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Frisco

Javan "Frisco" Morgan (born December 30, 1982) is a musician and song writer based in North London. He is a member of Boy Better Know and is commonly affiliated with TMT (which consist of Cell 22, Presto & Danny B). Frisco is mainly known for his appearance in the "Private Caller" video which was produced by Skepta in 2003. Since then, Frisco released his first mixtape, (and was the first Grime associated artist to do so) Murda Music Volume 1, followed shortly by volume 2.

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Kashmere

Kashmere, also known as The Iguana Man, has collabed with just about everyone in the UK that has skills. From cameos on Breakin Bread to tracks with Foreign Beggars, Kash consistently comes up with mad lyrics & ill flows...

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Rhyme Asylum

Rhyme Asylum are a Hip-Hop group hailing from London, United Kingdom comprising of music artists: Possessed, Psiklone & Skirmish. ‘RA’ are focused on bringing back classic “boom bap” Hip-Hop, accompanied by thought provoking, vivid lyricism. Originating from the infamous Deal Real open mic sessions between 2004 and 2005 (but initially formed by Possessed and Skirmish in 2002), Rhyme Asylum’s music rippled through the Hip-Hop community; both in their native country and internationally with equal distinction.

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Mic Righteous

Mic Righteous is tipped to be the hottest up and coming young star in the U.K hip-hop scene. Hailing from Margate at 17 he joined rap crew the Kraftsmen based in Brixton . Mic featured on Frantic Frank's The Hardway album that Frank independently released and distributed over 60,000 copies before Mics 18th birthday. The album also featured on the front cover of legendary magazine 'Hip-Hop Connection.'

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N Dubz

They have been singing and working together for the past 7 years. Despite their youth, N-DUBZ have already clocked up 4 releases on their own label LRC . Their second single "Life Is Getting Sicker By The Day" attracted nationwide pirate radio support as well as going
on to land the Choice FM "Record Of The Week" slot - www.choicefm.co.uk "Better Not Waste My Time" - their last release - secured Channel U rotation, as well as more radio plays. It was number one on Channel U for 5 weeks before dropping out and then rising again.

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Bashy

Bashy (real name Ashley Thomas) is an MC from North West London, who makes grime music but is also known for vocalling hip hop beats. He was a member of the Special Delivery crew, who had a regular set on the pirate radio station Freeze FM. He made his name through his clashing ability, with his direct and comical punch-lines causing problems for other MCs, including Demon on Lord Of The Mics 2, and Ghetto. One of his biggest hits to date is 'Black Boys', which was released in October 2007.

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Professor Green

Professor Green is a rapper from East London, currently signed to Virgin Records, after Mike Skinner's The Beats label closed, and ended a run of his own radio shows on BBC Radio 1. Having fortified his name storming through the hip-hop battle rap circuit, 23 year old East London native Professor Green is set to drop his debut album on Mike Skinner's The Beats label (via Warner's). Growing up on the Northwold estate in Upper Clapton, Green's familial situation saw him being raised by his grandmother while he traded up school attendance for just hanging on the estate, like kids do.

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Jehst

William G. Shields, better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter and Jay Star, is an English rapper and co-founder of hip hop label YNR. Jehst is the best kept secret in British rap and one of the most consistent artists to break out of the UK over the last five years. This man has built a following and spawned a thousand soundalikes right across the country. Top-notch flows, unconventional subject matter and tight beats mean that the product is always at the top of tree, while his stage show is without doubt the best of any UK hip-hop artist.

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G Man

G Man is a grime MC within the grime collective Slew Dem Crew.
He has featured alongside many top artists in the scene such as Jammer and The Newham Generals, as well as contributing to lots of classic Slew Dem material such as the Way Down The Road remix from Chronik's mixcd Blaze More Dan U and many tracks from the mixcd/DVD package Non-Stop Working.
He is liked amongst many grime fans for his greezy, aggressive content delivered by his trademark calm flow.

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