With some improvements in editing and camera quality, there are signature shots of mandem in the hallways passionately discussing the current state of hip-hop, mandem shooting unsolicited music videos in parking lots and rented condos, and long-forgotten tales of the past shared while sitting in the center of a couch with random heavy breathing coming from mandem in the background.
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The mandem have been able to break down barriers and because of that become internationally known themselves.
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Skepta: Drake, famDrake: whagwan top boySkepta: Yeah, BBK not fuckin wit you no more, famDrake: So... I'm not your mandem?
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And please stop thinking this is a strictly American thing you dumb fucks, Feds have been violating the mandem for YEARS. Smh.
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Embarrassing" and "Last year, they told the mandem that to be nominated / You've gotta go on UK charts / So what do we do?
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I used to come in, say 'wagwan' to my mandem, chat to a couple girls and see if anyone wanted any drugs then bounce.
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Fuck all these Grime/Techno/House parties full of mandem, if you want some girls in your party you need to play some Jersey Club.
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He closed the show with the stage full of his mandem, their iPhone flashes twinkling, as the live band blasted "Artillery" for the final time.
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Ambush delivers these lines with the sort of precise diction that makes bars like "I'm from Camden where crackheads are mandem" ring out clear as a shard of glass.
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I see major platforms who push the culture but only for "the mandem," so even on the underground it's a fight for women—young ones in particular—to get heard.
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The Mandem Safe isn't available for sale just yet, but its creators do have prototypes made using five-millimeter thick folded steel on the inside, surrounded in an innocuous cardboard box.
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Bonkaz name has become synonymous with New Gen ever since his 2015 grime anthem "We Run the Block" coursed through the veins of the UK underground with rowdy bars like "Free up the mandem, beat up the Feds".
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And as usual you have a group of mandem, quieter than the girls, more calculated, prowling lazy outside, maybe even smoking a zoot or two, spitting into the road with one eye open for passing police cars, and they've been waiting for this moment.
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Last night, it felt significant that dues were paid to an artist who, earlier in the evening, performed in front of projected images from Black Lives Matter protests - including a sign held by Novelist at July's demonstration down Oxford Street that read "STOP KILLING THE MANDEM".
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It's a heartwarming Torontonian moment comparable to when you and the mandem/squad/bahds head to Apache Burger near Kipling Station after a long night of downing $9 craft beer while watching a band that sounds like shitty Best Coast play to 50 people in a cramped downtown bar.
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And so, following on from the 2016 release of "Street Politician" and into this album's "Stop Killing The Mandem"—not just a song but a message Novelist scrawled onto a placard, held aloft at a 2016 #BlackLivesMatter protest—our talk turns to politics, back to the statements made at the beginning of this piece.
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The concerts themselves gathered all types from families who just wanted to see "Hotline Bling" live and were completely unaware what Future's "Wicked" does to human beings, the odd mandem who wore fur coats in the middle of the summer, and condo bros who only knew the song "Jumpman" Still, there was a very distant connection that brought us all there through good and sometimes bad.
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But he seems vexed for real that some random brer did this to his girl, vexed about the whole situation and he's talking – I swear down I'm gonna find out who that brer is and get my mandem on this – but deep down within him, practically hidden from himself even, is the hope that it's impossible to find the guy who broke his girlfriend's jaw, since once you commit to revenge in these situations it's impossible to back out and not follow it through with some properly thought-out violence which isn't just a fantasy.
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DreamCypher features cover and interior art by visual artist MANDEM, and interior art by Pawn Feral, Velma O'Neal, Steven Archer of Ego Likeness, Rogue, and Jessica Lackey.
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He also appeared as Ben in X+Y. He has also appeared in a number of stage plays like Much Ado About Nothing (BRIT School), Rachel (workshop, National Theatre Studio), and Mandem on the Wall Live (Hackney Empire).
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During the 90s, TMD was one of the largest gangs in North East London and controlled much of the drug markets in the area. In the early 2000s, members of TMD formed the North Star record label and music group. The group was active in the music scene at the time, and acted as promoters for So Solid Crew. TMD also declined during this period, instead splintering off into various independent groups such as NPK (Northumberland Park Gang)), Tiverton Mandem, and Chestnut Estate (CE, also known as Black Gang), although some still used the "Tottenham Mandem" name.
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Some groups still referred to themselves as the "Tottenham Mandem" regardless, but the term no longer referred to a specific gang. Collectively, some of the fragmentations were all known as "Farm Mandem" (FMD), and they still had links to older TMD members. Some of these groups, such as Star Gang, became active in the road rap scene at the time. Two members of Star Gang, Headz (now known as Headie One) and Young RV (now known as RV), later became prominent in the UK drill music scene and formed the UK drill collective OFB (Original Farm Boys).
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Islah Abdur-Rahman (; born 20 April 1991) is a British Bangladeshi film director, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing, directing and starring in the hit series the Corner Shop Show and for creating and directing the web series Mandem in the Wall.
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To audition, it was required that the actors have some rap or musical background. After Ade Oyefeso and Calvin Demba were starred, the series was filmed between September and November in Peckham. The final cast was made up of predominantly new talent including YouTube act and Brit School graduates Mandem on the Wall.
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Townsend grew up in Tottenham in North London and attended Finchley Catholic High School . Both of his parents are Jamaican. He was originally a member of Star Gang, an offshoot of the Tottenham Mandem gang. RV has stated he converted to Islam after his cousin Fatman, who was Muslim, died in 2007.
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In June 2016, Novelist joined the Labour Party and supported Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn after a leadership challenge. He tweeted: "Been supporting but now it's official." and "@jeremycorbyn Do not resign. The mandem need you." In May 2017, Novelist wrote an essay endorsing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.
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State found success in the United States, most notably with the 1978 release "Oh Honey" by Delegation, which peaked at number 6 in the US Billboard R&B; chart. The song has gone on to be sampled countless times including by artists such as Mariah Carey ("Boy (I Need You)"), Dizzee Rascal ("Chillin' Wiv Da Mandem") and Snoop Dogg ("Wonder What It Do").
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St. George's University owns 65 buildings on 42 acres of land, spread out in a peninsula in the southwest corner of Grenada located in the West Indies. A major campus expansion begun in the early 1990s resulted in 52 new buildings. The architecture of the buildings are of Georgian architecture. The campus hosts a beautiful black sand beach known as Mandem Beach, which lies to the west of campus.
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Headie One (formerly Headz) and RV (formerly Young RV) are among the most prominent members of the group. They were both originally rappers in Star Gang, a road rap group from the 2000s and split-off from the Tottenham Mandem gang. RV and Headie One have frequently collaborated with each other, including co-releasing the mixtapes Sticks & Stones (2016) and Drillers x Trappers (2017). In February 2018, Headie One released his solo mixtape, The One.
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On 20 May 2016, DillanPonders dropped a single titled "Go Daddy Go", off his critically acclaimed project ACID REIGN, before releasing another single titled "Mandem" in anticipation of the album. DillianPonders enlisted the services of Eestbound to produce "Heaven", a song he sees as a "representation of where me and my squad are at mentally". On 29 December, he released ACID REIGN to positive reviews. The 12-track album featured on Boi-1da's "Top 50 Toronto Releases of 2016".
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In August 2011, Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old Tottenham resident, was shot and killed by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, north London. Officers were attempting to arrest Duggan, who was suspected to be carrying a gun. The circumstances of Duggan's killing resulted in public protests in Tottenham that were widely seen as the proximate cause of the 2011 England riots. During the inquiry into his killing, police claimed that he was a member of the Tottenham Mandem.
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From 1997, TMD had a conflict with another local gang known as the Hackney Boys (also known as Hackney Mandem, or HMD). The conflict resulted in a number of tit-for-tat killings. The origins of the feud aren't clear; in the book Guns and Gangs: The Inside Story of the War on our Streets by Graeme McLagen, it is claimed the conflict began when 16-year old Guydance Dacres was shot dead in 1997 at a Chimes nightclub in Hackney. It was Guydance's first night out at a club ever.
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In March 2011, whilst studying at university, Abdur-Rahman launched his own film production company – IAR Media. In 2011, amongst various client jobs, he created and directed Mandem on the Wall known for its role in the E4 drama series Youngers. In the beginning of 2013, he starred in the feature film Those Four Walls, co- starring Kulvinder Ghir, Rakhee Thakrar, Antony Costa, Juggy D, directed by Ameet Chana. In April 2014 he directed and presented a documentary called British By Dissent which had its own screening and television debut.
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Tottenham has been one of the main hotspots for gangs and gun crime in the United Kingdom during the past three decades. This followed the rise of gangs and drug wars throughout the area, notably those involving the Tottenham Mandem gang and various gangs from Hackney and all of the areas surrounding Tottenham, and the emergence of an organised crime ring known as the Turkish mafia was said to have controlled more than 90% of the UK's heroin market. In 1999, Tottenham was identified as one of the yardies' strongholds in London, along with Hackney, Harlesden, Peckham and Brixton.
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The Tottenham Mandem (also Tottenham Man Dem, TMD, or Man Dem Crew, formerly known as Frontliners or Tottenham Boys) were an organised street gang based in Tottenham, North London, that began on the Broadwater Farm estate prior to the Broadwater Farm riot in 1985. One of the early members and later leader Mark Lambie was a suspect in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during that riot. Lambie had been top of Operation Trident's wanted list due to the close links he had built with gangs in Wembley, Harlesden and south London. He was jailed in 2002.
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Some of the Tottenham split-offs from TMD were Ida Boys, NPK (Northumberland Park Killers), Chestnut Estate (CE, also known as Black Gang), and Tiverton Mandem. 'Star Gang' also formed during this period, created by older members of TMD. The name 'Star Gang' was allegedly influenced by "North Star", the music group setup by former TMD members during the early 2000s. Some of the younger members of TMD had begun to associate with the London Bloods movement and began calling themselves Ida Boys (also known as Ida Rydaz, Ida Bloodstarz, or IDA), Bloodline or Bloodgang, and BWF (Broadwater Farm).
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The Corner Shop has been featured in other comedy series and songs. In April 2015, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) was a character in the web series called Mandem On The Wall, directed by himself, where the shop was featured. In July 2014, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) and Tony (Michael Truong) were characters in the 7th episode of the web series, As We Proceed by Sunny and Shay where the shop was also featured. In late 2015, Malik, Tony and the Corner Shop were featured in Iksy's parody music video alongside Mumzy Stranger, Humza Arshad, Bengali Blitz, Puremovements and Char Avell.
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Some younger members of TMD began to associate with the London BloodsSome gangs during the 2000s took on "Bloods" names and imagery in the UK, but they were not officially associated with the American Bloods gangs from which they took inspiration. and used names such as Ida Boys (also known as Ida Rydaz, Ida Bloodstarz, or IDA), and Bloodline or Bloodgang, whereas some older members began to use the name 'Star Gang'. Collectively, everyone from the Broadwater Farm estate began to be referred to as 'Farm Mandem' (FMD). Some of these groups, such as Star Gang, became active in the road rap scene at the time.
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White British crime families operate in many other cities in the United Kingdom as well, other known centres being Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham and Manchester. Firms outside of the more well-known London, Liverpool and Glasgow areas include the Noonans of Manchester or the Sayers in Newcastle. Black British street gangs, such as the Tottenham Mandem and the Cheetham Hillbillies are generally not described as being part of the traditional British crime firms, which is more associated with the White British crime families from the working class districts. Black British street gangs are nevertheless an active part of the British underworld and may have connections to the White firms, the Adams crime family as an example.
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Percelle Ascott (born 10 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean–English actor, best known for his lead role between 2012 and 2014 on the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens as Benny Sherwood, best friend of the main character Tom, who defends wizardkind and Earth against the Nekross. He was born in Zimbabwe. Ascott was also a regular on the E4 series Youngers and is the co-writer and star of the online comedy series Mandem on the Wall, which led to a follow up film 'The Weekend', centred around the same 3 friends. Other screen credits include guest leads on Silent Witness and on Excluded for the BBC, as well as the lead in the feature film Beat Girl and the Netflix Series 'The Innocents'.
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Duggan on the right, with cousin Kelvin Easton According to Tony Thompson of the London Evening Standard, Duggan may have been a founding member of North London's "Star Gang", an offshoot of the Tottenham Mandem gang. Unnamed police sources alleged via The Daily Telegraph that Duggan was a "well known gangster" and a "major player and well known to the police in Tottenham". Officers attached to Operation Trident had Duggan under surveillance; police stated that they suspected Duggan was planning to commit a crime in retaliation for the killing of his cousin, Kelvin Easton, who was stabbed to death outside a bar in East London in March 2011. Duggan was described as having been increasingly paranoid as a consequence of his cousin's death.
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A notable activity popularized among UK drill fans is speculating on social media about which drill artist has been sent to prison or what information can be gathered about which "GM" (gang member) has been violated (disrespected / degraded) by whom, adding to what is known as the "scoreboard" (how many people a particular group have collectively stabbed/killed). The commonly used terms "3 The Mandem" and also "Fresh out the can" are observably used by UK drill rappers, the first one meaning to "Free those in prison" and the latter referring to people "Recently out of / released from prison". UK drill groups often engage in disputes with each other, sometimes violent, often releasing multiple disrespectful tracks. Notable disputes include Zone 2 versus Moscow 17, 150 versus 67, OFB/NPK versus WG/N9 and SMG versus 814 (a member of 814, Showkey, was stabbed to death in 2016 in an unrelated incident).
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Road rap retained the explicit depictions of violence and British gang culture found in some early grime music and combines it with a musical style more similar to American gangsta rap than the sound system influenced music of grime, dubstep, UK garage, jungle, reggae and dub. Gangs played a large part in the genre, with gangs such as Mashtown based in Hackney, Star Gang (formed by Tottenham Mandem members), the Peckham Boys based in Peckham (with its various subsets such as SN1, PYG and OPB) and GAS Gang, based in Brixton, becoming notable in the road rap scene during the 2000s. The road rap scene centres around mixtape releases and YouTube videos with some of the genres more popular acts getting mainstream recognition. The genre has been criticised for the relentless nihilism and violence in its lyrics as well as its links to gangs and gun crime with many rappers serving prison sentences.
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Road rap retained the explicit depictions of violence and British gang culture found in some early grime music and combines it with a musical style more similar to American gangsta rap than the sound system influenced music of grime, dubstep, UK garage, jungle, reggae and dub. Gangs played a large part in the genre, with gangs such as Mashtown based in Hackney, Star Gang (formed by Tottenham Mandem members), the Peckham Boys based in Peckham (with its various subsets such as SN1, PYG, and OPB) and GAS Gang, based in Brixton, becoming notable in the road rap scene during the 2000s. The road rap scene centres around mixtape releases and YouTube videos with some of the genres more popular acts getting mainstream recognition. The genre has been criticised for the relentless nihilism and violence in its lyrics as well as its links to gangs and gun crime with many rappers serving prison sentences.
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