BBC/Radio 1 Urban News - Victoria - June 15, 2003

Exclusive - Posh defends hip-hop track
Last updated 15 July 2003


Victoria Beckham was a surprise visitor to the Radio 1 building today - and she caused a bit of a commotion.

Posh came in to our sister station, 1Xtra, with hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, as he had a meeting here.

Damon runs the Rock-a-Fella record label, home to Jay-Z and Cam'ron, and he's been working with Victoria on her new hip-hop sound.

At the moment Damon and Posh arrived, 1Xtra were discussing their white label track 'It's That Simple', and they weren't being overly kind. So the pair asked to go on air to defend the track.

The tune also features MOP, and Tim Westwood played it at the weekend too. Reactions have been mixed so far, but Posh told us afterwards she's been getting only good feedback:

"I think there's been a lot of anticipation for this record, a lot of people wondering what it's gonna be like, when it's gonna come out, because it's good music and I like it."

"At the end of the day I've been told I should do it this way, I should do it that way, but I'm doing it my way and I'm doing what I like. So I'm not surprised people are being positive about it because it's a good record at the end of the day."

"It shouldn't all be about your celebrity status and whether that opens or closes doors for you - it shouldn't make a difference."

The song may not be released as a single, but when she's got the album finished she plans to do gigs at hip-hop clubs to build up a following.

Apparently Posh impressed Damon when he left her in his studio and returned to find her sipping Cristal and chatting with some of the other rappers.

They're being filmed wherever they go at the moment for a documentary Damon's putting together. Victoria says they've got some embarrassing footage, but not of her:

"We've got everything from being in the studio to Damon ice-skating to Norah Jones! He took me ice skating to Norah Jones - it was really nice!"

"I had to show how ice I was, do you know what I mean?!" laughed Damon.

Posh added: "He even looked cool ice skating! I hate to say it but he did!"