The BN Crew are a band from North Dublin, Ireland. They formed in 1997 when original members, Uncle D, Ruddy J and Dr. Leo put together the album Tippin' the Cow(1997). The album was basically a mix of hip hop samples with a humourous edge. At that time, the Dublin hip hop scene was mainly American influenced lyrics and beats, with the possible exception of Scary Éire who were the leaders in Irish hip hop at the time.

The album achieved only underground success, mainly being publicised through word of mouth. The BN Crew played live shows at house parties and impromptu concerts set up in parks across Dublin. Their lyrics attracted some media attention, mainly negative but no record company would touch them. They continued pressing their own records throughout the latter part of the 1990s and into the new millennium with limited success, paying just enough to keep the band together and producing music.

2005 was a huge year for BN Crew after 3 years of very limited production as conflict within the band saw a dip in the quality of production on BN tracks. This is the year which saw the release of Magic Lung and It could be worse, both of which proved to be major successes for the BN, the double A side single making it into the Irish charts at number 34, impressive for an unsigned act produced from inside a wardrobe.

In October of 2005, BN Crew reached a national audience as they appeared on Cruinneas, an Irish language programme on TG4, an Irish language station broadcast across Ireland. On this programme, they played their original single BabyKill, which is scheduled for re-release in January 2006.

External links

Band website