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Flavour joined Harvey on set of the
video for his latest release Excuse
Me produced by Scottie B featuring
Ashley Walters and Romeo. All three
of the former So Solid Crew members
were suited and booted ‘and dressed
like The Three Godfather,’ states
Harvey who goes on to say as they’ve
been in the game for so long they see
themselves as the Godfathers of the
industry. Set in a night club lots of
beautiful ladies sat around waiting for
their time to pout, dance and shake it in
front of the camera. As the boys rapped
their varying opinion on the women in
18 the club with Harvey and Ashley been 19
s Mega
Girl Power: Nolay on set with her Hanging Out:
So Solid’
black queens Man and SK V
ibemakers
Swiss: Posing confidently in his
traditional African attire
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“Black Boys
remix is the
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he last 12 months have of the best British talent.
been a whirlwind of The chorus is sung by up- provoking lyrics yet. Bashy said
activity for Black Boys and-coming singer Loick Essien it is too difficult to decide which
creator MC Bashy (real sampling the Spinners ‘ooh child lyrics he likes best but stated:
name Ashley Thomas). things are gonna get easier…’ and ‘To have all these artists feature on
Previously the 23 the song shouts out a number of the track and for them to come and

w
year-old North West Londoner black UK role models from the show me love when I’m coming up
was known as a clash MC on the world of music, entertainment, is shocking.’ Bashy sits quietly as
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grime circuit but now he insists sport and business. ‘My dad got he contemplates this. If you know
that he has ‘grown up’ – and with mad emotional and got little tears the MC, you know that quietness
the release of his uplifting single in his eyes,’ when he heard the isn’t in his DNA, but the enormity
he has managed to widen his original track says the charismatic of what he’s made happen has
appeal to the entire black/urban star. ‘Even though we always finally hit home. ‘To have man’s
community, young and old. If you haven’t gotten on he’s always like Skinnyman on the track who I
haven’t heard the lyrics: ‘Black trying to keep me motivated and used to look up to growing up and
Boys, Black Boys, Yeah We’re encouraging me to keep doing my Mega and Blak Twang come down
Called Black Boys, And One Day music so on Black Boys I had to to the shoot is amazing.’
We’re Gonna Be Black Men, And shout him out.’
One Day We Might Have Black ‘The You Tube comments have The Hypocrisy of Democracy!
Boys And We Gotta Teach Them To been over a quarter of a million,’ As positive as the track is there

s
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t
Be Black Men’ – then where have continues Bashy who has been was a complaint that the track is
you been? overwhelmed by the response. ‘T o racist and it has been rumoured
es by Daniel Palmer DAPS sit back and watch man like Jay-Z that it has been banned by Ofcom,
So much Airplay! and Beyoncé on The Lick and for which is not true. ‘It’s pro black but
The song has been on heavy me to be in my house in my boxer it’s not anti-white or Asian. It’s just
rotation on Radio 1, 1xtra, Choice, shorts and socks watching Trevor a positive song so how can it be
Pyro, Kiss and Galaxy and was Nelson say ‘that’s my tune of the racist?’ he asks.
so influential on the UK Hip Hop year Bashy, Black Boys’. I was by Whether you agree if its racist
and Grime scene that it prompted myself looking around asking did or not with over 20 of the hottest
Bashy to do a remix and allow
o
n
B
a
anybody hear that.’ artists from the UK’s Hip Hop and
any British artist that wanted too, Grime scene featuring on the remix
to jump on the track. So Akala, History in the Making Bashy has made British music
Ms Dynamite, Nolay, J2K, Mike It’s not just The Lick presenter that video history with a powerful and
GLC, Ty, Sincere, Scorcher, Styla, loves the song all the artist that inspiring track and for that he
ds by Annika Allen Pictur Tinee Tempah, Swiss, Wretch 32, jumped on it do and many of them should be proud.
or Narstie, Bigz, Chipmunk, Jaja and were out of their creative comfort
W Skinnyman stepped to the mic zone but managed to write their Black Boys DVD Box Set enabling the remix to feature some
most inspirational and thought- released on FEB 11 2008
Wretch says: I like to illu
dr strate eams so I put my life in my lyrics
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Akala: showcases his articulate and
conscious lyrics and thoughts on set
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