The dubstep posterboy heads back to the site of Big Apple Records in Croydon and shares some family history in the first part of this six-part documentary.
The dubstep first-waver gives a stark response to critics of his more recent mainstream direction while discussing his upcoming album, Chapter 2, with Dummy.
Benga ponders mainstream success, his place in the scene and his strained relationship with dubstep in this revealing piece over at Clash.
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Beni Uthman
Imagine the first club you ever get into is, as you step inside, in the process of changing the face of urban music? Imagine you’re only 14 at the time, yet you’re already a producer. Well, Croydon dubstep star Benga doesn’t have to imagine: that is his life.
Age 14 the afro-haired producer went to his first club, Forward>> at London’s now defunct Velvet Rooms, the night widely acknowledged for founding the bassy UK garage hybrid, dubstep.
Having put in years of graft, Benga, now age 24, is a leading light in the rising global dubstep movement alongside his childhood friend, Skre..
