Steve was the eldest at twenty-one. He and the others all dance too, and many are involved in creating the original backing tracks which they use at gigs. It's all carefully worked out so the raps fit perfectly with the tracks. Each Underdog has their own track, and raps their own special message. Many of the raps are intelligent, challenging social comment which has come out of hard experience and astute observation.
Some raps are just plain fun.
Roberta is the voluntary co-ordinator of the group and she keeps every working together. She choreographs, teaches and directs the dances but she encourages all members to express their own creativity through the music. Chris, a long standing member, does rapping and artwork, he designed and printed the groups own T-shirts. We were lucky at Harper Adams because the in-house lighting gave us an instant stage set, with dry ice billowing up into the pink and yellow air, a strobe spontaneously flashing. Being part of street culture, rappers may not always be concerned with stage design.