Bad Meaning Good is a BBC documentary originally aired on TV in 1987 and put together by Tim Westwood.
The documentary provides an insight into how the culture emerged in London and who the key figures in the scene were
The video features Pride, Daddy Speedo, Fly Boy Dee, MC Crazy Noddy, London Posse, Trevor Nelson, Sipho, Run DMC, DJ Fingers, Cookie Crew, Wee Papa Girl Rappers and more.
Ahh good times.. Remember having that last part of Londen posse in the taxi and live after that on tape.. Still Remember the lines haha my faaair laaady
Thanks for posting, really appreciate this. Loved this trip down memory lane. Me and our kid played the shit out of this! Almost know this off by heart and haven’t watched this in 20 years! Brilliant, cheers.
Loved this video and still do.. Bombin'/Electro Rock etc were so important for our culture then and still resonates today.. What ever happened to DJ Fingers… ??? Our little crew used to be mezmerised by this part of the video and he even made Tom Jones sound dope! 😉 …The graff got us hooked as we could see it was on trains we rode!… Nice piece by Kis42.. And oh yeah Kis42 you still owe me a couple of acid trips when we were at Stages Nightclub Chesham but then you skanked us lmao! …. Plus look at Pride's black and white sketch… Still ruff today…… Also a little off topic I used to have a tape with Cookie Crew rapping live with DJ Boom Bash… If anyone has this I would love a copy!….
i agree uk rappers should not sound like u.s. emcees as much new york rappers should not sound like they are from the southern pt of america i hate that shit
I still remember the day I pulled the remains of my copy of this program out of my VHS video recorder on a 1 Hour tape. 🙁 (not that I'd be able to play it these days..video recorder? wtf is that ! ?)
Ahh good times.. Remember having that last part of Londen posse in the taxi and live after that on tape.. Still Remember the lines haha my faaair laaady
So weird to hear Tim Westwood talking normally loool
Basically Brits are American wannabes lol
Fuck Westwood he ruined the potential of uk hip hop fuck that guy man
How 2 get successful, have a brother who's a freemason. Rev Run…
T I M M Y!
The cookie crew is raw!!!!
Remember seeing this first time round, Bio and Sipho killing it in the back of the car
This brought back so many great great memories
The heavy heavy sound Bruv, check me out!!!
https://youtu.be/rPtCpL4HpKg
What record is DJ Fingers scratching with at 5:20?
Shame that Daddy Speedo and Pride both had unsustainable names. I would have called myself Bionic or Kamanchi Sly
Thanks for posting, really appreciate this. Loved this trip down memory lane. Me and our kid played the shit out of this! Almost know this off by heart and haven’t watched this in 20 years! Brilliant, cheers.
Is Public Enemy and The S1W's in it?
Sophie n bionic, the days when manz deh used to share each others lucozade, not today
Hearing some disturbing rumours on why sipho killed himself man. Zulu nation involved etc. Hope it ain’t true. Smh
Rip!
Westwood vs Rodney P in 2019… https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvey0RJhFJs/
Groove Records. Many Saturday morning spent up there. Loved that place. Turned into the street and you could here the beats.
Grenfell Tower before death trap cladding at 21.51…SMH
Posse were light years ahead
The cookie crew were shit, the wee papa girl rappers were herendas.
Sipho & Bionic section still sounds HarD!!!
Whats the name of the first tune DJ Fingers was playing anyone???>
Bionic is dope
Loved this video and still do.. Bombin'/Electro Rock etc were so important for our culture then and still resonates today.. What ever happened to DJ Fingers… ??? Our little crew used to be mezmerised by this part of the video and he even made Tom Jones sound dope! 😉 …The graff got us hooked as we could see it was on trains we rode!… Nice piece by Kis42.. And oh yeah Kis42 you still owe me a couple of acid trips when we were at Stages Nightclub Chesham but then you skanked us lmao! …. Plus look at Pride's black and white sketch… Still ruff today…… Also a little off topic I used to have a tape with Cookie Crew rapping live with DJ Boom Bash… If anyone has this I would love a copy!….
I saw an Akala interview where he said the first rappers in the UK used to rap in an American accent…….guess he was spot on
i have that janice long interview on tape! old AM radio 1 recording!.
Dam trevor nelson
Thank you for archiving this legendary doco!
23:10 Trevor Nelson
Used to have this on video tape. Brings back some good memories
Hand Up if you remember Westwood show on LWR back in 83/84 , first at midnight wed/thur and then daily.
swiss cottage jams….
Will be in the UK next year! Love from Philly
GREAT times….Golden era….London rocked to the underground sound…
RIP Jam Master Jay and Sipho
My bredrin Insane Macbeth in the crowd.
Whats that wicked piano beat at 5:30?
yep, we thought this was good!
i agree uk rappers should not sound like u.s. emcees as much new york rappers should not sound like they are from the southern pt of america i hate that shit
damm tim west wood been around that long
Capital rap show with Tim Westwood back in the days quality, recorded on the TDK 90's on the stereo. Happy days!
I still remember the day I pulled the remains of my copy of this program out of my VHS video recorder on a 1 Hour tape. 🙁
(not that I'd be able to play it these days..video recorder? wtf is that ! ?)