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Roots Manuva
Emerged 1997
Influence Beyond his gruff, reggae-tinged voice, Roots Manuva has one other thing that sets him apart from his UK hip hop contemporaries: in 'Witness' he has a song that US DJs, from DJ Shadow to Jurassic 5's Cut Chemist, proudly play out among their sets.
Fact! A southern hip hop chopped and screwed style version of 'Witness' exists. |
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Mark Morrison
Emerged 1995
Influence With 'Crazy' and 'Return of the Mack',
Mark Morrison forged a template for attitude-laden American-style
solo R&B singers in the UK long before Craig David
stepped on the scene.
Fact! Mark Morrison once notoriously paid someone else to do his community service for him.
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Roni Size
Emerged 1995
Influence Known to many as a Mercury Music Prize winner, Bristol-based Roni Size helped refine what would be termed the jazzy and more melodic side of drum'n'bass.
Fact! The logo of his early V Records label was a homage to the Versace clothing logo.
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Goldie
Emerged 1995
Influence After living in the US for a while, graffiti artist Goldie came back to the UK to help blaze trails with his Metalheadz collective and their full-on approach to drum'n'bass.
Fact! As with Tricky, Goldie was also romantically involved with Bjork at one time.
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Tricky
Emerged 1992
Influence Often categorised as a trip
hop mainstay, Tricky's best work was merely a laidback
take on American hip hop.
Fact! Tricky was romantically involved with Bjork at one point.
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Rebel MC
Emerged 1991
Influence Despite being known for his crossover
pop hit 'Street Tuff', Michael West is largely credited
with helping to forge the recipe that would become jungle
thanks to his Black Meaning Good album in 1991.
With 'Conquering Lion' he brought the sound to the wider
world in 1994.
Fact! 'Street Tuff' contains the oft-quoted line 'Is he a Yankee?/Nah I'm a Londoner'.
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Omar
Emerged 1991
Influence In many ways Omar was a prototype of the black British soul singer, finding one-off success with the anthemic 'There's Nothing Like This'.
Fact! Omar sang the theme tune to Lenny Henry's
culinary-based sitcom Chef.
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DJ Supreme
Emerged 1990
Influence As the DJ for the group Hijack (who were at one time signed to Ice-T's record label), Supreme developed a fast and furious approach to scratching that has been acknowledged as hugely influential by three times DMC champions the Invisible Scratch Picklz.
Fact! Other members of the group Hijack then went on to score a number one garage hit as Pied Piper & The Unknown MC.
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