An MC from Blue Borough, South East London. He went on to form the group Ardest Barrers along with Blue Borough artists Slaughter & Mischief. Together they have been tearing up various radio sets and have been on shows such as Manic Fm, Pyro Fm and Rinse Fm and have gained a lot of respect amongst DJ's and fellow MC's.
There are at least 5 artists with the name Sway: 1. Back in 2004, 22 year old Derek Safo (aka Sway) devised a master plan for success in setting up his own totally self-run label, Dcypha Productions, as the outlet for his initial trilogy of releases; This Is My Promo, Volume 1, This Is My Promo, Volume 2, and This Is My Demo. The aim of this initial hat-trick of records was to express and establish himself as an artist independently without the help of a label.
Rapid is a British Grime Artist & producer, who is known for his work within the group “Ruff Sqwad”. Born in 1985, Rapid always had a love for the arts from a very young age. Rapid took his first steps towards a career in entertainment, & at the tender age of 10 began to consider his career in music production, taking inspiration from music genre’s Jungle, Garage & Drum N Bass. At the age of 13, Rapid began to adopt a unique style of writing, fusing rap lyrics over garage instrumentals, taking much influence from UK Garage Collective’s So Solid Crew & Pay As You Go.
Skitz is a DJ, producer and recording artist releasing hip hop records. He co-presented the Original Fever show with Rodney P on BBC 1Xtra radio station until 2007. His first full length album, Countryman, was released in 2001. His latest is the 2010 release Sticksman which was accompanied by a remixed version entitled Remicksman. He has also released a number of mix CDs including Badmeaningood and the Homegrown series as well as countless singles.
Rodney P is a Battersea born MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. Rodney P has had one of the longest and most respected careers in UK hip hop. Also known as da riddim killa, he cites the reggae he heard while growing up as a second-generation West Indian immigrant as an influence on his dub-heavy music.
Shystie, pronounced ~ [§hy-§téé] is a UK female Musician/Actress, birth name Chanelle Calica who was born and raised in London. Shystie started gaining fame with her white label response to Dizzee Rascal's "I Luv U" and was also the supporting act whilst touring with 50 Cent and G-Unit, Basement Jaxx and The Streets. In 2004 to 2005 Shystie spent a lot of her time performing in and out of the country, touring across America, Germany, Brazil, Chile and Argentina, promoting her first album 'Diamond in the dirt' and showcasing her home town...
There are 4 artists that go by the name of Sincere. The first is a rapper from the UK. The second is a Belgian band: The third is a rapper from Utrecht, The Netherlands. The fourth is an MC from California, USA. 1)Sinceres first humble step on to the UK rap scene was to feature on a track with underground legend Skinnyman. This was symbolic of Sinceres desire to establish himself as an artist with real integrity, one who could gain the respect much sought after within the underground scene, whilst meeting critical acclaim and ultimately, commercial success.
This page represents two artists: 1)Giorgos Papadopoulos (Minimalist artist from Athens and Berlin)
2)British grime artist and member of Slew Dem
1) Chronik (Giorgos Papadopoulos) was born in Athens in 1974. His relationship with music started working as a radio producer for jazzfm in the early 90s’ and as a columnist for various music magazines. He began creating music about 5 years ago and today his focus is on minimal ambient based mainly on piano, characterized by cinematography, melancholy, scattered notes and long melodies that form expressive engagements.
Fronted by MC Fusion, Credit to the Nation were one of the first commercial hip-hop acts producing a distinctively British sound, albeit with a hint of MC Fusion's Jamaican heritage. His lyrics often tackled weighty issues such as sexism, racism, homophobia and British politics, but went against the grain for many followers of hip-hop in the UK at the time and lead to a great deal of antagonism.
K Koke, (born 22 May 1985), is an English Rapper from the notorious Stonebridge estate of north west London. His first mixtape Pure Koke Volume 1 was an underground success, and he is expected to release the follow up, Pure Koke Volume Two, on March the 27th. Volume 1 was given away for free through various online outlets, and can currently be downloaded for free from Mixtape Madness. Having gained considerable critical acclaim within the UK Rap scene...