Tim Westwood = AWESOME

this is classic.

The Flavor Unit feat. Queen Latifah, 45 King, Apache, Double J and Lakim Shabazz "The Flavor Unit Assassination Squad"

Bobbito and I got hip to this record via the homie Tim Westwood in London who used to have what may have been the most progressive hip-hop show on earth in the late 80's. Because he was free to operate outside of the beef that had split NYC rap radio in the late 80's but also was very close to both Red and Marley (though closer to Marley who eventually would broadcast a version of In Control on his show in the UK), Tim would bless the airwaves with crazy exclusives and remixes, AND, influenced by his roots in 80's Jamaican and UK dancehall, was the first, and perhaps only, hip-hop personality to get all the hot emcees to re-record their hits with his name in them, sound-clash style. Many in the UK complained that Tim didn't support home-grown talent, but we sure didn't care, 'cause we'd frequently hear shit from his tapes first, sometimes to never be heard anywhere else. I'd have to confirm it with Aaron Fuchs, but I believe Tuff City only released this record after we played it on KCR from a cassette from Westwood's show. This record was HUGE for us in '90-'91.

― Stretch Armstrong.

people in the uk are always so ashamed of westwood.

Nah, I think the nation's quite warmed to him in recent years.

of course. but they are still ashamed of him too despite that. just look at all the comments on youtube etc.

basically whenever tim westwood is mentioned someone will say "oh what a twat. he thinks he's black". None of these people have ever been anything when i mention how great his radio show was in the 80s and how pivotal he was in popularising (well to the extent that it is popular here) hip-hop in the UK.

"anything but nonplussed" that was supposed to be.

Mostly dickheads who don't like Hip Hop anyway tho. "Thinks he's black" usually followed by the W word usually followed by realisation that the person you're talking to is a nob.

Mostly dickheads who don't like Hip Hop anyway tho

i.e. the great british public.

Something else that's sad is I feel like back in the 1960s people expected DJs to be Characters, to have a big persona. Nowadays anybody who doesn't talk/act like some boring twat you know from work is looked on as being a freak.

its mostly white people to be honest that are so ashamed. right across the board.

though of course black people do wonder 'wtf' too. though there its less to do with him acting 'black' then him acting american.

"Something else that's sad is I feel like back in the 1960s people expected DJs to be Characters, to have a big persona. Nowadays anybody who doesn't talk/act like some boring twat you know from work is looked on as being a freak."

right. nowadays people like their djs to be inane, braindead, personality-less banalities like edith and reggie yates.

Mostly dickheads who don't like Hip Hop anyway tho. "Thinks he's black" usually followed by the W word usually followed by realisation that the person you're talking to is a nob.

truth bomb

anyone who likes hip hop* in the uk has to like/respect westwood on some level. i dont care what krs one said on their famous face off (though to be fair, at that time, people did think westwood was getting too myopic in what he played)

*and hilarity

his on-radio build up to the Jay Z glastonbury show was awesome. genuinely made it all seem very exciting even to a floating Jay Z voter like myself.

the comment about jay-z not being able to dance when talking to chase and status was immense.

have chase & status since commented on that interview at all?

anyone who likes hip hop* in the uk has to like/respect westwood on some level. i dont care what krs one said on their famous face off (though to be fair, at that time, people did think westwood was getting too myopic in what he played)

*and hilarity

― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, January 24, 2010 12:56 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark

i can't remember this exactly, but didn't westwood win that battle? (against the ever-relevant krs-one, whose name sounds like a wack radio station.)

not sure. i think at the time people liked that krs 'brung it' to westwood cos he seemed to be getting a bit too satisfied about his status. i dont think tim won it, not really.

ah, it's on youtubes. in six parts. not sure if i can be bothered.

Wasn't krs just v. drunk and lolsome and Westwood acting all calm and ignoring him? Dunno, its been a while since I listened to it. Not really a winner, except the listeners obv.

TimWestwood

I'm sitting in a priority seat for the disabled. Not a good look but appreciate the extra leg room

I'm in the Post Office in Norwich eating a sausage. 12:01 PM Apr 2nd via TweetGenius

Shit - its Good Friday! I shouldn't be eating a sausage. 12:27 PM Apr 2nd via TweetGenius

Where can I buy a fish sausage in Norwich? And why is queue so long to get my stamp on? 12:29 PM Apr 2nd via TweetGenius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ynfYg1yqs

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gif of 0:22-0:23 pls

Ireland, June 1990, age 8. Not being able to fill in certain pages on your Panini album was, I imagine, very much like the feeling Bob Dylan had while recording Blood on the Tracks.

No wait, too subtle

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/munch.scream2.jpg

That advert = he truly our generation's Jimmy Saville.

TimWestwood

Richard Blackwood in the building understand what's going down - 1Xtra

http://imgur.com/JXstE.jpg

Greatest Of All Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGohvbsMy8

which brings us to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1269929/BBC-Radio-1-DJ-Tim-Westwood-YouTube-video-urging-festival-drug-taking.html

Hmm, wonder what that's about...

Some tremendous racism in the Daily Mail comments along the lines of "How dare this white man act like a black?"

also "how dare this old man act young"

"how dare this man act"

lol it is bangface for christ sake there is not going to be a single person in that room not on drugs regardless

one year at atp @ camber i was buying a drink in that hilarious pub and it was late and it was getting quite rowdy. one of the bar staff started making a fuss about how drunken it was getting only for one of the other staff to take him aside as say "listen mate i know you might thing this is bad...but you didn't work bangface" haha

wtf is wrong with my spelling. been a long day sorry

^^ on drugs

meow meow generation sorry

TimWestwood

Justed (sic) voted - Westwood for King!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PvEEFojupQ

OFF THE MEAT RACK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNC6gvV7J1c&NR=1

Every second in the first ad is gold. "Supersized, with gravy on the side!"

Ha, I helped with those.

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gif of 0:22-0:23 pls

― it's all abt groups, like i was saying in the jerk thread a few days ago (sic), Friday, 16 April 2010 11:32 (1 month ago)

gif of 0:20-0:23 in the new one pls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGv2N_fDkDs

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i think my life just peaked

http://a.yfrog.com/img612/1563/8xozn.jpg