A BT worker from Newport has ended a series of short films about the town by busting a few rhymes.
Simon Rankin said Newport-On-Tay: A Place To Rap would be the final instalment in his series of clips about his beloved home town.
The 46-year-old, who made headlines after featuring in four films titled Newport-on-Tay: A Place To Be, said the departure of his main collaborator was partly behind his decision.
He had been working on the project with local musician Raz Ullah, who is moving to Manchester.
“It might be the last one we do, so we wanted to go out with a bang,” said Simon.
“We just wanted to do something a bit more contemporary, to show Newport in a more contemporary light.
“We’re trying to spread the word further.
“I’ve sent it to Chuck D but he’s not responded yet. He might think we’ve rewound rap by about 20 years.”
Born in St Andrews, Simon lived in Leeds before moving up to Newport in 1984.
He said: “When I joined Facebook about three years ago, I started to put pictures of Newport up and started writing silly comments.
“My friend, Mark, suggested we film one, and we did.”
He added: “We’ve done four episodes and Christmas ones.
“I suppose never say never, but I didn’t really want to do it until it ran into the ground.”
