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Island. Riley Jason Davies (born 17 September 2002), [3] known professionally as ArrDee, is a British rapper and songwriter. His debut mixtape, Pier Pressure, was released on 18 March 2022. ArrDee has received numerous accolades, including silver, gold and platinum plaques from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for his string of ...
Dizzee Rascal. Dylan Kwabena Mills[1] MBE (born 18 September 1984 [2]), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. [3] He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by Complex as one of the greatest British rappers of all time. [4] His work has also incorporated elements of UK garage ...
Rapper • Television personality. Years active. 2002–present. Marcel Somerville (born 7 January 1986), also known as Rocky B, Plat'num B or Bezzle, is a British rapper, DJ, and record producer and former member of 10-piece UK hip hop group Blazin' Squad. [1][2] He is the founder and producer of Dmode [3] and has appeared in reality TV shows ...
Lady Sovereign capped off 2005 by meeting with the American hip hop artist and CEO of the labels Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records, Jay-Z. This marked her foray into the American music scene. With Usher and L.A. Reid seated next to him, Jay-Z asked for one on-the-spot freestyle from Sovereign before offering her a contract with Def Jam.
67 (rap group) 67 (pronounced six-seven) are a British hip hop collective originally composed of rappers LD, [2] Monkey, Dimzy, Liquez, ASAP and SJ. [3] The group has expanded since its inception, with many new members joining. They are best known for their 2016 track "Lets Lurk", and are widely regarded as highly influential on the UK drill ...
So Solid Crew are a British UK garage and hip hop collective originating from Battersea, London, which achieved wide success in the early 2000s. The group consisted of many members, the most notable being Asher D (Ashley Walters), Lisa Maffia, Harvey and Romeo. So Solid have been credited for being pioneers in the UK music scene.
Tricky (rapper) Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is a British record producer [5] and rapper. [6] Born and raised in Bristol, in southwest England, he began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall & Andrew Vowles.
By 1992, there were differences of opinion between the duo and label, who wanted to pursue more of an orthodox hip hop/rap style, and FFRR's owner London Records, who wanted to steer the duo towards more of a pop oriented style of rap. [citation needed] This resulted in the duo parting company with FFRR and retiring from the hip hop/rap scene.