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The Swet Shop Boys
Live Session
5 Things you need to know about the Swet Shop Boys, AKA Riz Ahmed, Heems and Redhino.
1: The Swet Shop Boys are Riz Ahmed, Heems & Redhino. The brand new album, Cashmere, is out now.
2. The song T5 is all about their experiences being racially profiled at airports.
3. You’ll know Riz from his role in the huge HBO drama, The Night Of as well as his roles in Four Lions and Nightcrawler. You’ll see him next in Star Wars: Rogue One.
4. Heems used to be part of the American hip-hop duo, Das Racist. Together they released their hit single Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
5. Riz recently wrote an essay for the book, The Good Immigrant. He spoke to the BBC Asian Network’s Nihal about his time growing up surrounded by English Nationalism.
Listen in to their live session with Bobby Friction this Monday, from 8PM
