Tower Block Dreams

Season 1 Episode 1: Spitting and Shotting

This edition features London rappers Sloth and Skinnyman, both of whom have criminal pasts, but are striving to stay on the straight and narrow. Sloth grew up on the notorious Somers Town estate in North West London. He was first arrested aged 11 and has been in trouble with the law ever since. Now he’s decided to avoid threats on his life becoming a reality, he must leave the "ghetto life" behind him and focus on his music. Skinnyman is desperate to reclaim the record deal he lost after being sent to prison for possession of cannabis with intent to supply, but when the major record labels show little interest in signing him, he decides to make and release his own records. The film follows their efforts to make a career out of music, which both hope will save them from doing more crime and more jail-time.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

3

Actor:

Alex "Skinnyman" Holland, Charlie Sloth

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2004

IMDb:

9.0