Tag: ragga
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RIP Smiley Culture
Sad to hear about the death during a police raid of Smiley Culture – ironically best known for his 1984 reggae/proto ragga hit ‘Police Officer’ with Saxon Soundsystem about the ‘sus’ stop and search laws – shame that unlike the funny end of the song this police intervention had a far sadder ending. 🙁 And…
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Daddy Freddy on Record Breakers
A few might remember Daddy Freddy, the ragga & ragga house originator and UK ragga toaster/rapper on Simon Harris’s Music of Life label (which I think Derek B was A&R for). Here is a rather strange appearance on Record Breakers where he breaks the record for most syllables in 1 minute. Check out Roy Castle…
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RC 149: Where Were You in ’92? (Rave – Hardcore pt 2)
Part 2 of the Rave mix; the beats get faster 92-95, and we’re sorted, nice one, wicked, larging it on the pirate airwaves…watch yer bassbins I’m tellin’ yer…with a few interruptions from Heart FM (not that one, the pirate from 1995). Pirate Radio Will Never Die (41Mb, 53mins) M. D. Emm – Got any Hardcore…