TOP BOY | Ashley Walters Returns To South London

TOP BOY's Ashley Walters went back to Peckham, South London to rediscover his roots. He talks about everything from growing up south of the river and his double life as he attended drama school to joining So Solid Crew and what his career means to him now. We meet his son, his mum and fellow So Solid member Swiss as Ashley explains what it means to be Made in the UK.
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[@KD400_]

I thought the big guy who is next to him was interviewing him but that's his son he looks absolutely gigantic

[@Tan-ns2hr]

Ashley is just small

[@topboy6287]

Wtf your son???! Mad ting

[@kye5088]

That's my cousin, behave

[@palatablejohnson5732]

@@kye5088 your cousin yeh

[@kye5088]

@@palatablejohnson5732 yh, his son is my cousin

[@ahmedrooble4774]

When your son looks like your bodyguard 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣💯

[@kidgully1]

But in reality he is his bodyguard...children grow up been guarded by there parents and as the parents get old children become there parents guardian

[@RikXtreme4]

@sf2explus the potential is strong

[@iamchannelll]

kidgully1 not every child especially if their parents are toxic and abusive fuck that

[@jalees1994]

@@iamchannelll aß he said if u parents were urs u will probably be theirs. If not either they are ass holen or u are

[@reubandavey]

anyone know the song at 3:55

[@Virtual_Sphere_]

"This is my son, not my big brother" .. had my laughing hard. Ashley stay blessed man. Love your series and as a person your the realist.

[@1980msamERICA]

I thought that was his little big brother.. Ashley black don't crack 👍🏽💓

[@faizolmai5844]

That’s his son

[@1980msamERICA]

@@faizolmai5844 I know that and I was referencing how he looks good to have a son that old.

[@faizolmai5844]

msamErica Girl oh 😂😂

[@Ayush-cf3oy]

@@1980msamERICA black do crack

[@1980msamERICA]

@@Ayush-cf3oy 😑

[@ashdacash4382]

Mad that people recognise him from top boy rather than So Solid Crew

[@nzdjdjdjd7098]

Him and dave should not be in topboy just East mandem

[@ashdacash4382]

am from manny so not gonna speak on that but Dave’s acting is poor

[@MR12AMAZING]

Most yutes too young to know about So Solid Crew.

[@marxman300]

@@MR12AMAZING exactly 👍🏾

[@concretethreads]

@@MR12AMAZING Or they white lol

[@Doe7251]

His son look like a big man he must still be young but Ashley looks good for his age

[@crimzonrayz3274]

Naps 187 try 38

[@theambivalentps2bloke60]

He not that big, Asher is small guy still

[@glostep1]

@@theambivalentps2bloke60 young man looks 6 foot 200 pounds (100 kg). Ashley is 5'9 probably 175 pounds (80 kg).

[@RuhulAmin-sl8gy]

I rate him he's done really well rapper, producer and actor now but still hasnt forget his roots and all the hardship he went through! 👏🏻👍🏻

[@moreiseeltd]

Man I was a little kid when so solid dropped 21 seconds. Seems like a lifetime ago

[@aylasworld4425]

Sam3

[@biplopqusquddin2278]

Thug of the family

[@adams3552]

Feels like the other day breda

[@genericaccount2056]

20+ years ago 😱😱😱

[@ogreavesx]

What a legend man. Large up Asher D every single time.

[@janicewilliams5576]

Absolutely lovely, father showing his son his old 'endz'.

[@tspirit99]

Same here in hackney, it's changed... Being raised and still here, i don't know how to feel about the changes, funny that this has always been my home, now i feel like the unwelcome'd and odd one out. Truly goes to show that nothing lasts forever.

[@GreezMode]

Trust me brudda, much love to ashley for reppin his roots back here in Peckham but shits changed alot, 30 years here and all I see is posh rich people pushing us out. All things come to an end

[@tspirit99]

@@GreezMode We gotta be smarter, got to stop the madness. This is what society wants from us. Stay bless.

[@biplopqusquddin2278]

It's the gentrification, pushing out the original people of the area bringing in the rainbow wetwipe posh hippy type. Pushing us man who grew up and our families who grew up to outskirts. Bringing in these dutty alphabet mandem. No more affordable shops or nothing, now it's all organic this organic that prices are fucking crazy.

[@sheeats4019]

Seeing home like this warms my heart 💖 Growing up in Peckham is definitely a unique experience within itself. It adds a certain je ne se quoi to your character ✊🏾

[@Ahyoka888]

hari cesar factual💕

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

No different to growing up In any Endz in the UK

[@NoRockinMansLand]

@@user-zy9yg2eu5t how do u know

[@Hassan-ri8wk]

No one going to remember he was in 50 cent get rich or die trying ?!

[@lollo977]

Holy shit dude that's where I remember him from. I feel so got damn Fucking stupid right now. I just wanna smack my balls up a against. A stove

[@Only1Frankie]

OH SHITTTTT

[@pt7726]

Yoo

[@Jay-lr3me]

Yep he’s 50 cents cousin

[@Rusamisokay]

@@Jay-lr3me is he actually?

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

Hopefully this show gets the credit it deserves... Best show in years

[@drewstar8611]

Lived in Peckham for 30 years lived right across the road in Yellow brick!! Surreal to see it now!

[@kimberlykent9445]

I love his story of leading a double life of survival and still pursuing his dreams! Brilliant advice for the youngins💪

[@killabee3045]

It's always interesting to see someone return back from where they grew up. he's kind of looking at it like a fish out of water now but he also looks like he's ready to throw down as well just in case, all the memories flooding back for him.

[@olivefly2670]

This was so kool to see father and son with such a Beautiful bond 💯 Ashley you a Top guy nuff Love ❤

[@robbiethompson2778]

Fuking idot u must be a spade aswell

[@gdnygma490]

"I've been around too much positive energy to come back to the ends and act like the world is my enemy" - Swiss ... one of my fav UK rappers

[@cas6463]

He did tap & ballet ( he seemed embarrassed when he said that) 😂

[@staceehouston7124]

Ashley’s face is perfect! ❤️

[@robbiethompson2778]

Spade lover wrongen

[@kingrapid]

This brudda is a true OG... So Solid was and is and forever will be OUR equivalent of like a Wu-Tang. NOT on a rap skill level but on a cultural relevance level (so plz don’t get it twisted cos I ain’t saying Romeo, Asher D etc. are comparable to RZA, GZA n Meth etc) peace! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@nickrochford86]

so solid was sick my bruva at there time there the true godfather of grime if you ask me it came from them first but was garage then turned grime

[@marxman300]

Kingrapid I see what u mean.people were saying that bk then too 👍🏾

[@Omar-mz1bq]

Hahah so solid where deadddd don’t even try it, it was bare cheesy 😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kingrapid]

GSPOT JIGGLER so solid dead? Bruv these man set the garage scene alight back in the day. U need to do ur homework. Back when they used to have ICE FM and SoSolid Crew would clash Pay as u go, Heartless, MoreFire... i can go on and on. But I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I can guarantee more than 90% of ppl would disagree with u

[@moscokidd3813]

Bro dont watch what some man are saying in the comments, your comparison is 💯 So Solid, maybe not lyrically but in terms of what the movement and size of the crew was to the UK scene was definitely the equivalent to The Wu at the time, I remember.... Even Mega being the spearhead reminded me of RZA. Thats who everyone was comparing them to at the time because nothing that big had ever come out of the urban UK scene before

[@SmurkoOfficial28]

Raaa is that acc his son!!! Good vid btw

[@stillwatchingnetflix]

sure is

[@castro978]

@@panirow7702 fuck u on about??

[@castro978]

@@panirow7702 ohh snap its you?? wats good bossman 🤦‍♂️ ✌

[@ragegetsbusy24s49]

@@castro978 Looool wallad

[@JLEC2005]

@@castro978 your probs a neek fam shut up u wasteman

[@sam-dn9hr]

My family are from Peckham and it feels like home when I go there

[@mannyfabin9551]

South side all stars. .brings back memories of Channel U....remember seeing his son in the video (who was a toddler at the time) now his son is about as old as Ashley was in that video....time flies.

[@joannadelaney5101]

He's ace was hooked first time I saw him on top boy plus he's fit 😍😍😍his sons gonna be a flavour aswell 😘😘😘

[@the_trooper_72]

I like Ashley because he's one of the good guys... Great actor and musician too 👊🏻😎

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

Rah man like Swiss u kno "I'm a Dj but I heat up mics when I flow"...Who else agrees that Asher D and Swiss are two of the best MCs in So Solid Crew?

[@Nainocard]

Swiss was always a rapper tbh, but one of the best DJ's in So Solid.

[@temiade-john6553]

OMG I remember seeing Pinero as a baby! Wow I love seeing their closeness now he’s a young adult

[@Night-gam3r]

We need season/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 and more Netflix and maybe nxt season put episodes every week 😆

[@joshuatomos]

Weekly episodes are annoying but a good idea

[@bluemarvel5970]

Weekly episodes would suck, I say all at once. Therefore those who want to watch one p week can and others don't have to.

[@longggd1026]

Top boy needs to be evry week forever like eastenders lol

[@twitkh6924]

Longgg D that would be shit

[@twitkh6924]

Longgg D it’s only good because so much work goes into it

[@RDCCC]

Absolute inspiration to so many including myself, born and raised in peckham trying to make it by telling stories 💪🔥

[@c.o.achaosofanime-animeman6624]

I laughed when his character went to Brixton in Top Boy season 3. He looked speechless.

[@ahmzzino533]

Damson Idris from snowfall tv show is also from peckham doing big tings.

[@MusaOzilOfficial]

At 1:42 he says to his son you was a baby in my arms. Those who don’t know, KZbin “southside all stars southside riddim” and you can see Ashley holding him at 1:38 Those where the Channel U days

[@xbabygirltx]

The Visuals Peak that was a BIG tune back in the day! My cousin is from east and we would banter about which ends were better. (We were teens at the time lol) I’m south so whenever I dropped that chorus the banter was over 🤣 I didn’t remember he was in the video!

[@MusaOzilOfficial]

xbabygirltx trust me this tune was mad when it came out. And then the North Weezy track came out and me being from NW at the time I was like yes! Finally a NW Allstars track is out 🤣 Ngl being from NW was dead them days coz you South lot and East lot ran the show! And still do 🤣 but I’m from east now so I’m good!

[@xbabygirltx]

The Visuals Peak haha when NW came out I was like okayy I see yous lot! 😄 I can’t lie tho - I’m a south girl but ALWAYS had a love for east. It was good vibes and the people were less stoosh than south 😂You’re on the good side now!

[@MajorlondonNW10]

That was a sick tune. Every area of south London was given a verse in that tune!

[@MusaOzilOfficial]

MAJOR NW10 LONDON that’s mad bro and South is huge as well!

[@shahbaz6741]

Ashey is the triple og london brudda

[@ShinobiLagosBoy]

Facts

[@robbiethompson2778]

Shut up u road men mugs

[@shahbaz6741]

@@robbiethompson2778 lol are u okay

[@ShinobiLagosBoy]

@@robbiethompson2778 You can tell that just by reading the comments? Prejudicial!!!

[@robbiethompson2778]

@@ShinobiLagosBoy wat does that mean

[@catachiloafter3160]

Make more episodes I finished the new season in one day bruv

[@TheFirstCalled.60AD]

Me to bruv I've been up all night... literally just finished watching all of it

[@igomorgan_3388]

Does any one the know who dami- Lola Taylor was? The library they looked at was the one he left before he was stabbed to death. He was only 9

[@leroybanging2687]

Man said his son. I genuinely thought he was joking !!! Loool

[@leehughes5733]

At 17 i did a 3 year art & design course at my local college passed my final project wit a merit ✔flying coulors and all dat then my love of music hip hop in general rap / dance being a bboy Graffiti artist you get me ! . I am also so privileged to have grown up listening to So Solid Crew , Heartless Crew , Pay As You Go absolutely loved Newham Generals , The Road Side G's all imo were the foundation of what grime is today belive ! And now Ashley Walters & Kano Robinson ate back in Top Boy light um up💥💥 !!! . Blessed yeah I'm out peace . ✌🇬🇧🎧💯

[@brownpunk1794]

Christ when did he have his son..Ashley looks so young

[@cnsmooth]

He has about 8. He was already a father when So-Solid dropped

[@lstclan3889]

The OG Joe Kerr mate he wasn’t 8 when he had a kid😂

[@crimzonrayz3274]

LST Clan he said he has 8 kids listen haha

[@JC-lg3ue]

Ashley your gifted with a art and your thinking is different from many we are all one would you agree all brothers and sisters don’t MATTER what avatar were in the true gift is to spread ONE LOVE TO ALL LIVES , I BLESS YOU ALL AND WE NEEDTO ALL BE TOGETHER THROUGH THIS WAR THAT THE DS BOMBARD AS WITH . WE ARE ONE WE WILL SUCCEED ONE LOVE.

[@GoonerB2B]

I remember being banged up with him back in 2000 in feltham, he had it then and he has it now proper bloke well done brother.

[@Thebridge258]

When you find out the flat you been living in since birth used to be fm radio for my man

[@gorillachilla]

Asha d is a British legend and icon

[@Twinkletoes78]

Like he never mention Peckham legends Del boy and Rodney

[@Maxmorris12]

Sorry. El wally.

[@JonathanEBoyd]

Ashley a Legend For Real inspiring many a nice little documentary good to see

[@spencerhowell9094]

I remember Ashley in the film Bullet Boy great film. Respect great actor

[@bn.z_x]

First 2 secs in I thought Ash was on the left not even noticing he was on the right til' he spoke, makes sense now he's his son 😂

[@andrewdarren2617]

We want more top boy videos

[@shurikansounds]

Ashley Walters, living legend

[@hadyanth]

Yellow brick. That was a mad place back then. You could meet a new friend and get robbed on the same day.

[@obiwashere]

I need season 4 ASAP.

[@cloudsenpai8893]

Access! Just doing more or even seeing past what you know could save you. Blessed individual

[@Parkerlee1000]

Southside all-stars vibes, that brings Back some mad memories😅 big tune for anyone who wants to listen to some early 2000s South London rap🙏🏻

[@jaza457x8]

Respect to my South London Brudda. To make it out from our era weren't easy... 90's & early 2000's London was no joke. A lot of people lost to the rocks, dead or locked up with big birds.

[@robbiethompson2778]

Yea because your all fuking cardboard gangsters. Fuking idots

[@MajorlondonNW10]

Robbie Thompson your the plastic wannbe you pig. You gammon son of a bitch. I hope they destroy winston Church hills statue and throw him off. Fuck all you racist gammon pricks.

[@robbiethompson2778]

@@MajorlondonNW10 spade

[@robbiethompson2778]

@@MajorlondonNW10 Winston Churchill gave u the life u have your parents life and there parents u scum bag

[@SouthLondonJamaican]

Facts I’m 1980 ERA Islam saved me Everyone I grew up with in 90’s that didn’t accept Islam is either - junkie - dead - life in jail

[@patrickoliveira554]

Huge fan and Ashley is def one of my favorite actors

[@joebancroft2714]

Love this series man, season 4? 🔥💙

[@KillerDiaguR]

They're making it

[@ShahidAli-ob5jl]

I thought he was being sarcastic when he said that's his son.

[@TripleThugs15]

Man Netflix are acc on point. Rate this

[@fearscrx6]

Excited. I loved Top Boy/Summerhouse. Glad it's returning.

[@coolstufftodo5256]

It’s already back bruv

[@F2Dclothing]

Wish this was longer!

[@Princess-vs1wd]

Their accent I love ❤️ his acting is sumn else Edit I thought his son was a whole ass body guard 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

[@ashleycarvell7221]

I literally just moved out of Peckham and feeling sad about it. Randomly click on this video and there he is walking right past my house :(

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

who here thinks that Ashley's son looks like ATS all grown up

[@skreetzofldn8965]

your right has the same facial look

[@davidarmitage289]

CUFFS brought me here … loved his character..can’t believe they canceled the show after only one season .. it was amazing

[@xxxblazinx]

Anyone know what the sample at 0:13 is?

[@djtysonsherif6165]

I remember the early days, I used to turn up to delight fm on a Sunday, doing the drive time show.

[@simpleazzvidz1923]

he made such a positive impact in his career and has a son what an achievemant

[@catachiloafter3160]

Sooooooooo gooooood the show is sooooooo good

[@r1ckyr0zay9]

Holy shit how old is Ashley?!? His son looks like he could be his little brother

[@AmirAli-ts8tw]

38 years old

[@LL-ip5mm]

How old is his son

[@nayden5834]

Always welcome back in the Hood my Guy. Done good for ya self, Role model to these young niggas.

[@Honeypot7]

Loved Ashley from his days in the BILL

[@tcwhiting]

Im happy Ashley is doing his thing, ive been watching everything he's been in ever since i saw him 50's Get rich or die trying movie...when i was little kid 🔥🔥🔥

[@DEEDUBZ]

I know he's living in north London with his misses and family right near our beloved Arsenal, but Asher D is SOUTH LONDON!!

[@mattybuividas9929]

So is arsenal

[@lancewhitchurch512]

That Southside all stars beat tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@syrusbark]

Great actor. really impressed by top boy. 👏 I imagine some people out there think you are a real roadman and that could cause problems. Stay safe and stop walking about in shitty parts of London. you don't have to.

[@robbieomahony5741]

Obsessed with top boy atm

[@DBIIJ0U]

Swiss yanna, Pain n Musiq🔥 🇬🇧

[@jmthomaseau]

There's nothing better than SE15 for the black community in South London, love this place

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

Love Top Boy

[@djdubba.u8917]

Big up all Peckham massive,I'm from hackney & can relate to all of dat

[@CelticG]

I live in lewisham and trust people wouldn’t even look at you twice. Respect all round from the OG’s don’t socialise with youths.

[@vegan4life64]

Dris kidnapped the plug with all the p.. somehow didn't check the bag she was clutching and goes down hill from there 🤦 🤣🤣

[@jaykhan9429]

Humble brother 👍🏻

[@edhannigan4327]

Wow got a flashback when I saw Sylvia Young drama school, that was Broadley Terrace right next door to our video studio. 👌 good times

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

Wait...Wait...that lil yute Asher D was holding in Southside by Southside Allstars is his son and you mean to say that this is the lil yute now??? Good this father and son vibes. Adding moor to why we say #BlackFathersRock 👊🏿

[@spinofthewheel5345]

What?

[@kawhistraightface1462]

It’s mad alie.

[@Tom-gt4vc]

What kinda rock do they play?

[@noire1001]

#AllFathersRock why always segregating yourselves...

[@NoRockinMansLand]

@@noire1001 bigging up our ppl its not that deep

[@thehoneyeffect]

Subtitles: the band was called So Solid Crew not soul solid

[@shanebuk7919]

SE15 love. Congrats on success and thanks for staying proud.

[@ih2022]

Big up South West London. Grew up in and around the same area as So Solid Crew and went to school with Neutrino. Asher D was always one of my favourite lyrically and his killer flow back when he was on garage.

[@christopherayettey4390]

Peckham is south east London bro🙄

[@JL-nk1pc]

Lol lies

[@dawnempress5014]

Despite bad press I love this place people are proper old-school best times I have pubs old-school musik place is a vibe full of talented people it has it ruff parts but yeah it's all good friendly place .

[@mrmushin1]

When you are a watching a video about peckham while living in peckham lol

[@DesireDivine93]

Top boy makes me want to visit London 😩😩😩

[@bobmarly4781]

Trash

[@DesireDivine93]

bob marly trash whatttt???

[@sb4425]

loool yh come

[@soheilmashali922]

@J Stackz Fuck is it seems like u Neva been around the world

[@chaosiscoming9184]

DesireDivine93 I'm from London.. I want to leave for ever

[@FreedomReigns99]

Crazy how much his son looks like his mom

[@Eman14128]

Gene's man

[@Josh0.93]

Luther and Top Boy are my favorite shows

[@TheIkaraCult]

Nobody else could have played Dushane.

[@shuddupeyaface]

Snarling. Anyone can play that game.

[@jacobsalter629]

Love London

[@NextSound170]

We always turn it around, society wants us (African origin) to be kept at a certain level, but we rise, make our situations for ourselves, some good some bad but we rise, all the music these upper class now try to like was started by us to survive the roads

[@fastridav4409]

I was literally just thinking, I remember Asher on channel U from 20 years ago on a track called south side all stars with Nicki S and Nikee 😂 and then he said it dam

[@berni9977]

Great Underrated Actor !

[@asrah14]

Love him 👍❤️