HERITAGE: Roll Deep, N.A.S.T.Y Crew And The Renegade Boys Head To The Netherlands For The 'Amsterdam Up In Smoke' Tour (2004)

HERITAGE: Roll Deep, N.A.S.T.Y Crew And The Renegade Boys Head To The Netherlands For The 'Amsterdam Up In Smoke' Tour (2004)


April 23, 2019

Another jewel in the crown of grime DVDs: the Amsterdam Up In Smoke DVD documents an iconic moment in grime and one of the first times it had been exported in such a big way. The show featured Roll Deep, N.A.S.T.Y Crew and The Renegade Boys (including, of course, Purple) and followed them on their trip to Amsterdam pretty much from door to door.

Besides getting to see each crew's staple members—Kano, Sharky Major, Wiley, Purple—all performing live, the 45-minute DVD also features various B2B combinations, freestyles and behind the scenes clips. It's also a chance to see Wiley performing cuts from Treddin' On Thin Ice as well as a rare opportunity to see what Renegade Boys could do and that, despite not being remembered as well as their counterparts, they were a force to be reckoned with.



Photography: Simon Wheatley


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