Jeyda Yilmaz

N DUBZ LIVE IN CONCERT @ THE O2

Dappy, Tulisa, Fazer - members of N-Dubz performing live at the o2 arena 30/04/2011

On Saturday 30th April 2011, I went to the N Dubz concert live at the o2 Arena...Im not a massive fan of N Dubz but I thought it would be a good concert to go to as it links in with my 'ghetto' subculture as Dappy, Tulisa & Fazer (members of N Dubz) are always in hoodwear from head to toe and always have swagga that their fans love. I went to the concert with my 30 year old cousin and my 2 little cousins who are aged 12 and 14. It wasnt mine or my older cousins cup of tea but my 2 little cousins loved it which was the main point. Although I didnt like the concert, N Dubz's 17,000 fans in that arena seemed to LOVE IT.
At the concert I spotted a few outfits that linked in with my subculture which I thought would be relevant so I took pictures. There outfits were really outstanding and N Dubz always love to over do the ghetto look with extra chains and bling. N Dubz were brought up in Camden and had very bad lifestyles before the band...below is a short interview with NDubz taken from a NOW magazine...


N DUBZ STAYING OUTTA TROUBLE INTERVIEW...

You are often associated with the trouble you get into, rather than your music Doesn’t that annoy you?
Tulisa: People think that when Dappy does something, N-Dubz did it. The truth is the group is divided into two parts: the boys and me. Every time they do stuff, I get the blame for it. I get raging with them. Every time a new story comes out, I want to kick the crap out of Dappy. Literally, I go mad.
Dappy: Tulisa gets very pissed off.
Fazer: We all get pissed off.

Do you have any regrets about things you’ve done?
Fazer: Yes, we all have regrets and we all learn from them and try not to make them again. We just have to learn from our mistakes – that’s just part of growing up and becoming a better person.
Dappy: I have regrets, but I’m putting the bad stuff behind me and I think I’m coming out a better person. I know violence isn’t good for you. Education and being a rapper and a singer is good. Anything you want to do in life, you can do it. Drugs, guns, knives – stay away from it. I’m not who I am now through that – it’s through my talent.
Tulisa: I’m quite confrontational, which can get me into trouble, but I’m not as wild as those two. I’m clever with it – I don’t get caught!

But every single scrap you get into is in the public eye – surely that should really put you off…
Fazer: Exactly.
Dappy: Fazer needs to be more careful.
Fazer: Dappy needs to be more careful.
Tulisa: Er, both the boys need to be more careful.

What’s the most annoying thing about each other – let’s start with Fazer?
Dappy: Fazer never picks up the phone.
Tulisa: Fazer is always trying to tell me about myself and he’s always confronting about an argument and getting in my face. He’s like an annoying younger brother – even though he’s older than me.

What about Dappy?
Tulisa: Dappy is the most annoying. What’s his most annoying habit? Just being Dappy. He’s very stubborn and he can be a diva. So if he’s in a bad mood, everyone gets affected. He’ll just storm off.
Fazer: Dappy’s worst habit is his pride. If he doesn’t think he’s wrong then he will not back down. He will fight it till the very end.
Dappy: That’s not true!

And what’s so annoying about Tulisa?
Fazer: What’s a polite way of saying bitchiness?
Dappy: I hate the fact that she doesn’t take any s**t.
Fazer: She’s very stubborn, like Dappy.
Tulisa: [Rolls eyes] I couldn’t give a toss about what they say. Bitchiness is different to being a bitch. I can be a bitch but I don’t say anything behind someone’s back. I’m not two-faced. And none of us take s**t from anyone.

Dappy, are you back together with your pregnant ex, Kaye Vassell?
Dappy: Me and Kaye are together. We argue a lot but I love her very much. She puts me in my place and she’s just very real with me. Obviously, I’ve made mistakes and gone with other girls, but Kaye is number one to me.

Do you like being a dad?
Dappy: Yeah, I’m a cool dad. [Puts on a voice] I’m a rapper, singer, wow! It’s cool. Gino, who’s one, is going to have an upbringing that I never had. I had a lot of warmth and love, but we weren’t rich. And I grew up in a very negative environment. So I’m going to give him the warmth from my family but I’m also going to make sure that he has a bloomin’ castle to play in with a big slide. And he’ll stay grounded!
Fazer: We all love seeing Gino and he loves seeing Uncle Fazer. When I first heard him say “daddy”, it was so moving. We were there for the birth. I saw the legs come out and everything, while Dappy was filming it.
Tulisa: [Laughs] It was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. It made me realise I’m never going to have children!

Tulisa, do you feel more pressure than the boys to look good?
Tulisa: Yeah, of course. I feel a lot of pressure but I don’t care.

Are you conscious about your weight?
Tulisa: No. I like to stay below 8½st because I start to see it on the camera if I go over. But even if I do go over, I don’t get stressed. I was 9st six months ago and I’ve only got skinny because of being on tour. I’ve lost a stone but I don’t want to lose any more. I’ve always been curvy, but now I’ve lost my boobs and even though they are a C-cup, I’ve always had massive DDs and I really miss them. I like having an arse and breasts!

What do you think about going solo?
Dappy: We’re all so happy to be in such a unique band. We could all have solo careers and we will all have our solo careers. Fazer’s going to produce our albums.
Tulisa: We’ll always work together, even if we’re not in a band.
Fazer: We’re family, so we’ll always stick together, but going solo will happen at some point in the future.