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The Criminal Minds (TCM) Part One

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The Criminal Minds (TCM) are one of a handful of pioneering Hip Hop crews from the UK that formed outside of London or any other major UK city. TCM‘s origins date back to a period during the early 1980s when UK citizens started to become participants in Hip Hop culture as it spread from the USA to the world. By the late 1980s TCM along with several other generational peers were pioneering a unique form of UK Hip Hop music that would later be defined as Britcore.

The Criminal Minds sketch – Claire Hawes, Mid 1990s.

By 1992 TCM evolved with the UK music scene and pioneered several Hardcore/Drum & Bass recordings releasing music on a selection of established record labels including Labello Blanco and White House. In the below series of articles we aim to document the history of the collective as well as pay homage to their achievements in both music and Hip Hop culture. Part one of the series will focus on the time period between 1985-1990 and conclude with the groups first official release “Guilty as charged“. Continue reading →

Chaos 2

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Chaos 2 was one of the areas pioneering graffiti writers that established himself during the 1980s in Buckingham and eventually progressed to become one of a handful of artists to piece the Milton Keynes train line during 1990. Chaos 2 formed part of Hip Hop crew The Criminal Minds (TCM) and helped establish the collective’s street presence during their early years of activity.

“Chaos” by Chaos 2 – Milton Keynes, 1990.

The above mural entitled “Chaos” was created in 1990 along the Milton Keynes trainline and formed part of several murals painted during the era by various members of The Criminal Minds (TCM).  Several other TCM tags are visible in the image which was taken in 1994. The below mural entitled “TCM” was created during the early 1990s in Buckingham. Continue reading →

Sin One

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Sin One was a graffiti artists that formed part of Buckingham\Milton Keynes Hip Hop collective The Criminal Minds (TCM) and during the late 1980s created several murals in and around Buckingham helping establish TCM as one of a small number of pioneering local graffiti crews. In 1990 Sin One along with several other members of the TCM posse became one of the first writers to piece the Milton Keynes trainline.

“Sin One” by Sin One – Milton Keynes, 1990.

The above mural was one of several created by Sin One in 1990 along the Milton Keynes trainline by which point TCM had began to expanded from there hometown of Buckingham in to Milton Keynes. To the right of the piece there is also a tag by TCM member Task 1. The below photo was also captured at the same location and features tags by both Task 1 and Sin One. Continue reading →