We’ve passed them around in our emails, shared them on Facebook walls, spread them across Twitter, and now we present them to you: the five funniest dubstep parody videos around. Of course, we here at Beatport News love dubstep to bits, but let’s be honest, there are many angles one could take to poke fun at the heavyweight genre, so why not enjoy them while you can? We invite you to take a look at the lighter side of dubstep below.
Dubstep Pioneer Benga Announces “My DJ Career Is Finished’’
In a surprise announcement on his Facebook page, London dubstep original Benga (a British person from Croydon, known for being one of the pioneers of dubstep record production) has ‘retired’ from DJing to start a family.
“Big up to all my real supporters,” he signed off. “It’s been a lovely time.” You can read the post below. (It’s unclear, however, whether Benga is quitting making music too.)
“Salute to my brother Benga,” the producer’s right-hand-man Skream wrote on Twitter following the bombshell. “It takes a lot to announce something like that. He’s been nothing but pure inspiration to me over the years.”
Benga’s status as a dubstep figurehead began at the Big Apple record store in London neighbourhood Croydon, where he got his electronic education with friends Skream and Artwork. From there, he became a guiding force in the genre’s meteoric rise from the underground, including the crossover success of his live ‘super-group’ Magnetic Man.
Last year, Benga released his third album Chapter II, following the definitive Diary Of An Afro Warrior and his 2006 debut Newstep. In recent years, Benga and Skream have held a post on BBC Radio 1, showcasing ‘slammers and bangers’ from all corners of electronic music.
In 2013, Benga collaborated with Red Bull for a six-part series fittingly titled I Am Benga, charting the South Londoner’s life from his Croydon beginnings through to his increasingly above-ground career.
