Newtrament

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Newtrament was a DJ in London credited with releasing the first ever British hip hop record in the UK.

Newtrament started out working with a band, Krew, getting involved in the new electronic music and breakdancing. In 1983, he recorded London Bridge is Falling Down (Jive, 1983). Although the pioneer of an entire genre of recorded music, Newtrament doesn't appear to have recorded anything else since then. Newtrament used to squat houses in the Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill area in the early eighties. He pioneered the warehouse party along with a group known as KREW consisting of b-boys, graffiti artists, DJs and rappers from the Powis Square area in Notting Hill. KREW stood for Kings Ruling Every Where. The name has its roots in graffiti writing, in which a king means a top writer. The KREW became entrenched in NY hip hop through their time living on USAF bases round the country. They also befriended DJ Afrika Bambaataa in 1982 on his first European tour.

Reference: Early British Hip Hop history http://www.low-life.fsnet.co.uk/ukhiphop/story/early_doors.htm Video of the Krew featuring newtrament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6cmch1cL9U Ladbroke Grove Krew and Wild Bunch Bristol connection http://www.moon-palace.de/tricky/apeman98.html

Krew members DJ's: Mono Man, Froggy, Newtrament, DJ Mr Mixx(2 live crew). MC's: Mono Man, Dizzy Heights, Newtrament, Sir Drew, Treach T, Froggy. BBoys: Sir Drew, Wizz kid Wez, Treach T, Skam One, Ahh Gee, SC, Kool KD. Graffiti Artist: Skam One, Wizz Kid Wez, Kool KD.