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Interviewed for the exhibition 'Hip Hop: A Welsh Story'.

Part 1: Early 1980s subcultures. Growing up in East Cardiff before Hip hop. Hip hop and breakdance arrives. Frankie Johnson Jr (Noah Francis Johnson) winning the Disco Championships. Part 2: Football violence, early breaking scene in Cardiff. Early Hip hop records and films. 1980s fashion. Early breaking crews in South Wales. Part 3: Early graffiti in Cardiff. Hip hop in St Mellons. First Hip hop jam at Rudi's Donuts. Becoming a rapper in the mid 1980s and early influences. Grassroots (City Centre Youth Project) Hip hop jams. Mixtapes. Hard Rock Concept (HRC). Warehouse Party - Paul Lyons. Early Cardiff Hip hop shows. Ice Cream Promotions - Stone Jam. MC Eric and Technotronic. Ghana Exchange Programme (Oxfam). Meeting Joe Blow and working with Stagga (Undecorated Veteranz). Teaching breaking.