Blipsters (black hipsters) are all the rage in New York right now, but there's a new tribe of race-bending trendsetters taking over. Blipsters beware. Blavers (black ravers) OWN London's new/nu rave scene right now. East London, the epicentre of nu rave, is home to big black communities and so racial mixing was inevitable. Soon enough the neon-clad, glitter-faced, MDMA-fuelled parties became a melting pot of all creeds. Nu blave was born…
Before we even knew who he was, we knew MC Niyi (see interview below) was a total DO. His joint "London" has become a nu blave anthem.
The Coconut Twins are nu blave's pin-up girls.
Check out Super Super, the blaver style bible.
Ebony Bones is like a nu blave Grace Jones. Check out her jam "Don't Fart on My Heart."
It's all about the future, from its fashion to its view of a racially tolerant tomorrow.** See previous Vice articles on Blazis (Black Nazis) and Makinheads (Malaysian skinheads)INTERVIEW - NIYI:VICE: Your EP just landed on my desk. It's H-O-T.
Niyi: Cheers!!!!!!!What inspires you?
I'm not sure if it's cartoons or porn. I know it's not very PC to say this, but I absolutely love obviousness and I love stereotypes even more. When I see a baddie on TV, I want him to be big, scary and have like massive frowny eyebrows. In my music I like to put massively obvious things that shouldn't be together, in the same song.The nu rave scene is very mixed in terms of race and sexuality. Why do you think that is?
I think it is developing into something else. Maybe the Klaxons are the rave bit. I'd like to think of us as something a bit new.Is it okay to describe black nu ravers as nu blavers?
Yeah. And the gays could be Quavers.You're riding the crest of the nu blave wave. Is there anything you're pissed off about?
My friend Namalee! She won't give me my strawberry jumper back. It looks like a strawberry!!!OK, well, good luck with that. Bye!
Bye.DOM TUNON
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Before we even knew who he was, we knew MC Niyi (see interview below) was a total DO. His joint "London" has become a nu blave anthem.
The Coconut Twins are nu blave's pin-up girls.
Check out Super Super, the blaver style bible.
Ebony Bones is like a nu blave Grace Jones. Check out her jam "Don't Fart on My Heart."
It's all about the future, from its fashion to its view of a racially tolerant tomorrow.** See previous Vice articles on Blazis (Black Nazis) and Makinheads (Malaysian skinheads)INTERVIEW - NIYI:VICE: Your EP just landed on my desk. It's H-O-T.
Niyi: Cheers!!!!!!!What inspires you?
I'm not sure if it's cartoons or porn. I know it's not very PC to say this, but I absolutely love obviousness and I love stereotypes even more. When I see a baddie on TV, I want him to be big, scary and have like massive frowny eyebrows. In my music I like to put massively obvious things that shouldn't be together, in the same song.The nu rave scene is very mixed in terms of race and sexuality. Why do you think that is?
I think it is developing into something else. Maybe the Klaxons are the rave bit. I'd like to think of us as something a bit new.Is it okay to describe black nu ravers as nu blavers?
Yeah. And the gays could be Quavers.You're riding the crest of the nu blave wave. Is there anything you're pissed off about?
My friend Namalee! She won't give me my strawberry jumper back. It looks like a strawberry!!!OK, well, good luck with that. Bye!
Bye.DOM TUNON
