(Now Playing) Donk
Feb 16, 2009
VBS correspondent Jaimie Hodgson goes to the desolate factory town of Bolton in the UK (think Detroit) to report on the music phenomenon called Donk.
Since the advent of acid house in the late 80s, British techno music has been in a long, baffling search for some sort of universal lowest common denominator. Breakbeat, digital hardcore, and gabber all made strong efforts in the race for the bottom, but none of them holds a candle to Donk.
Combining the 150bpm madness of happy hardcore with indecipherable North English rap and then overlaying the whole mess with a single, infuriating “donk” sound, Donk may well be the apotheosis of all ridiculous dance music to date. It is also the only local thing going for an entire population of working-class kids with dwindling outside prospects.
We meet up with Black Out Crew, commonly referred to as the Beatles of the Donk scene. Their video “Put a Donk On It!” has almost 4 million views on YouTube. So come along for ecstasy fueled all nighters into the bizarre scene that is Donk.
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Donk
VBS explores the North England Donk scene, the lowest common denominator of British dance music.
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Feb 16, 2009
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Mar 9, 2009
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Heavy Metal Gangs of Wadeye 1 of 2
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Nov 24, 2009
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Heavy Metal Gangs of Wadeye 2 of 2
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Nov 24, 2009
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Shanghai's Super Girl 2 of 2
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May 26, 2008
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Heavy Metal Roadshow 1 of 4
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Oct 10, 2009
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Heavy Metal Roadshow 2 of 4
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Oct 10, 2009
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Heavy Metal Roadshow 3 of 4
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Oct 10, 2009
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Heavy Metal Roadshow 4 of 4
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Oct 10, 2009
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True Norwegian Black Metal
An introduction to the Black Metal scene of Bergen, Norway.
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Nov 24, 2008
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Black Lips in Tijuana
The Black Lips bring the party to the partyingest city in Mexico.
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Feb 20, 2007
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Ranferi and His Band of Boys
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Mar 5, 2007
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Vice Kills Jamaica - Ce' Cile's Dub P...
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Jun 6, 2007
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Vice Kills Jamaica - Vybz Kartel
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Jun 4, 2007
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Vice Kills Jamaica - Chico at King Ja...
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Vice Kills Jamaica - Partying with Ei...
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Jun 7, 2007
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Vice Kills Jamaica - Dancehall Prince...
VBS meets Ce'Cile, Delishus, and Spice, the ladies of Dancehall.
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Jun 4, 2007
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May 31, 2007
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Raving in the Black Sea
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Sep 3, 2007
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Dance Hall Queens
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May 30, 2007
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New Orleans Bounce
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Apr 30, 2007
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Shanghai's Super Girl 1 of 2
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May 26, 2008
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Rock Under the Red Flag 1 of 2
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Aug 19, 2008
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Rock Under the Red Flag 2 of 2
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Aug 19, 2008
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Buchaman
Buchaman is Uganda's most popular crippled dancehall musician and shadow VP."
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Nov 10, 2008
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Black Lips In Israel
The Black Lips make their way to Israel.
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Jun 10, 2010
ivanF
this is sorta like american hip hop from the south but ironically the northern UK version cause t...
rachelrapkin
The little kid in the blue and red adidas jacket blew Blackout Crew out of the water…totally jack...
staple
Blackout Crew not even blinking at the young donk starving crowds. What's wrong with the south? ...