Tim Westwood (innate 1958) is a British rap DJ and presenter of the Radio 1 Rap Indicate. A fictional character Ali G is said to be partially according to him.

When you took his career, Westwood has DJed for several radio stations, including the new formed pirate radio stations Kiss FM (which he co-owned) and LWR, followed by mainstream stations Capital FM, before joining BBC Radio 1. He was a Radio Unity Rap Indicate's number 1 presenter & has been its single lasting presenter. He besides organises survive performances for Radio One.

Westwood is heavy exposed in a rap scene & is noted to become one of the early broadcasters & promoters of hip-hop. He was known as "Best UK Radio DJ" within the MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards in 2000 & 2003.

Around interviews, Westwood has said he has heavy moral convictions, doesn't digest or even choose doses & doesn't play gigs when you took test days.

When Westwood plays principally songs that achieve mainstream profits, he has produced or even mixed many tracks for extra obscure recording creative person. He presented the series of his have television programme on UKTV channel UK Play, which has since ceased broadcasting, and has too fronted the slot in Channel Four's Nighttime Network. He presently presents a UK version of the MTV show Pimp My Ride

Catchphrases include "Big Things", "I'm the big dog", "Drop a bomb on it", "Fall Back", "UNDERSTAND THAT!", "It's gonna go bang in your face" & "Bow down and kiss the ring... and I ain't wearing any jewellery".

Westwood was the victim of a drive-by shooting near his South London home in 1999. He has too freed many rap compilation albums.

Criticisms
Westwood is viewed by numerous as a narcissist and misogynist clown who pretends to become nigrify (watch Wigger), which is further accentuated by his super upper-class nature and severity of tone. His imitation "street" persona has served sole to reinforce preconception just about hip-hop music & alienate expected attender. His title is "Big Dog", despite a fact that he occurs as super tall, thinly male.

Occasionally hip hop music fans (especially alternative hip hop fans) argue that he has been an unsuccessful advocate of hip hop and that he hwhen allowed it to be seen as violent, sexist, wealth obsessed, lowest most common denominator amusement using there are no securing social value. Westwood has been accused of neglecting guide hep hop in favor of popular, commercially successful recordings which may be heard in non-rap radio. Specifically, he has been criticised for swimming numerous Def Jam tracks, even non-rap recordings, whilst he was signed to the sister record label. Opponents claim that he plays recordings that come of little interest to his target audience for private financial benefit.

Westwood's background is as well a object of frequent derision. He speaks by using the somewhat United states of america-accented English, which belies his upper bourgeoisie Anglo-Saxon origins - his father, William John Westwood was the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough until 1996. He besides (briefly) attended Norwich School, Norwich, a private cathedral grammar school. Westwood & his like come typically cited when a basis of the Ali G persona. It has been claimed that he orchestrated a incident where he was shot sequentially to increase his street credibility. The Now Show on BBC Radio 4 often joke about Westwood.

the British Hip Hop class action Jeep Beat Collective keep close at hand freed a song astir him known as 'Tim Westwood occurs as Twat'.

Discography
Westwood Volumes One-3 Westwood Presents UK Hip-Hop 2002 Vol. 1 Westwood Pt Edition 2003 Westwood: A Go for it Off Westwood Sestet: A Takeover Westwood Heptad: A Large Dog Westwood Eight: A Invasion Westwood Nine: Heat