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Basically what is happening in Brixton is happening all over London in working class areas. There is a massive agenda by the right wing government to gentrify all the working class areas of London, by building expensive new high rise apartments that make the area super expensive and push minorities out of London. It started with Canary Wharf in the 1970s where they change a rough part on London into one of the most expensive areas by building luxury apartments, but now they are doing this all over London, meaning there is no more affordable housing in London or South East and these new apartments are not going to local people, but international investors, meaning there is even less housing for people.
The Jamaican influence in Brixton isn't what it was in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. They're now part of the 'Windrush' history, with a square in Brixton being named Windrush Square in 1998, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship in 1948 on which the first set of Jamaicans and other Caribbeans arrived in London. Brixton was never a ‘hood’ just because it had a Jamaican community, and it has now become a trendy area with many nationalities running bars, restaurants, etc. Small snippets of the Jamaican influence remain but for the most part, most of the early generation sold up their huge houses that they worked hard to buy - because they couldn’t get places to rent, nor did they qualify for social housing at the time - and moved on - either back to Jamaica or other areas in London. Their offsprings live all over London and other parts of England because it's now become very expensive to live in Brixton. Jamaicans have now become part of the history of Brixton. Brixton was never a ‘black’ area, but had a Jamaican community which is now part of its history.
Contrary to the belief that Jamaican influence in Brixton has faded, it is clear that this cultural heritage remains strong and vibrant. Windrush Square, named to honor the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, highlights the deep roots of the Jamaican community in Brixton. Despite gentrification and an influx of diverse nationalities, the Jamaican influence is still very much alive. Jamaican music, food, and festivals continue to be a core part of Brixton's identity. Many Jamaican-owned businesses, such as the famous Negril restaurant and the long-standing Brixton Village market stalls, thrive and attract visitors from all over London. Community centers like the Karibu Education Centre and the Black Cultural Archives actively preserve and promote Jamaican culture and history. The older generation and their descendants, many of whom still live in or regularly visit Brixton, keep the cultural legacy alive. The sense of community and pride in their history is evident. Brixton may have evolved, but the Jamaican influence is far from gone-it's still a vital part of what makes the area unique and special.
@@HappyCamper84 Brixton hasn't been brixton since the late 90s, mate. The Jammos and carribeans had a chance to make it theirs (like Asians in East Ham or Harrow who now OWN properties and rent out). But they were too busy being either loud, partying or stoned whilst the Asians (who love a drink btw), kept their heads down and planned ahead. Now even Africans in uk own more properties than Caribbean's and i believe outnumber Caribbean's in the uk...Brixton should of been to Caribbean's what East Ham is to Pakistanis, Bengalis and Indians, but hey...Nobody else to blame but themselves...it's the mentality.
I once ended up in the ER (non related), got discharged and didn't know where tf i woz, ended up just walking around and ended up in Bricky. 4am I walk up 2 a dood, he's offering me herb, charley all that.....I simply explained my situation and my man had me on the correct bus with proper directionz to get home safe. Sincerely: A very white man
end of the day, nobody wants to draw attention to the ends. Just because someone is serving up, doesn't mean they dom't care about people. And a dealer is way less likely to screw a 'civilian' over than a mugger.
Correction:Brixton used to be predominantly Jamaican but these days it’s mostly Africans, Portuguese and affluent city workers. lol Brixton isn’t the worst part of London by a long way! You’re basically in an extremely gentrified, and affluent part of SW London. So you’re about 30 years too late with your ‘ Jamaican Hood’ nonsense! Like any major inner city area Brixton has a rougher side, but a lot of the serious violent crime is Gang/Organised crime/Drug related, so unless you’re involved your not likely to become a victim of crime. Brixton is generally a safe area to live for decent law abiding citizens. Next time you’re in London go to Tottenham Northumberland Park Estate. If you want to experience a real Hood vibe 😂These days Brixton is considered a more upscale hipster type area with some of the UK’s highest house prices.
Thanks for the education. I haven't lived in London for 30 years, so I did not know how it has changed. I don't visit either because of Saddick Khans ULEZ and other charges on driving into London
@@Meloncholymadness Why do you have to be so retarded? Why? Like when did I say deprived?? Why do you have to be a fucking twat seriously and make up words?
I wirked in Brixton about 15 years ago painting decorating a black couples flat..it was predominantly black area..I was treated with respect and a welcome everyday I was there..had no problems at all there..❤
@@Janae_22 Even then. My mate lives in Loughborough ends, I visit him from Devon every so often. Park up in the estate, my car is fine, I feel safe. I greet everyone I cross paths with respectfully, I say I'm visiting a mate, everything's cool. Acting scared and sketched out might well end in different results.
@@ColonelForkEyes I'm from Loughborough endz...I was saying if you want to see the real Brixton. You gotta go Angel town, somerleyton etc. To experience the urbaness
@@ColonelForkEyes Crime rates are high in lambeth that don't make it to the BBC news etc. Nearly every male youths from the endz carry flickys, zombie knifes etc. Most outsiders always tend to say they feel safe, and have the most opinions!!
My friend just sent me your video. Glad you’re enjoying London. Most people usually just go to the Buckingham Palace and the tourist spots cool you’re seeing the real London
3000 wow. I stayed with a friend in 2006 when I went to Brixton academy to a show. He was paying 500 a month for room in shared house so can believe it. Crazy.
I used to deliver to Brixton 3 times a week. I found all the people very friendly and nice and the truth is you have more chance of getting robbed in the city of London than in Brixton.
@@bookinsights1092I'll try my best to summarise an explanation. So, in 1981 the Brixton riots happen after growing tensions between the black community and Met police over abuse from majority white officers seemed to reach boiling point. The aftermath of this riot left a lot of the younger male members of the black community now disillusioned with not only the police as their public servants but also in what they have to take and fear - like with a bully, when the Brixton folk fought back they realised they're tougher than they thought. THIS in kind lead to the perfect grooming ground for older, established white London gangsters who were controlling rackets such as the drug trade and now could see a fresh anti-police pool of new footsoldiers to continue to there work as they step back and legitimise somewhat(think Terry Addams sort). Couple all of this with crack cocaine hitting popularity on our shores around the same time and you had a recipe for disaster. A final point of interest is that in 1996, possession of legal handguns were banned. When something gets banned, there's a lot of money to be made grabbing a few before the ban and selling them after.
As a white guy lived in Brixton the place is a good vibe you get good bad everywhere alot of crack heads asking for money its london so what else do you expect. Am just working class man just have common sense
Exactly! Brixton has changed a lot but jt was never a hood. It’s always been a community for Caribbeans and African people. My childhood was spent going to Brixton to buy real hard dough bread, Jamaican patties, food and even buy African fabrics in bulk. Respect to Brixton.
Glad you got tp put a Vlog on Brixton even with no one trusting the cam. Went there from Australia few years ago and had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
Brixton is now so gentrified that it’s only a shadow of its past. In the late 80’s and early 90’ you couldn’t walk around Brixton like that with a camera. It was Yardie town
The fact that you couldn't walk around Brixton with a camera in the late 80s and early 90s shows how tough things were back then. Was that a good thing? Gentrification has brought safety and new opportunities, making Brixton more welcoming. It's obviously important to preserve our rich Jamaican heritage that makes Brixton unique. While the area has changed, the goal should be to keep its vibrant history alive while enjoying the benefits of a safer community.
I used to drive a bus through Brixton - lived in coldharbour lane - loved it! Love the Jamaican culture, love the muslim folks.. the bus used to break down at all hours - this white girl got loads of help and love from the community.. there's dodgy everywhere! Prefer to be with a broken bus at 2 am in Brixton than i would in central London at 3 in the afternoon.. ❤
@@maxanderson9692 100pc but then as a new arrival to the area you have to go looking for issues or project a persona that rubs locals up the wrong way on early impressions. No matter where you grow up, if you're there from childhood and went to school/grew up in the ends, you're always going to have a bigger job staying away from all that shit. Even small towns in the countryside it's possible to slip into shady lifestyles just because of who's round you in your formative years.
Glad to hear Twin is still doing his thing.. I had class mates in the 90s that would come in monday morning with the freshest cuts talking about the legendaryTwin barbers.
Good video bro, im glad you bumped in to kind hearted people. I love brixton, used to go to get my hair locked and then walk around the market and go to the caribbean vegan/veggie food stalls. Theres a few people with mental illness hanging around by for the most part people mind their own business.
The stats come from going to Brixton after dark!! If you've ever come out of a club in Brixton at 0400 in the morning you'd know why the stats are so high. On the whole a great place and fantastic people, but the same as any city you have to be careful what you say to people, what street you walk down and how streetwise you are 👍 Great viddy as always man, it's great to see you lapping up the London scene
I've lived in Brixton all my life. I'm south Asian. The area is safe if you mind your business. If you're a normal person people have no reason to trouble you. They only trouble the trouble makers. Also Jamaican can cut hair. Best fades.
The barber in the red hat, and the man who came into the shop with the motor cycle helmet are identical twin brothers.They were gang leaders in their youth,but are doing more positive things now.
Grew up in the 70's and 80's in a borough of Birmingham that was mostly Irish and Caribbean. We are still friends today. You had your arseholes, junkies, thieves, violent people and wrong-uns. They all end up where they end up. The good people are still friends today, 54 tears later we are still meeting up and drinking together.
Great video my friend! You represented the Jamaican people and Brixton well. The media always try to divide different races and cultures so we don't get together and live in peace. Firsthand proof only - get the truth 'straight from the horses mouth' so to speak like you have. Never trust the gossip-mongers. I just subscribed, much respect!
Tbh London doesnt have any full blown hoods anymore I feel like. Its getting more gentrified everyday. Areas like Tottenham, Brixton, Peckham, Newham, Harlesden, South Kilburn, Croydon, Tower hamlet, Hackney etc etc used to be very hood but London is one of the most expensive cities in the world right now and they keep upping the prices by pushing people out of the city and push them further away outside of London. For my Londoners in the comments what would still be considered hood hood?
I go here quite a bit its a really great vibe but it can be dangerous but you have to show respect and be mindful. The people really look after you if your respectful. And they are super fun ❤
Not the oldest reatuarant, in fact only opened a few years ago, 100 meters from this place is the Atlantic bakery they have been doing food for 50 years and much better than this place.
Jamaicans were offered good money for their properties and some moved to placed like Croydon, where they bought cheaper houses and didn't invest the rest.
My father who is from Switzerland a heavy truck driver once went to Brixton and said there was dope being sold every where and stunk of cannabis 😄😄😄. One of the locals was selling stolen bicycles for £10 he was black.
Bro that’s not Brixton hood that’s Brixton centre to go to the hood u need to go to the project like angel town estate Loughborough est tusle hill mayfield estate
I lived in Brixton in the early nineties for years trust me it was bad then but now it’s not bad at all it’s pretty much gentrified so noway near as naughty as it used to be it got its reputation as dangerous in the 80s and 90s but now it’s safe as anywhere else in London really
@@seany8787central London west London and Wimbledon and clapham in south London are safe pretty much most of London including the dangerous areas are getting more busier and developed each day but obviously there is crime
@@Leojw10mate you've probably got more places you need to watch yourself between Clapham north and Clapham junction than anywhere else southwest. Everywheres gentrified in London but you gotta remember that where money comes,crime follows.
Deluded, it's dangerous as ever if you get caught up in the wrong activity!!! Obviously if Ur just walking round as a random civilian Ur just going to blend in. Dangerous doesn't mean you'll get robbed for your camera the people that are really dangerous aren't robbing people for they're cameras or phones
Hi, first time seeing your vlog. Really enjoyed it. This brought back so much memories from my childhood.I was born and bred in Brixton> The barber and his twin brother were my classmates from primary school. Keep up the good work.
Stop talking crap mate, Brixton is no hood and stop victimising Jamaican. Why Jamaican hood, first of all Brixton is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse area of London and also you got houses all £1 million and flat starting at £500 k. So get your fact right and stop spreading lies and creates fake highlight.
Hi Volpe! I enjoy your videos very much. I just subscribed to your channel. Can you visit Peckham?( that is a predominantly West African/Caribbean community in London)please be careful if you visit there , some people don't like to be filmed and may react angrily. Keep up the good work!👍🏾🇺🇸
That guy on the metro was chatting absolute nonsense. Sure he used to attend community meetings back in thx day too, so he's the last person I woukd expect to talk so disapprovalling of Brixton. You should have gone to Brixton Black Cultural archives and learnt some of Brixton's history.
There are so many places in the uk other than London 😴 why not venture out of the city and into the countryside and visit our lovely villages or costal towns?
You are crazy. Over the last 25 yrs I've been to the Bronx,Brooklyn,Queens, etc in NY. Compton,watts,skid row in La. Plus all over Seattle,Portland,Sacramento,Sanfran,Oakland... I've never had a problem anywhere. Same as bad parts of anywhere,if you're streetwise and keep yaself to yaself ain't nobody bothering you! Act like you belong wherever you go!
I live in Brixton. It's much more of a racial mix now. It's less dangerous but there is a large number of mentally disturbed and crack addicted people.
Im so happy you went to maureens!! best jerk chicken in all of brixton! Brixton is not dangerous at all unless you are involved in Gangs or Trappin etc. If you just a civillian.. its one of the most welcoming places in all of London... the people are amazing and its full of rich culture! Im from nearby camberwell
Brixton like most of South London is gentrified. It is not 50/50 its more 20% Black and other and 80% White. I don't know why anyone would say don't go to Brixton, that is a BIG LIE. Most Jamaicans do not live in Brixton anymore, the council moved those in council houses to Croydon. Try going to Herne Hill, a small handful of the ppl there don't even want Blk ppl living on their street. As for selling out, you will see original Black homeowners so many in Brixton but around Brixton and they have rented the property not sold out lol. If you are looking for a HOOD go to East London. As for the oldest restaurant in Brixton that Barber you call Hood has probably been there longer than that restaurant. Go under the bridge by the village you will see the Trini restaurant that I believe is the oldest restaurant.
I remember filming King's Cross station and I was unaware we were being watched. They came and deleted the film. We were also in the Bank of England and someone made a comment about the gold and it seems like security popped up out of nowhere. It is Big Brother over there.
After World War 2, Brixton saw the arrival of the Windrush Generation into Britain. They would first be housed temporarily in deep air-raid shelters in Clapham Common, close to Brixton, and several of them would go to the Labour Exchange in Brixton to find work before ultimately settling in Brixton. Jamaican connection to Brixton started in 1948 when they arrived on Empire Windrush. There’s no Jamaican ‘hood’ in Brixton - there never was. All the Jamaicans left the area in the 80s, 90s etc when they sold their big houses that they worked hard to buy, and the yuppies started moving in and gentrification took over. All those people you see there now are not all Jamaicans. Brixton now have many nationalities and very few are Jamaicans. There are a few but the majority moved back to Jamaica or to smaller houses in cheaper areas of London. Stop calling the name ‘Jamaicans’ because they do not live in any ‘hoods’ in Brixton. Those people are mostly Africans or other nationalities. Brixton was never a ‘hood’. Jamaicans bought their large houses which they sold and are now worth millions. So this myth about Jamaican ‘hood’ in Brixton is played out and doesn’t exist. Jamaicans left there decades ago and moved on. The danger - if it exists - is not from Jamaicans. Leave Jamaicans out of your narrative!
If that’s considered the hood they are living pretty good. I live in the MIA like you and you know what the hood is like in MIA. You don’t want to go to the wrong here you ain’t getting out. The food looked sick!!
@@OneLove-oj4sz looks can be deceiving, you can't tell how treacherous ous a place is just by how run down it is, Brixton has a lot of really really bad people those people are not just standing on street corners like bums, they're whole thing is not to be seen. Get caught up in the wrong crow and with the wrong people and it's as bad as can be!
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You should consider going to Jamaica - I am sure your spin on the visit will be like no other
Hey man.its your barber Derrick..love your video 😊
Blessings bro from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Basically what is happening in Brixton is happening all over London in working class areas. There is a massive agenda by the right wing government to gentrify all the working class areas of London, by building expensive new high rise apartments that make the area super expensive and push minorities out of London. It started with Canary Wharf in the 1970s where they change a rough part on London into one of the most expensive areas by building luxury apartments, but now they are doing this all over London, meaning there is no more affordable housing in London or South East and these new apartments are not going to local people, but international investors, meaning there is even less housing for people.
@@VolpeWhereAreYou No hoods in London black, Latin or otherwise.
Wray and Nephew is more dangerous than anyone in Brixton.
Haha 😂 that's real talk
💯 That stuff is CRAZY the Jamaican Londoners Love that stuff it's so strong
Had it once about 15 years ago. Never again. Chundered everywhere. I can still taste it 😂
my days bredda yeah man that wrey wrey mad, where the magnums tho??
😂
The Jamaican influence in Brixton isn't what it was in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. They're now part of the
'Windrush' history, with a square in Brixton being named Windrush Square in 1998, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship in 1948 on which the first set of Jamaicans and other Caribbeans arrived in London. Brixton was never a ‘hood’ just because it had a Jamaican community, and it has now become a trendy area with many nationalities running bars, restaurants, etc. Small snippets of the Jamaican influence remain but for the most part, most of the early generation sold up their huge houses that they worked hard to buy - because they couldn’t get places to rent, nor did they qualify for social housing at the time - and moved on - either back to Jamaica or other areas in London.
Their offsprings live all over London and other parts of England because it's now become very expensive to live in Brixton. Jamaicans have now become part of the history of Brixton. Brixton was never a ‘black’ area, but had a Jamaican community which is now part of its history.
Contrary to the belief that Jamaican influence in Brixton has faded, it is clear that this cultural heritage remains strong and vibrant. Windrush Square, named to honor the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, highlights the deep roots of the Jamaican community in Brixton. Despite gentrification and an influx of diverse nationalities, the Jamaican influence is still very much alive. Jamaican music, food, and festivals continue to be a core part of Brixton's identity. Many Jamaican-owned businesses, such as the famous Negril restaurant and the long-standing Brixton Village market stalls, thrive and attract visitors from all over London. Community centers like the Karibu Education Centre and the Black Cultural Archives actively preserve and promote Jamaican culture and history. The older generation and their descendants, many of whom still live in or regularly visit Brixton, keep the cultural legacy alive. The sense of community and pride in their history is evident. Brixton may have evolved, but the Jamaican influence is far from gone-it's still a vital part of what makes the area unique and special.
I used to vist my mate in Brixton
and our white girls vaginas we're never the same again, the end.
Part of the problem... 'bare waste man's' claiming dole
@@HappyCamper84 Brixton hasn't been brixton since the late 90s, mate. The Jammos and carribeans had a chance to make it theirs (like Asians in East Ham or Harrow who now OWN properties and rent out). But they were too busy being either loud, partying or stoned whilst the Asians (who love a drink btw), kept their heads down and planned ahead. Now even Africans in uk own more properties than Caribbean's and i believe outnumber Caribbean's in the uk...Brixton should of been to Caribbean's what East Ham is to Pakistanis, Bengalis and Indians, but hey...Nobody else to blame but themselves...it's the mentality.
I once ended up in the ER (non related), got discharged and didn't know where tf i woz, ended up just walking around and ended up in Bricky.
4am I walk up 2 a dood, he's offering me herb, charley all that.....I simply explained my situation and my man had me on the correct bus with proper directionz to get home safe.
Sincerely: A very white man
end of the day, nobody wants to draw attention to the ends. Just because someone is serving up, doesn't mean they dom't care about people. And a dealer is way less likely to screw a 'civilian' over than a mugger.
ram jam it has never been called bricky never ever plwase dont say briccy it making me siccky
@@anthonymitchell8893 I call it Bricky, idgaf
@@rambam791 He was talking to Ram Jam
@@herpsmaltwatta Oh shit, my B.
Brixton is loosing its Jamaican community and vibes, now it’s expensive and gentrified
Good, so that way we have no crime. Keep it clean and not THEFT and CRIME. Too much graffiti and gangsters there
@@RL-yo1wpyeah right because Edinburgh and Liverpool have no crime do they
Bob Marley crying 😢
Good. Its called progress..😅
The best parties 20y agi
Correction:Brixton used to be predominantly Jamaican but these days it’s mostly Africans, Portuguese and affluent city workers. lol Brixton isn’t the worst part of London by a long way!
You’re basically in an extremely gentrified, and affluent part of SW London. So you’re about 30 years too late with your ‘ Jamaican Hood’ nonsense!
Like any major inner city area Brixton has a rougher side, but a lot of the serious violent crime is Gang/Organised crime/Drug related, so unless you’re involved your not likely to become a victim of crime. Brixton is generally a safe area to live for decent law abiding citizens.
Next time you’re in London go to Tottenham Northumberland Park Estate. If you want to experience a real Hood vibe 😂These days Brixton is considered a more upscale hipster type area with some of the UK’s highest house prices.
Well said!!🎉
Bang on
I would say 30.
Thanks for the education. I haven't lived in London for 30 years, so I did not know how it has changed. I don't visit either because of Saddick Khans ULEZ and other charges on driving into London
All East London is shit apart from Wansted and Stamford Hill
That hood looks like paradise compared to places in Colombia or Venezuela
Uk is a first world country that's why.
Yeah cant compare a first world to a third world country
Yeah guess so, but this is like the worst looking places in the UK, can imagine what the good places look like🤩
@@bloodclaat You think? Brixton is nowhere near the most deprived area in the UK...
@@Meloncholymadness Why do you have to be so retarded? Why? Like when did I say deprived?? Why do you have to be a fucking twat seriously and make up words?
I wirked in Brixton about 15 years ago painting decorating a black couples flat..it was predominantly black area..I was treated with respect and a welcome everyday I was there..had no problems at all there..❤
Stop virtue signalling fool
You didn’t go to Angel Town, Summerlyton, Baghdad, Loughborough estate etc, you stayed in Brixton central
Exactly what I was thinking, those endz are the grimey parts of Brixton
Exactly wat I just said lol
@@Janae_22 Even then. My mate lives in Loughborough ends, I visit him from Devon every so often. Park up in the estate, my car is fine, I feel safe. I greet everyone I cross paths with respectfully, I say I'm visiting a mate, everything's cool. Acting scared and sketched out might well end in different results.
@@ColonelForkEyes I'm from Loughborough endz...I was saying if you want to see the real Brixton. You gotta go Angel town, somerleyton etc. To experience the urbaness
@@ColonelForkEyes Crime rates are high in lambeth that don't make it to the BBC news etc. Nearly every male youths from the endz carry flickys, zombie knifes etc. Most outsiders always tend to say they feel safe, and have the most opinions!!
My friend just sent me your video. Glad you’re enjoying London. Most people usually just go to the Buckingham Palace and the tourist spots cool you’re seeing the real London
People are scared of their own shadow cause it’s black. Nothing wrong with Brixton….besides the £3000 per month rent
Rent so high happening too in USA 😱
3000 wow. I stayed with a friend in 2006 when I went to Brixton academy to a show. He was paying 500 a month for room in shared house so can believe it. Crazy.
So those hood rats are paying £3000 a month? I think not. 😮
I used to deliver to Brixton 3 times a week. I found all the people very friendly and nice and the truth is you have more chance of getting robbed in the city of London than in Brixton.
Yeah, all the thugs from Brixton travel to the city of London to steal.
100 % not correct.
@@maipai4282I worked on Coldharbour Lane for 11 years.
Too many cameras for crime.
The street crime problem is due to white Portuguese drug addicts.
Brixton is safe bro. Brixton in 2009 was different. Brixton in 1990 was nuts
Why was it nuts?
@@bookinsights1092I'll try my best to summarise an explanation.
So, in 1981 the Brixton riots happen after growing tensions between the black community and Met police over abuse from majority white officers seemed to reach boiling point.
The aftermath of this riot left a lot of the younger male members of the black community now disillusioned with not only the police as their public servants but also in what they have to take and fear - like with a bully, when the Brixton folk fought back they realised they're tougher than they thought.
THIS in kind lead to the perfect grooming ground for older, established white London gangsters who were controlling rackets such as the drug trade and now could see a fresh anti-police pool of new footsoldiers to continue to there work as they step back and legitimise somewhat(think Terry Addams sort).
Couple all of this with crack cocaine hitting popularity on our shores around the same time and you had a recipe for disaster.
A final point of interest is that in 1996, possession of legal handguns were banned. When something gets banned, there's a lot of money to be made grabbing a few before the ban and selling them after.
@@bookinsights1092😂
It's still a dump.
In the 90s he wouldn’t have been able to walk with a camera. Leaving the station he would be robbed immediately
As a white guy lived in Brixton the place is a good vibe you get good bad everywhere alot of crack heads asking for money its london so what else do you expect. Am just working class man just have common sense
Act like a bad man and trust you meet your match 😂
The haircuts be entertaining to watch for some reason, barbershops always gotta chill vibe to them
Why do you refer to Brixton as a 'hood' just because Jamaicans live there...quite offensive tbh
its because they act like hoodlums
unfortunately, they refer to it as that themselves
Exactly! Brixton has changed a lot but jt was never a hood. It’s always been a community for Caribbeans and African people. My childhood was spent going to Brixton to buy real hard dough bread, Jamaican patties, food and even buy African fabrics in bulk. Respect to Brixton.
Lol you do know hood is short for neighbourhood right! You sound silly right now!
@@deanivan3951 so are the affluent parts of Hamstead or Highgate known as "The Hood"? it's you that sounds kinda silly
Glad you got tp put a Vlog on Brixton even with no one trusting the cam. Went there from Australia few years ago and had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
My man wearing an allah pendant but tattoos and drinking alcohol 😂
Thats islam 😂😂😂😂
African Americans when trying to be Muslim be like 🤣
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That is what you call a poser! Lol!
Hypocrisy & religion go hand-in-hand.
I live in Brixton, it’s a nice diverse community, also great for music and food 👌
Brixton is now so gentrified that it’s only a shadow of its past. In the late 80’s and early 90’ you couldn’t walk around Brixton like that with a camera. It was Yardie town
The fact that you couldn't walk around Brixton with a camera in the late 80s and early 90s shows how tough things were back then. Was that a good thing? Gentrification has brought safety and new opportunities, making Brixton more welcoming. It's obviously important to preserve our rich Jamaican heritage that makes Brixton unique. While the area has changed, the goal should be to keep its vibrant history alive while enjoying the benefits of a safer community.
@@justlarry8945why would anyone suggest that was a good thing just making a statement of fact
@@justlarry8945 "Gentrification has brought safety and new opportunities" - for higher classes.
Displacement is a disgrace
@@justlarry8945 That goal is all well and good as a theory. Trouble is, gentrification always goes too far.
Rubbish
I used to drive a bus through Brixton - lived in coldharbour lane - loved it! Love the Jamaican culture, love the muslim folks.. the bus used to break down at all hours - this white girl got loads of help and love from the community.. there's dodgy everywhere! Prefer to be with a broken bus at 2 am in Brixton than i would in central London at 3 in the afternoon.. ❤
Same 196 bus back in 2000 Brixton to Norwood ❤ loved it just gave to how to carry your self ❤
Mate you relate to so many people, you just come across so well and so natural. Honestly love your videos.
Brixton is safe af.
Zero to fear there. I live down the road - Stockwell
@@maxanderson9692 same can be said for literally anywhere else on on planet earth.
@@maxanderson9692Brixton is crime free like most of London.
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@@maxanderson9692 dont get in the wrong crowd then lol tf?
@@maxanderson9692 100pc but then as a new arrival to the area you have to go looking for issues or project a persona that rubs locals up the wrong way on early impressions.
No matter where you grow up, if you're there from childhood and went to school/grew up in the ends, you're always going to have a bigger job staying away from all that shit. Even small towns in the countryside it's possible to slip into shady lifestyles just because of who's round you in your formative years.
36:05 The RUclipsr Rate My Takeaway is there somewhere. You can see his van behind you. Someone's told him about the food. Lol
Cool video bud.
You have amazing eyes for that!
Omg. Good spot man! Damn you are observant 😂
You've got eagle eyes man! Good spot.
Must have just missed him. I saw the video. He visited the jerk chicken place at the end about 3 weeks ago.
Surely too much for a coincidence considering he lives 200 miles north
Glad to hear Twin is still doing his thing.. I had class mates in the 90s that would come in monday morning with the freshest cuts talking about the legendaryTwin barbers.
Yeah glad too. They're my old class mates Derrick and Dennis
That fresh jerk chicken off the grill looks FANTASTIC!
Good video bro, im glad you bumped in to kind hearted people. I love brixton, used to go to get my hair locked and then walk around the market and go to the caribbean vegan/veggie food stalls. Theres a few people with mental illness hanging around by for the most part people mind their own business.
The stats come from going to Brixton after dark!! If you've ever come out of a club in Brixton at 0400 in the morning you'd know why the stats are so high. On the whole a great place and fantastic people, but the same as any city you have to be careful what you say to people, what street you walk down and how streetwise you are 👍 Great viddy as always man, it's great to see you lapping up the London scene
Don't tempt him, he will go after dark now 😂
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@@mcleanization1540lol😂😂
Rubbish 🗑️
Barber was cool af
Excellent series from UK,thank you brother.
That’s the best fade I’ve seen you get so far
I've lived in Brixton all my life. I'm south Asian.
The area is safe if you mind your business.
If you're a normal person people have no reason to trouble you.
They only trouble the trouble makers.
Also Jamaican can cut hair. Best fades.
The barber in the red hat, and the man who came into the shop with the motor cycle helmet are identical twin brothers.They were gang leaders in their youth,but are doing more positive things now.
Older bro is a plank 💯
Good to see twin barbers still going💯
The food.is brilliant in Brixton! I really like Brixton and if you don't bother people you're unlikely to have trouble.
Venezuela is not in the Caribbean, it's South American Country. Only Guyana is considered part for historical reasons, yes it is in South America
Grew up in the 70's and 80's in a borough of Birmingham that was mostly Irish and Caribbean. We are still friends today. You had your arseholes, junkies, thieves, violent people and wrong-uns. They all end up where they end up. The good people are still friends today, 54 tears later we are still meeting up and drinking together.
Big up Twin. Bless up, bro 🙏🏼
Welcome to Brix if you roll in peace you good
Even when Jamaicans seem rude don't take it the wrong way Volpe, me growing up around these people it's almost like casual interaction for them lol
This is what immigration is about sharing the good things and working together ☘️ God bless and protect England and the blessed Isles 🦘🌹🔥🌞
Great video my friend!
You represented the Jamaican people and Brixton well. The media always try to divide different races and cultures so we don't get together and live in peace.
Firsthand proof only - get the truth 'straight from the horses mouth' so to speak like you have. Never trust the gossip-mongers.
I just subscribed, much respect!
Shoutout to the barber. He got you right 🤝🏽
Boy Carlos that chicken looks so good, I could almost smell and taste it, the people seemed ok there, enjoy yourself Buddy😎😎👍👍🍮🍮
Great video dude. Really enjoyed it.
Tbh London doesnt have any full blown hoods anymore I feel like. Its getting more gentrified everyday. Areas like Tottenham, Brixton, Peckham, Newham, Harlesden, South Kilburn, Croydon, Tower hamlet, Hackney etc etc used to be very hood but London is one of the most expensive cities in the world right now and they keep upping the prices by pushing people out of the city and push them further away outside of London. For my Londoners in the comments what would still be considered hood hood?
Limehouse 🤣🤣🤣
@@BurtonOutdoors Where in Limehouse?
@gabrielw0177 I'm joking dude
if you go to the council estates in those areas at night they definitely aren't the friendliest places.
Lol ok, deluded.
Need to go Islington, Wood Green , Seven Sisters, might like it
Enfield too , happy travels ✊
Brixton is not a hood.
Enjoying your vlogging style bro 👍🏽
Meanwhile…. There is f’in CCTV recording EVERYTHING 😂
I go here quite a bit its a really great vibe but it can be dangerous but you have to show respect and be mindful. The people really look after you if your respectful. And they are super fun ❤
You're making me miss my home town , great video brother
Not the oldest reatuarant, in fact only opened a few years ago, 100 meters from this place is the Atlantic bakery they have been doing food for 50 years and much better than this place.
Bruh 5:00 had a Muslim necklace and was sippin rum these London mandem r different 😂
Perfect
What's that in English please
@@JAMESLOONEY-kd1numandem means a group
He’s not a Muslim just for fashion like most of these clowns just want a belonging
@@JAMESLOONEY-kd1nu What part didn't you understand you bellend?
Cillipper sounding like a tractor😂😂😂
Great blog Captain loved the barber what a dude
The Jamaican community are being driven out of Brixton, it's been getting gentrified by affluent hipsters for many years now.
English people can move to whereever they want in london lol
Good they don't belong there anyways lol
@@user-hv5jm6ff3e Go to hell racist piece of crap.
@@user-hv5jm6ff3e They belong wherever they want.
Jamaicans were offered good money for their properties and some moved to placed like Croydon, where they bought cheaper houses and didn't invest the rest.
When you barber your main plug 🔌 😂
Appreciate the hard work Thank You
My father who is from Switzerland a heavy truck driver once went to Brixton and said there was dope being sold every where and stunk of cannabis 😄😄😄. One of the locals was selling stolen bicycles for £10 he was black.
If I had the money, Brixton is where I'd live, the energy there is AMAZING
Brixton has changed and no it's not Dangerous anymore
Bro that’s not Brixton hood that’s Brixton centre to go to the hood u need to go to the project like angel town estate Loughborough est tusle hill mayfield estate
Thanks alot for making this video to inform people about this area, any area of london that aint central is as dangerous as brixton
You need to do east street or peckham for London's west african neighbourhood or east ham and southhall for London's indian neighbourhood
Bengali ?
@@michellemaggs75 tower hamlets, shadwell bethnal green
@@Adwoa_Agyei Thanks. I am from Manchester.
Glqd you had a great time stay blessed
Your safe in brixton if you mind your own business kinda like hackney if you get to nosey it causes problems
I lived in Brixton in the early nineties for years trust me it was bad then but now it’s not bad at all it’s pretty much gentrified so noway near as naughty as it used to be it got its reputation as dangerous in the 80s and 90s but now it’s safe as anywhere else in London really
Safe as anywhere in London? So not fuckin safe in the slightest
@@seany8787central London west London and Wimbledon and clapham in south London are safe pretty much most of London including the dangerous areas are getting more busier and developed each day but obviously there is crime
@@Leojw10mate you've probably got more places you need to watch yourself between Clapham north and Clapham junction than anywhere else southwest. Everywheres gentrified in London but you gotta remember that where money comes,crime follows.
Deluded, it's dangerous as ever if you get caught up in the wrong activity!!! Obviously if Ur just walking round as a random civilian Ur just going to blend in. Dangerous doesn't mean you'll get robbed for your camera the people that are really dangerous aren't robbing people for they're cameras or phones
@@seany8787 London is safe
I particularly enjoyed watching the woman preparing the chicken next to the bins. I wonder where she got her food hygiene certificate 😀
Its much safer than it used to be , still wouldnt go down the back roads at night by yourself
Great video, subbed.
give this man a medal for being the rainiest and rude person ever.
Hi, first time seeing your vlog. Really enjoyed it. This brought back so much memories from my childhood.I was born and bred in Brixton> The barber and his twin brother were my classmates from primary school. Keep up the good work.
Stop talking crap mate, Brixton is no hood and stop victimising Jamaican. Why Jamaican hood, first of all Brixton is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse area of London and also you got houses all £1 million and flat starting at £500 k. So get your fact right and stop spreading lies and creates fake highlight.
These types of video are so so interesting though. Well done man
Hi Volpe! I enjoy your videos very much. I just subscribed to your channel. Can you visit Peckham?( that is a predominantly West African/Caribbean community in London)please be careful if you visit there , some people don't like to be filmed and may react angrily. Keep up the good work!👍🏾🇺🇸
That guy on the metro was chatting absolute nonsense. Sure he used to attend community meetings back in thx day too, so he's the last person I woukd expect to talk so disapprovalling of Brixton.
You should have gone to Brixton Black Cultural archives and learnt some of Brixton's history.
The fade was well high on the left compared to right
There are so many places in the uk other than London 😴 why not venture out of the city and into the countryside and visit our lovely villages or costal towns?
I always think this. They all go to London and no where else 🙄
I don't think his subscribers are going to be interested in thatched cottages and cream teas!
We like Empanadas and Jerk chicken and Jollof rice not Pie bang and mash with eels
Brixton is like Disney world compared to the average American ghetto 😂
Why americans always gotta compare its not about americans, where is america mentioned in this video?
And Brixton is also getting gentrified heavy, wasnt as it used to be its too expensive now only rich white people move in
Yes it’s becoming diluted and bland 😢
Rick Ross made that mistake.
You are crazy. Over the last 25 yrs I've been to the Bronx,Brooklyn,Queens, etc in NY. Compton,watts,skid row in La. Plus all over Seattle,Portland,Sacramento,Sanfran,Oakland... I've never had a problem anywhere. Same as bad parts of anywhere,if you're streetwise and keep yaself to yaself ain't nobody bothering you! Act like you belong wherever you go!
I live in Brixton. It's much more of a racial mix now. It's less dangerous but there is a large number of mentally disturbed and crack addicted people.
Loving your fade man. No disrespect or hate as I'm just being straight up honest but he did a better job than that Italian girl from your other video.
Im so happy you went to maureens!! best jerk chicken in all of brixton! Brixton is not dangerous at all unless you are involved in Gangs or Trappin etc. If you just a civillian.. its one of the most welcoming places in all of London... the people are amazing and its full of rich culture! Im from nearby camberwell
Haha when you left the chicken place in the garden “rate my takeaways” van was parked outside lol he done a good review on that place
Long time subscriber, now your are in my hood! Whaaaaaaat! IF i had known , I'd have shown you places.
Brixton like most of South London is gentrified. It is not 50/50 its more 20% Black and other and 80% White. I don't know why anyone would say don't go to Brixton, that is a BIG LIE. Most Jamaicans do not live in Brixton anymore, the council moved those in council houses to Croydon. Try going to Herne Hill, a small handful of the ppl there don't even want Blk ppl living on their street. As for selling out, you will see original Black homeowners so many in Brixton but around Brixton and they have rented the property not sold out lol. If you are looking for a HOOD go to East London. As for the oldest restaurant in Brixton that Barber you call Hood has probably been there longer than that restaurant. Go under the bridge by the village you will see the Trini restaurant that I believe is the oldest restaurant.
East london is gentras well. Look at newham. Only shadwell is considered a hood
Guns of Brixton is a great song by The Clash.
The vibes is amazing ❤
Balham a strange place and other cities its good that people have a community and some trust in the place, at times working helps and sports
I remember filming King's Cross station and I was unaware we were being watched. They came and deleted the film. We were also in the Bank of England and someone made a comment about the gold and it seems like security popped up out of nowhere. It is Big Brother over there.
After World War 2, Brixton saw the arrival of the Windrush Generation into Britain. They would first be housed temporarily in deep air-raid shelters in Clapham Common, close to Brixton, and several of them would go to the Labour Exchange in Brixton to find work before ultimately settling in Brixton.
Jamaican connection to Brixton started in 1948 when they arrived on Empire Windrush. There’s no Jamaican ‘hood’ in Brixton - there never was. All the Jamaicans left the area in the 80s, 90s etc when they sold their big houses that they worked hard to buy, and the yuppies started moving in and gentrification took over. All those people you see there now are not all Jamaicans. Brixton now have many nationalities and very few are Jamaicans. There are a few but the majority moved back to Jamaica or to smaller houses in cheaper areas of London. Stop calling the name ‘Jamaicans’ because they do not live in any ‘hoods’ in Brixton. Those people are mostly Africans or other nationalities. Brixton was never a ‘hood’. Jamaicans bought their large houses which they sold and are now worth millions. So this myth about Jamaican ‘hood’ in Brixton is played out and doesn’t exist. Jamaicans left there decades ago and moved on. The danger - if it exists - is not from Jamaicans. Leave Jamaicans out of your narrative!
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The men drinking rum were Jamaican.
Thank you sir, for exposing the truth..3rd generation londoners are not jamaican 😅
@waitaminute2015 cobblers they are londoners..
Majority did not move back to Jamaica
Your hair looks wicked!
Great vlogg in England 🇬🇧 👏 a great utuber from america 🇺🇸
Man directed the camera at coke fanta and sprite and said here are jamaican sodas 🤣🤣 pan left abit 😉
It's not as dangerous as Rio, Medellin etc
Comes to England, finds Islamabad
Didnt know the caribbean was in the middle east
@@quincy9293this is the ignorance of the gammon British.. 😂
@@TheLampiniaww yeah 👍 I love a bit of gammon with my roast potatoes yum , it makes a change from roast beef .
@@Susan-kd3rv if you're in the UK you're in the right place for it - we have a glut! Don't forget the apple sauce.. 🤣
@@TheLampini no, I hate apple sauce .
You are sooooo right, everyone is being filmed daily. Big Brother everywhere now. 👀👀👀
If that’s considered the hood they are living pretty good. I live in the MIA like you and you know what the hood is like in MIA. You don’t want to go to the wrong here you ain’t getting out. The food looked sick!!
@@OneLove-oj4sz looks can be deceiving, you can't tell how treacherous ous a place is just by how run down it is, Brixton has a lot of really really bad people those people are not just standing on street corners like bums, they're whole thing is not to be seen. Get caught up in the wrong crow and with the wrong people and it's as bad as can be!
Brixton is ok, not as bad as in 1980s, property quite expensive, quite trendy in parts.
👑🐯📱Big up all Angell-Town, SW9, one love ❤️💛💚
Keep smashing it keep shining🌟keep smiling😊 Bless up.
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