Newtrament

Newtrament is a London DJ credited with releasing the first British hip hop record in the UK - London Bridge is Falling Down by Jive Records.^[1] He recorded it in 1983, and it was based on the nursery rhyme (previously adapted by the reggae group Culture) with a political message that electoral politics were a sham.^[2]

Discography

• 1983 London Bridge Is Falling Down (Jive Records)

References

1. ^ Dabydeen, David; Gilmore, John; Jones, Cecily (2007). The Oxford companion to Black British history. Oxford University Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780192804396. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1UdnAAAAMAAJ&q=Newtrament&dq=Newtrament&hl=en&ei=ny6VTI3BLJDEswa1ktBk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ. 
2. ^ Storey, John (2006). Cultural theory and popular culture: a reader. Pearson Education. p. 59. ISBN 9780131970694. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9IBy-KJVHd8C&pg=PA59&dq=Newtrament&hl=en&ei=ejCVTPPYO4TFswavhtxk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Newtrament&f=false. 

External links

• Discogs entry
• Ladbroke Grove Krew and Wild Bunch Bristol connection

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