Ruff Sqwad: The Process Behind Their White Label Classics [Full Interview]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- After a period of inactivity, the highly influential grime crew Ruff Sqwad sit down with DaMetalMessiah to unfold the narrative of one of the most important British music collectives of the 21st century. They kick off by exploring their early influences and dissecting the creative process behind their white label classics like "Together," "Pied Piper," "Xtra," as well as the backstory of their legendary "Guns & Roses" mixtape series. They also address the burning question on every fan's mind: where is Mad Max? The late DJ Scholar is commemorated, as well as how he connected with a young Ed Sheeran, offering him his first-ever feature on Slix's mixtape. Not solely dwelling on the past, they delve into their enduring impact on contemporary music and provide insights into their forthcoming projects.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:11 - How the crew started?
01:29 - Early influences
06:26 - What were you making?
09:09 - Getting into production
10:58 - Misty Cold (2003)
12:38 - Memories of pirate radio
17:10 - Tings In Boots (2003)
19:05 - Pied Piper (2003)
21:29 - Together (2005)
28:38 - Functions On The Low (2004)
29:32 - Xtra (2005)
32:10 - Slix Production
33:13 - White Label Classics
36:39 - Guns & Roses
42:21 - Where's Mad Max?
43:40 - Modern Day Influence
46:52 - Memories of DJ Scholar
49:40 - Ed Sheeran
51:32 - Return to music
56:05 - Working with newer artists
Credits:
Filmed by - Blue Laybourne & Louis Paillier
Edited by - DaMetalMessiah
Sound by - Hilts
Additional Footage Used From:
@RiskyRoadz
@MEDIAGANG
@nardwuar
@stormzy
Socials:
/ ruff_sqwad
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Big love to everyone who reshared a radio set, reposted our mixtapes, ripped the dubplates and kept the Ruff Sqwad fire going.
And of course shout of DaMetalMessiah for this incredible interview🙏🏽🐐
'Flee FM' the mixtape out this Thursday!
Keep doing it lads. Been listening for nearly 20 years now must be. 🔥
Is it dropping on Bandcamp?
was listening to your sets today as standard, the music is truly timeless in a way most could never be.
Talllleennnnt.
So happy to hear new stuff getting released
The impact this crew had was insane! Foundation 🙌🏽
100
Indeed.
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The best crew in grime from the original days. They never sold out like others. The productions were so advanced
This is massive Messiah. Great achievement 🙏🏾
Real pioneers in UK music. So many serious producers and mc’s and all with original style. For me as an OG grime nerd the most influential crew and the most authentic. No gimmicks real sound boi business. Respect all the RSMD 🎖🎖🎖🎖🏆
I love that being in my 30s I can learn history of ruff squad after years of listening to radio sets 👏🏾
RIP Bro - DJ scholar to the world. You made me the man I am
I always use to love ruff sqwad instrumentals. Big up for their contribution to grime music 👊🏾
Legends of the game, don't think it will ever be possible to fully understand their impact on the UK music scene
Hope these interviews continue with, every grime crew that was involved in the scene. There’s no other platform doing this 🔥
This a bigg interview. Ruff Sqwad was one of the best crew's come outta East London behind Roll Deep and Nasty Crew
Fire interview. The Ruff Sqwad sound is my faveorite sound to come out of grime
Defo
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Them big boomy beats dere. Timeless
Ruff squad helped me get into doing my own music without even knowing them personally
Used to switch between any ruff sqwad instrumentals as my ringtones back in the day
Trussssss
Ruff Sqwad x NSG Crossover needed
Long live Scholar, RSMD forever
An album that you can listen to from start to finish rare you get an album like that especially just instrumentals! Still bangs today as well knightrider my fav 🥶
Ruff Sqwad will always be the best crew in grime
that together tune genuinely one of the best things i’ve ever heard, big up to the mandem
Rapid & Dirty Danger are pioneers. Set levels for unique sounds in grime production
Is this something you've arranged? Mad
Ruff sqwad mandem ❤🔥🔥 Quality interview 👌
I remade the tings in boot riddim on FL studio 1. It was incredible
Ruff sqwad original dons in this ting. Underrated far to much for what they done for Grime and UK music in general.
They’ve matured so well 💯
Ruff Sqwad were the best grime collective everyone knows, The Movement were close second. Rapid was way ahead of his time man salute 🫡
Erm NASTY?!
Movement was a great collective of legendary MCs, incomparable to Ruff Sqwad who had the whole package of MCs, Producers and DJs. They had their own unique sound and style from early.
@@ukgoon85 all of the Movements lyricists are in the top tier! Couple in the top 10!!
None of Ruff squads are, Ruff sqwad has better producers but not in the same league lyrically.
And in terms of bodies of work amongst the Movement they have many great projects, Ruff Sqwad have none?
"Enterrrr wid da streetfighterrrr" YOOO memories lol
Ruff squad was the reason I started making beats and producing back then, their sound was unique and ground breaking growing up, made me fall in love with music and sound . Thank you 🙏🏽 proud to have grown up during those times
what a throwback. thanks for this!
We need more ruff squad this year foreal
Ruff squad had a major impact on my grime career 🏆🙏👌
Doin interviews now nice one, nice to see this channel get the recognition it deserves from the MCs it's supported and for showing everyone the roots of the music.
jheeze da metal messiah making big moves. Big respect for doing this and to the ruff sqwad lot for coming thru for it. Would be awesome to see more interviews like this in the future, its great to hear about the origins of the genre directly from the pioneers. One thing, when you're asking the questions it sounds a bit quiet.
Legendary crew! 🔥🔥
Ruff Sqwad riddims dropped like an African spaceship dem times - foundation sound
large up for putting this up! foundation right there trussss
Memories
RIP scholar 🙏🏽 ❤
Together was one of the first records I bought when I decided to start DJing. Always wondered about the sting thing , great to here the back story on it x
These guys had me spending all my wages
Happy with my collection of a few hundred grime vinyl now
Big love to ruff squad. Anyone think Daniel kaluyaa is moonlighting as danger? Suspicious 😂
Forever legends ❤💯
Legends.
17:20 the way they sat up in unison for the national anthem lol
Bare love for RSMD from way back until now. Still bumping their sets/music.
Big up the man dem tho and rest in peace scholar absolute g he was
DaMetalMessiah doing up interviews now yeaaahh i see ya mate
David is a King - Hood Celebrity.
This is absolutely amazing to watch the amount of tracks that I can relate to and connect to, which take me back to place in my life which was so pivotal to the music that I love😢
What a video, big up I didnt realise it was you that put this together until the very end. Sick interview and very interested to hear their new music
10:48 this is so crazy how he just “1 day” made 1 of my all time favourite instrumentals lol
This was needed !!! Big up the foundation
Living legends!! These man could be the guys to bring this sound back, I’m sick of this drill shit and central C type shit music, THESE MAN MAKE TIMELESS REAL MUSIC!! I hope everyone gets to see how great they really are!! 🐐
An interview we needed. Clio is such a tremendous riddim!
Dope interview!
Amazing work mate, followed you for years. Would love to hear Trim speak on the journey
Thank you messiah big up urself🔥🔥
Functions on the low truly is a special song.
Let me know who you want to see next
Trim
Wiley and his early setup/sounds
All in One
Maniac
Firecamp!
All the tunes are so fresh and such a different vibe 🎉
great interview
Wicked interview big up ruff sqwad. Pirate radio u had to be there the birth ov grime. Thank you for some ov the best years ov my life!!!
Fantastic interview
Top interview, half of this I never knew! Baffles me they dont get more recognition for what theyve done a what theyre still doing 💪
Can't wait for the new releases, GNR volume 3 sounds craaaazzy 🔥🔥🔥
It was flavour fm first then temptation then heat FM on to Mystic then Deja vu after that it was Rinse fm. After that the rest is History the cement was set.
Randy C was one funny f****r on Deja back then😂
Levels 🔥🔥🔥 foundations 💯 sick interview (and hoodies 👌) 🫡
Yeah man the Don Slicks went my college Bromley in South Standup Guy ❤ big up ruff squad
Incredible stuff
I like the fact that they've stayed together and they stil look tight.
legends
sickk vid, big up
These are my brothers 👊🏾 ruff squad xtra beat legendary london fire 🔥
Absolute legends we need new music
Slix was my one of my favorite since lotm1
Yeah this was sick
V sik interview big uppzzz
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Flee Gang 🥶
Got man through mad times
Xtra sounds so good with ghetts and devlin on it on fuck radio 👌👌
Big moves 👊
Foundation!
Guns n roses mixtape was sick
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yo when can we get our hoodies and that?
Where all my 30+ crew 😅
WOW
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
True stories
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Heat fm, Deja, Flavour, Temptation, Mystic, Rinse FM just to name a few
Put some respect on these man’s names
DJ BEGG
Was fuda guy an original member?
Certi
where did you find the crazy titch scholar dub ??