Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/06/30/new-old-school-working-class-english-hip-hop.html
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Classic boom-bap beat. Excellence.
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Contributed by Natalie Dressed!
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I don’t have a ton of exposure to UK hip hop - but I have some and there are some absolute bangers out there.
A lot of what I like has some great production by UK electronica and mix DJs.
This I found on a compilation somewhere and its freaking amazing.
This one took a minute to find on youtube. Listed as Baretta 1 feat. Eskimo on the Tekk-Banger’s ball compilation CD, it’s under Pete Namlook & DJ Criss by the same name.
And this one only partly counts because it is a US rapper (Jakk Frost), but production by Rob Overseer.
Anyway - this is all ancient history. I am sure there are more I have in my CD collection but this is off the top of my head. This song in the post is quite good, I like the flow and production, as well as the nod to the Wayans Brothers movie.
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I’m trying to work out what that purple car is. Is it a hot-rodded Hillman Hunter? If so, that’s amazing.
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Very excited to see Blackburn where I was born and raised finally getting a mention here!
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I’ve got Silver Bullet on cassette.
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NIce! I’ve been meaning to track down the whole CD someday, but it’s fairly uncommon in the US.
Have some Roots Manuva as well:
