1985 Handsworth riots 1500 police officers drafted into the area, about 45 shops looted and burnt, and a trail of damage running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. As well as racial tension, unemployment was seen as a major factor in the riots; by the time of the riots, fewer than 5% of the black population to have left school that summer had found employment. The riots were the first of a series of similar riots across the country during the autumn of 1985, notably the Broadwater Farm riot in London which also resulted in a fatality (the murder of policeman Keith Blakelock).
Top Buzz gone on to become a successful and influential producer of UK garage, with Richard "Sticky" Forbes. Mikee B became part of UK garage outfit Dreem Teem, with a slot on BBC Radio 1 until May 2005. Patrick is the son of Cynthia Jarrett, who died in the Broadwater Farm Estate riots in London in 1985. After Top Buzz, he later spent some time in prison. Top Buzz Top Buzz is a British DJ/MC team, which performed at rave events in the 1990s. Top Buzz was originally formed in 1988 by MC Patrick McPhee ("Mad P") and DJ Mikee B and