Bombin' - 1987 Documentary About British Graffiti and Hip-Hop Culture
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- First broadcast in 1987 on the UK's Channel 4, Bombin' was directed by documentary filmmaker Dick Fontaine and was a sequel to his earlier 1984 documentary "Beat This!", once again taking a look at how American hip-hop culture was making its way over the pond to the UK, this time using the lens of the graffiti and tagging subcultures.
The documentary offers a fascinating look at 1980's UK hip-hop and graffiti culture and specifically for Massive Attack fans, 3D during one segment is also featured tagging alongside future Drum n' Bass/Jungle musician Goldie in Birmingham. The two had already at this point setup the Trans-Atlantic Federation, a collective of UK/US based graffiti artists.
Perhaps the most interesting element of the Bombin' documentary, is when we see some of the British establishment's dismissal and even disdain to the tagging ethos and how that further alludes to the social implications of ethnicity and poverty, and their relationship with the hip-hop culture before it became widely accepted.
Chapters:
The Bronx, March 85 - 00:00-04:39
Brim In The UK - 04:39-09:45
The Pied Piper Of Spraypaint - 09:45-18:24
Brim Gets A Death Wish - 18:24-20:38
"We Will Funk You!" - 20:38-25:34
Welcome To Birmingham -25:34-31:01
Goldie And 3D - 31:01-38:03
The Wild Bunch - 38:03-45:35
Goldie in NY - 45:35-51:14
Anarchy In The UK - 51:14-55:48
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The sound quality is a little fuzzy for the first couple of minutes but gets better after that. Overall the quality is not bad for a 25 year old VHS recording. Enjoy the eighties nostalgia trip!
Two days after watching this ,,, as a 13 year old kid massively into Hip Hop ,,, me and 3 of the boyz jumped the train from Stoke on Trent to Heath Town Wolverhampton to Check out Goldies pieces ,,,,, Great dayzzzzzzz BB4L
Goldies neneh cherry graf is amazing
Stoke on Trent massive 🙌🙌
Used to watch this every day religiously after school, great memory’s:)
British Graffiti culture and Hip Hop has gotten me more motivated and inspired to keep on practice and research the art form. This British Graffiti documentary rules!
This documentary inspired a whole generation in the West Midlands back in the 80's.
i'm in the midlands now, what's up with the west midlands?
"You can't be a community cop if you don't communicate"--44:20. Damn right! This doc defines one of the greatest trans-atlantic partnerships of recent history - independent Graffiti and the other elements of hip-hop. Respect.
Very good to see 3D from my home city here in the UK and when he was in The Wild Bunch MCING at a party.All so Goldie from Wolverhampton, Pride from London, , 3D from Bristol and Brim from NYC South Bronx.All unitying this for Hip Hop Culture this is real Hip Hop history.Peace Geebeats.
3D = Bansky. Goldie spilled the beans by accident in an interview
Here because of the masters interview with Goldie, this one escaped me so good to see 👍
Thanks for uploading this,never saw it before.Dope!!
Thanks for this. Not seen this for a long time. Didn't realise this was the sequel to beat this!
It's good to see English graffiti/hip hop culture got mentioned to be honest. I was seduced by "Beat Street" me and my cousin watched that film every night for about 4 months, that was 1985 and I've been painting ever since lol. And they called it a fad lol :O)
great find, love this!!
Awesome, I have not seen this since it was first on telly all those years ago....I lsot my VHS copy of it (along with N-Sign Radio Westwood stuff) back in '89. THANK YOU
This is more about Brim and his UK experience. Nevertheless it's a great documentary.
Nowadays, Brim spends much of his time in Asia particularly China. He also comes here to Manila from time to time. I actually met him several times and we did get along well despite some disagreements concerning politics.
I will paint with the man next month, got plenty arranged. He`s as down to earth as the next man.
Still got this on Video,me n my sister loved it -bang on
'' 19 year old school drop out, ex drug user and ex criminal from the bronx.....''
Sounds like a talented individual to me. #ImFromNewYork
I remember "Funk You!" was a hot record in London back then.
what you wanna talk about? dancin? - i so remember watchin this way back wen.. thanks for putting this up.
This is a programme to document what was happening in the world for us young teenagers how we expressed ourselves and how the world recieved the birth of hip hop culture.all the people and genres were friends family much loved and respected as a group movement and force that has changed the world in which we live in today.
greetings, nice one!
Brim is sharp and articulate just like his lines and colours... Michael Winner was typically in 'that' other world of money money money and BS!....Loved this docu back then and if it wasn't for my art teacher Miss Booth I would never have got my gcse art in 1989 as she taught me to incorporate the graffiti into the surroundings but on cartridge paper.. This docu still stands up in 2017 30 years later..And yes I still paint! Peace ;)
Great historical stuff. thx. Word to UK … Remember 3D's and Golidies' stuff from Spraycan art anyway … Peace.
Remember watching this on channel 4 inspired a generation
wow remember this from back in the day,lived graffiti and hip hop back then
Wow what a positive documentary. Sharing art with other countries spreading good art and music. I am convinced that only art music and beauty will save our world and souls.
Had to laugh at British Rail commissioning that piece early on in the video.. One of those ideas that are kinda like 'Yeah, that python would make a GREAT pet for the kids' or 'Meth? Well fukkit, just the once can't do any harm, can it? (Been known to do the occasional trackside myself 'backwhen' in case it's not clear which side of the argument I'm coming from! Oh- and this is my missus' UA-cam account BTW :-) )
this was filmmed when goldie lived in heathtown flats in wolverhampton,,a proper notorious place.
Mick Osborne was living up Barrowcliff then n,all
i miss these days
Me too. Being 3 years old was rad.
I said in 1982 hip hop/ Graffiti will never Die
Stars In Their Cars with Paddy McGuinness brought me here.
I like quality graffiti, like the time someone drew a huge sheep on that bridge over Saddleworth Moore. That was brilliant and funny!
Still have this on tape myself lol
My home!
Goldie is a legend for real!
Does anyone know if the theme tune was released? Or who it's by? Cheers
PEACE TO ALL THE CREATORS WORLD FAMOUS PSWIF ONE SINCE 1999.. LETS PAINT PEACE PSWIF 1
Is the Bombin' theme by Brim an actual release ?
I like the music why I would like it on vinyl if it was released.
AAAHHH I can smell the Buntlack...beautiful...nice to see this on here in it's entirety, I've always liked Brim rapping " bombin' bombin'..."
Hip-Hop is reflection of life, wants and desires. :-) Hip-Hop don't stop!
Can't lie - never saw this one back in the day. Always nice to catch up on old school info / contributors but makes me sad at the same time; spoke to Blade (of Subway Art fame) some years back when he was in London and he was explaining how the New York writer community had dwindled from thousands and thousands down to just double digits - the reasons: overdoses, police brutality, electrocution and violence. Very sad.
Good ol VHS !! lol....My copy of this on tape died years ago after been played to death...as a young toy back in the day this was one of the very few things on earth at the time I could get my Hip Hop fix from...along with Subway n Spraycan art bibles lol.... I live the life I love n love the life I live... 100 % pure writer. -::Si2:: 3RD TEEM KINGZ:
Your still toy. HaHa.
@@geoffedwards-tb4kp Your more than welcome to put your paint where your big mouth is an battle me ?? IG / Hull_Graffiti
I like the New York UK connection , Bristol for example reminds me of The Bronx
Hip hop at its finest
You are now watching channel static.
+ragga hiphop that's 'cause it's from the original 1987 vinyl!
+Kukas Lunze VHS
It’s all good, my man sorts the tracking out after a hot minute
when it comes to the the authorities, what youll find is iff they dont understand something they tend to be frightened of it, education is all that is needed if you wer'e to show them this film also explain the history of hip hop and how the music has influenced so many things in our every day lives, like other music genres, film ,fashion art, and many other things.,, im sure they would sit up an listen to you, and let you go on to inspire other people ... peace to you brother.
what are the names of the tracks?
yes
Aye cockle, is thee telling thy?
@Lidjia JaJdjia hwhwhwhwjwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhahahahahwhwhwhhwhahahah
That old bidder!
How come these programmes wernt crackly and grainy when first aired.?
oh shit this is like BRIM TATS own StyleWars
46:47 wow he said them 2 buildings if they fell over that was awkward word up
Someone over used the "bommin" hook loop juuust a little.........
Now that song is stuck in my head. Is it on UA-cam?
AAPxERA1....I love 80s graffiti the best years of art
Good picture
Shame bout the audio
Still good to see tho
😉👍🏼
The audio is giving me nostalgia overload
Who is the artist singing the track BOMBIN at the beginning?
BRIM
who the fuck is BRIM? sounds like D-Stroy from the Arsonists
Brim is the legendary NYC graff writer of TATS crew rapping on the mike at the start of the Bombin documentry. Hes pretty much the main character throughout the entire documentry! Lol
He even mentions his name BRIM in the second line....
Its Brim himself
:/ i would love to rap easily, nice vid :)
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Dick Fontaine with bombing and beat this created two seminal UK hip hop docs.
INteresting to come back to this in light of the theory that 3D is Banksy!
banksy does stencils ,not graffiti
He did graffiti before he did stencils
misternylon Why don't you enlighten us, Mr Grouchypants?
It is almost certain Robert is Banksy. Goldie (Robert's old grafitti buddy) has even said it by accident in a podcast..
@@beetlebum007 he said ‘Rob,’ and that refers to Robin Gunningham (Banksy)
i appollogise to you for my narrowminded comment,no excuses, i remember heathtown from back in eighties when the documentary was made, back then the people who lived there were a very rough and ready bunch of people,they took no messing. dont know what its like theyre nowadays,so once again sorry for my comment, didnt mean to cause any offence, a valuable lesson learned by meself.
Krank
3dee is well young in this, classic
33:00 who is he
@@omalone1169 rebert del ninja, He formed massive attack
Not young 3nough for Bambaata tho 😂
Thank's for the upload. Scenes from 40 years+, insight into the lives of those from the underground. Shame 4 decades later and things ain't changed. Big up the resistance crews 😎
THE BRISTOL PIECE ????? I BET YOU ANY DOLLAR THATS THE EARLY BANKSY. 34:39 +
Great film. Massive attack were much better when they used to rap.
15:21
bristol crew passing thru
British Influence in Graffiti from the days of old ,.BENNY HILL SHOW, BRITISH KNIGHTS APPAREL.
was this recorded in a bowl of rice krispies?
init
Lol u dun know!
You're lucky, you ungrateful brat, you're getting anything at all.
Bambaataa already in the schools doing the sweeps
bumin,,bumin
Mad how the same shit is going on today.big up Wolverhampton. 9/11 was the new face of imperialism and colonialism,get to know.
Not sure if the jury is still out on whether 3Dee is Banksy but even his early style, like when he shows the journalists a sketch of what he's working on (33:12) is that same stencil-type black silhouette art Banksy is famous for. I guess I can't say definitively 3Dee is Banksy but I'm pretty convinced. His success with music funded his passion for making his mark in places around the world. Again, I can't say for certain ...but it's him :)
I recall watching this when originally broadcast and thinking that Brim should have just said f you to the middle class luvvies using him for gain.
@33:06 - Check the man's Black Book and tell me Del Naja wasn't rocking that BANKSY style even back then. What with Goldie letting his name slip (Rob) in that Scroobius Pip interview, It just all lines up to make the most logical sense. I've got to respect such a consistent vision and aesthetic.
Giving a man props for real commitment not only for knowing the rap game but the music game too 👊🏻👊🏻
Dan le sac
Delge is Robert, Banksy is Robin - both shortened to Rob.....
Funny but fashion from then is almost full circle and back to those cuts and styles now . From 1985 to 2020.
lol. Now literally rips off ALL Our Generation's and Culture's Styles.
No offence taken brother. I cant say it's changed to much unfortunately, apart from there's a lot less paint about lol. But i tend to that :P Heath Town goes by the unnoficial name of 'Fire Town' now, so kind of gives you an idea of the environment and where its at. We've been trying to run more hip hop inspired projects but its proving hard to get the support from the authorities and even some of the youth groups. I should show them this documentary!
Banksy
Brim rapping 💯🇺🇸🔥 *NYC* ❤😎🎶
👁🧠👁
Goldie’s future scenes were crap IMHO.
GOLDIE 29:31
You can see 3D of Massive Attack rappin' @ 38:56
Banksy said that 3D was his first inspiration for art in the french book about the town of Bristol "en dehors de la zone de confort" release october 2016
but maybe 3D IS BANKSY
who knows ha ha!
Baptiste Montigny, Robert del Naja (3D) is Banksy indeed. 😉
fuck banksy
Afrika Bambata, the American Jimmy Savile
Banksy thumbnail 🫣
british rail lol getting him to paint a wall little did they know amount of damage that was gonna hit there track sides and trains in the following years
Brim was the best graffiti artist at the time ........i dont think so ......SEEN was streets ahead, amongst many others .
True he wasn't even the best in his own crew but I'm still glad this movie was made.
Yeh but he was doing it. His name came up. He could write
Wow I had a call for a lecture at Ruskin college Oxford barhahahawhaw!!!
That's the power of media
How did this even happen? It's a weird one to get your head around
How is this about British graffiti? Vid needs renaming
1:43 and 31.08 now that's Banksy...
Anyone watch this and ever wondered who the guy with 3D is ??
ironic 3D gets blamed for being Banksy but the 'unearthed' video of the pig exhibition shows alleged Banksy, this isn't 3D, wrong eyebrows watch this video and see for yourself..
yet the guy in the opening credits has the same eyes and similar facial features..
Maybe 3D wants to message me directly and confirm
Where is he at 30.08?
@@jkws2007 sorry 31.08, nice to see you watched it all though..
Ny↪HAZE↩La
Germany took graffiti to the next level in the 90's
lol No. It wasn't new by then.
@@ttllymxico they introduced 3d Graff and low pressure cans designed for graffiti. They changed the game
Id love to see a graffiti documentary that didnt link graffiti to Hip Hop, and maybe instead to Rock music, seeing as that is where it began.
Rob Morris what are you on cos I want some.
Can you give an example of the connection between rock and Graff.
Rob Morris True. A lot of older writers like REVOLT and SEEN said they would listen to 1970s rock like Grand Funk Railroad while painting.
The whole hip hop connection came in the very early 1980s.
Graffiti came from hip hop not rock. Get that straight
Rob Morris isn't far off.
Now graffiti is considered to be the spoken word of hip hop.. as said by the director of Style Wars.
But I digress, influence comes from many music genres. It is not limited to hip hop. Saying where it came from directly is a hard to pinpoint.
@@spenserpemberton5738 I agree with this point.the early guys like seen and that generation rock was the music in the 80s for sure.hip hop followed later.but here in England .I remember 1986 well as breakdance arived here maybe few years earlier in London and graf came along with them.thats just me tho I'm not speaking for everyone.i was 11 in 1986,I did my first tag in that year with spray paint. 4 years later I started,I'm still doing it ill never grow up☺
brim is a nice kid but ii think they could have found a better graffiti artist
''BUMMIN, BUMMIN''
irish graff all the way