: Overlord X

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.384 - #UKBHM 2026: Overlord X

Our UKBHM series throughout the month of October continues with rapper, producer and DJ Overlord X who used his background in the latter to fully produce and rap on two studio albums with inventive...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 407 - Bolsonaro, Cornell, Man City & Digitising Plants whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.407 - Bolsonaro, Cornell, Man...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.407 - Bolsonaro, Cornell, Man...

In a week where: Green Party passes 'Zionism Is Racism' motion at party conference. The Paramount/Warner Bros. merger is finalised at $110B. Russian lab worker dies after being exposed to pneumonic...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 383 - #UKBHM 2026: Outlaw Posse / Brothers Like Outlaw diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.383 - #UKBHM 2026: Outlaw Posse / Brothers...

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.383 - #UKBHM 2026: Outlaw Posse / Brothers...

Continuing our UK Black History Month retrospectives: Outlaw Posse were yet another UK Hip-Hop outfit that went down the American accent route, albeit on very comparable early 90s production. Whils...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 406 - French Students, British Academia & Oaxaca whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.406 - French Students, British...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.406 - French Students, British...

In a week where: Metropolitan Police hands over Grenfell files to CPS, with charging decisions due next year. Christa Pike survives two Lethal Injections in Tennessee. France shuts over 400 schools...

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NEW #5thElement Article! Top 50 Little Simz Songs the5thelement.co.uk/my-top-5… Exactly 10 years to the day I saw her live and became a fan of her music.
My Top 50 Little Simz Songs

My Top 50 Little Simz Songs

On the 10th anniversary of my immediate introduction to her…

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 382 - #UKBHM 2026: Sway diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.382 - #UKBHM 2026: Sway

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.382 - #UKBHM 2026: Sway

We kick off our 2026 edition of UK Black History Month retrospectives on an artist that recently left us. Derek "Sway" Dasafo was making waves in the UK in the early/mid 00s, winning awards before ...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 405 - Britain's Enslavement, Bonnie Blue's Baby & Mbappe's On Deal whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
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Apologies if anyone was wondering why there wasn't a "Diggin' In The Digits" episode this weekend. I had busy nights all week so couldn't record. My bad! We're gonna kick off UKBHM this week & double up some time soon with the episode that should've dropped this weekend.
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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 404 - Horn Of Africa & Doomsday Prepping whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.404 - Horn Of Africa & Doomsday...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.404 - Horn Of Africa & Doomsday...

In a week where: US confirms it has weapons in space. The European Union invites Canada to become the bloc's first associate member. Sweden centre-left opposition wins election with 176 seats. Anth...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 381 - Mellow Man Ace diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.381 - Mellow Man Ace

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.381 - Mellow Man Ace

Hip-Hop was not just built by Black people, there was also a Latin contingent that had a hand in the foundations of Hip-Hop. Enter Mellow Man Ace, Cuban-American pioneer of Latin Rap with a bilingu...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 403 - Illegal Care, Not Wanting Kids & Explainer Epidemic whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.403 - Illegal Care, Not Wanting...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.403 - Illegal Care, Not Wanting...

In a week where: Trump promises $5,000 for US citizens if Republicans win midterms. MPs vote against Assisted Dying in England and Wales. Thousands protest across Germany after AfD wins 44% in Saxo...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 401 - Reform Councils & Mathematicians Vs AI whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.401 - Reform Councils &...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.401 - Reform Councils &...

In a week where: Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80. A flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border send thousands of locals & tourists missing. Meta agrees to heavy restric...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 378 - Jungle Brothers diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.378 - Jungle Brothers

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.378 - Jungle Brothers

A foundational member of the Native Tongues collective - releasing two of the first three albums under that collective umbrella - Jungle Brothers were sonically ahead of their time and have kept st...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN Original "What's Good?" Episode 400 - Danny Bones, US Sports Media & My Why whats-good-charlie-taylor-5e…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.400 - Danny Bones, US Sports...

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor | Ep.400 - Danny Bones, US Sports...

In a week where: OpenAl suspends frontier training after an agent escaped its sandbox. More than 100 miners die & 107 rescued from a collapsed gold pit in Central African Republic. Trump plans 2026...

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NEW Episode of #5EPN x @HipHopNumbers Original "Diggin' In The Digits" Episode 377 - Black Sheep diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.tr…
Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.377 - Black Sheep

Diggin' In The Digits | Ep.377 - Black Sheep

The duo of Dres & Mr. Lawnge nailed a balance of ATCQ's production language with De La Soul's lyrical humour with their debut album. But after creative differences, the name was carried by Dres int...

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