Scott unearths a hilarious 1980s hip-hop documentary featuring Dave Pearce as a respected rap DJ, complete with absurd local UK crews like the Two Hype Posse from Oxstead, Surrey, and Codename Rebel from Spring, Hartfordshire.
Scott introduces a documentary from the 1980s about rap music that he’s discovered, revealing that before Dave Pearce became a Radio 1 fixture, he was a well-respected hip-hop DJ with his own show on BBC local radio station GLR in London. The documentary features Dave giving expert commentary on what makes a good rapper, but the real entertainment comes from the amateur crews featured.
The Two Hype Posse, from Oxstead in Surrey, explains their love of rap simply: “It’s catchy.” Scott highlights their beatboxer, MC Chaos with a K, who discovered his talent accidentally when attempting to sneeze, which produced a perfect snare drum sound. After initially struggling with rapping, MC Chaos was taught beatboxing by a mate and eventually perfected the technique so he could do it without sneezing.
The documentary also features Codename Rebel from Spring, Hartfordshire, who take themselves far more seriously, tackling political and social commentary in their raps. One crew member discusses how he selects topics from current events and television to fuel his socially conscious lyrics—though his example about disagreeing with Sky TV is delivered with complete earnestness.
Throughout the segment, Scott and his co-host marvel at how posh everyone sounds, including Dave Pearce, and wonder whether any of these crews ever actually made it. Scott appeals to listeners to get in touch if they know who these people are or whether they achieved any success after this documentary was made.
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