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Kobi Onyame

Born on the 3rd of July 1982 in Accra, Ghana, Kobi moved to england at the tender age of 1. At the age of 7 he relocated with his family to Ghana. During his early years he drew musical inspiration from the likes of Lord of the Underground, Naughty by nature, Snoop Dogg, Dr.Dre & Kris Kross. Till this day he says these groups influenced him with their musical style, image, lyrical content & beats. His other musical influences are Notorius B.I.G, Kanye West & Jay-z.

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Aspects

There are two artists with the name Aspects:
1. Midlands based hardcore/porgressive
2. Bristol hip-hop group 1. Aspects are a Nottinghamshire based 5-piece formed in April 2011, after the breakup of a previous project; with this they brought a fresh approach to their music, bigger ideas and a more professional attitude, creating a more mature and refined sound. Soon after forming, the band recorded their first demo, which was released for free download in June 2011.

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Shorty

There are 6 artists with the name Shorty. (1) Shorty was officially born in 1991 under the guise of vocalist Al Johnson and guitarist Mark Shippy. Along with drummer Todd Lamparelli and bassist Luke Frantom, they released three singles and two albums.
The group became Shorty and decided to officially keep the moniker in September. Atlanta, GA, label Worry Bird released the band's first 7", Last One in My Mouth Is a Jerk, late that year.

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Example

Example is a rapper from Fulham, West London in the United Kingdom. Formerly signed to The Beats label run by Mike Skinner (The Streets) prior to its collapse, his debut album 'What We Made' is out now and has received very good reviews in the UK.

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Dream Mclean

Born in Essex, London, Dream Mclean has been in the Grime scene for some time now, he is still looking for that big break. 2010 is expected to be this break he needs and truly deserves. He is without a doubt one of the deepest most talented artists from the UK ever. His first four mixtapes 'Purple Promo', 'Purple Promo 2', 'I Am The British Dream Volume 1' & 'I Am The British Dream Volume 2' can be found as free downloads on his Myspace page. Connect With Dream Mclean

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Verb T

Set to release new album 'Serious Games', Verb T has been very productive since putting out his first record in 1999...... Verb t has been writing raps since he was 8 years old. Along the way he has worked with most of the biggest names in UK hip hop including Jehst, Sway, Harry Love and many more, as well super producer William Orbit and Edwin Collins. Verbs has a unique style and lyrical outlook not often found in hip hop music.

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Baby Blue

There are two artists by this name. 1st Baby Blue the hip hop artist. 2nd Baby Blue the band. Baby Blue is the future of hip-hop! She brings reality, lyrical content and freshness to a music industry, which is in desperate need. Named after her favourite colour, the lyricist sets herself apart from the new breed of wanna-be's by focusing her energy on her lyrical content. The 20 year old South-West London native was introduced to hip hop by her older brother (radio Mc 'Bamboozle').

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The Nextmen

The Nextmen are critically acclaimed DJs and producers working with a range of hip-hop artists. Dom Search (aka Dominic Betmead) and Brad Baloo (aka Brad Ellis) often express a funk and reggae influence, and they have worked with many urban artists from the UK, US and Jamaica. The two members also run their own independent record label, Custom Records, a joint venture with Fat City Records. Their name is a reference to the Afro-American term "next man", which is explained on Urban Dictionary and can be heard in use in the song Find a Way (lyrics at OHHLA.com).

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