Ben Bailey Smith (born December 1977), better known by his stage nameDoc Brown, is an English rapper, comedian, actor, screenwriter and voiceover artist. He played DS Joe Hawkins in the TV series Law & Order: UK.
Early life
Doc Brown was born Ben Harvey Smith, son of a Jamaican immigrant, Yvonne Bailey, and an Englishman, Harvey Smith, 30 years his wife's senior. Raised in the Willesden area of North-West London, Smith is the younger brother of novelist and essayist Zadie Smith. Smith attended Hampstead School and Malorees junior school along with his sister, but was often seen in his sister's shadow. He Upon leaving school, Smith decided he would become a rapper and follow a musical career. Explaining his stage name, he has said: ""Doc Brown's been my nickname since school, after the scientist in Back to the Future, because I was gangly and geeky. When I started doing rap battles in my teens, it became my hip-hop handle and it's stuck."
Music
Early work
Doc Brown began his musical career in 2000 as a battle rapper, competing in live events such as the now defunct Mudlumz, an infamously tough gig based at Dingwalls nightclub in Camden Lock where he battled among others before losing to fellow UK rapper Sway. Smith became a recurring battle champion at the fledgling competition "Jump Off" in 2003, when the now international event was housed underneath Yo! Sushi on Poland Street in London's Soho, moving to the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square. The following year, Smith's growing reputation as a personality of the underground scene made him the host of a monthly event at his friend's record shop Deal Real on Great Marlborough Court, off Carnaby Street in the West End.
William Henry Joseph Cutter Brown, known as Joseph "Doc" Brown (Marshall, Missouri, 1835-Kansas City, 1905) was an American dancer and champion cakewalker. He is commemorated in the ragtime tune Doc Brown's Cake Walk by Charles L. Johnson.
[The Beatles:] "In my life" "Wickedness is all that I see around me" [The Beatles:] "In my life" [Klashnekoff:] "I'm tryna walk a straight path but they dun say it's hard" [Doc Brown:] My generation talk of money and ice They want it all, but they don't wanna learn, read, study or write It's like, see rappers flossin', I don't care what they spend I'm goin' shoppin' for food and tryna pay rent Needin' bucks for them utility bills Cuz to get ya heat cost enough to give ya the chills I'm bringin' the real deal not a fantasy Still it has to be said that I'd rather be livin' happily ever after instead of disaster Half the youths don't even know which bred is their father Boys becomin' men without the men around them And when men are around them they're breakin' in someone's housin' I came up out the cracks of the pavement, my life is real Despite that I ain't the type to steal Thinks it's very rare we write to kill And the mic is still the only weapon that I like to feel In my firm grip, learn this from other word smiths Who roam the Earth before the Hell fire burnt it Earn it, even before Tottenham turned mean Toxteth, St Bulls, race riots in Burnley Everybody's Crazy and somebody will get it I stress it, even if Nas already said it Cuz man are actin' like it ain't happenin' But we always bring it to the surface, that's the power of this rap thing [The Beatles:] "In my life" "Wickedness is all that I see around me" [The Beatles:] "In my life" [Klashnekoff:] "I'm tryna walk a straight path but they dun say it's hard" [Doc Brown:] Rappers like me don't always break through Cuz we dedicate tunes to somethin' you can relate to I don't know no one wearin' platinum fronts Rollin' through the hood on twenty inch rims, ain't happen once But I know about ridin' the trains, takin' the bus Plus I know about hidin' the pain, makin' a fuss Packin' my shit and havin' to move Like when my mum started crackin' the whip, I started rappin' for food Then I learned to make cash in more ways than one Without crime or government time payin' me none Don't watch me, I'm relentless If I'm rappin' Sundays, Mondays I'll fund raise for young offenders All my life my eyes been on the grime Like a target that people wanna sweep under the carpet The so called rotten eggs, bad apples of the bunch But that's why our music pack a little punch cuz [The Beatles:] "In my life" "Wickedness is all that I see around me" [The Beatles:] "In my life" [Klashnekoff:] "I'm tryna walk a straight path but they dun say it's hard" [Doc Brown:] Got educated so I bring down the system and over stand it So if there's a twisted bigger picture I know who planned it My peers cuss me, sayin, "jeez don't study" Call me sell-out cause I'm tryna be somebody Sayin', "look if you a rapper you can't chat that shit", what? "That Martin, Malcolm, Mohammed, flat shit", shut up man "You need to keep it real, keep it gangster like me", why? "What's the matter Doc, too much time with wifey?" Nah listen up, save all that talk for someone who give a fuck I got avenues, big plans man different stuff As for you, when all of your rappin' shit dry up You'll be in the greasy spoon cookin' my fry up I'll tell you somethin' straight from the heart Don't let a man try and make you think that you should feel ashamed of bein' smart How are we gonna be embarrassed of that Just because I read a few books doesn't make me and aristocrat I'm listenin' out for classical rap Gettin' opinions on what it's like to try and be a man if you're black I feel like every album's lackin' a track Positive, peace, purpose, progress, what happened to that? Cuz [The Beatles:] "In my life" "Wickedness is all that I see around me" [The Beatles:] "In my life" [Klashnekoff:] "I'm tryna walk a straight path
The garbage-gulping Mr. Fusion from “Back to the Future” was pure fiction, but the flux capacitor that powered Doc Brown’s flying DeLorean is real. NASA made it. The space agency licenses it. And hydrogen-powered trucks might benefit from it ... Novadev) ... 1.
"Giannis is a child," Brown said in response after the Celtics beat the Bucks ...Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) ... "Cooked Jaylen Brown," said one of the most popular replies on X.
It's an all-time great line from the movies - "Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads." And just like Doc Brown in Back to the Future, when we talk about surfing on Lough Ree – we don’t need waves! ...Watch the video up top to see how she gets on ... .
Doc Brown was onto something when he said, “Roads? Where we're going, we don’t need roads!” The path Bitcoin forges isn’t one of shortcuts or regrets ... Doc Brown would tell us the same thing he told Marty.
In other words, it is pure escapism, which seemed to be just what the audience wanted as it whooped and hollered with every time-worn plot twist and 'Great Scott' uttered by Doc Brown (played with ...
... and his accidental transportation to 1955 via a time machine built by the bizarre Doc Brown (Don Stephenson) ... It is the introduction of Doc Brown, however, that fully electrifies the production.
Joined by vice presidential pick J.D ... "I feel relieved ... I don't feel safe." ... "He's a terrible candidate, so it just doesn't make sense," said Harris supporter Ken Brown ... Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX DigitalContentExchange ....
His book promises to take readers on a journey from Earthly life, through the Afterlife, and into Eternal Life, all while drawing parallels to the time-traveling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown...Marty as Everyman, Doc Brown as God.
Aiken Standard
14 Nov 2024
Aiken Standard
14 Nov 2024