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Scorzayzee

Scorzayzee (born Christmas Day 1979 as Dean Palinczuk, aka Scorz, Scor-zay-zee, Scorzilla the Gorilla, Rupert Brown) is a Nottingham-based rapper, well known for his connection with the now defunct Notts supergroup Out Da Ville alongside artists such as Cappo, Lee Ramsey and Karizma. He is known for his multi-syllabic style and political view points he caused controversy in 2003 with his P-Brothers produced cut 'Great Britain' - a scathing response to the Iraqi war and hypocrosy amongst the country's elite.

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Page

There at least 2 artists under this name:
1. Swedish synth-pop band
2. Japanese singer - go to tag --> ペイジ 1) Page is a Swedish Synth Pop band. Page is often credited with being the first band to bring synthpop music to Sweden. Their music and band members (particularly Eddie Bengtsson) influenced many subsequent Swedish synthpop acts, including Elegant Machinery, S.P.O.C.K, Sista Mannen På Jorden and KieTheVez.

Read more about Page on Last.fm.

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Chester P

Joey Coombes (born March 21, 1976), better known as Chester P, is a much respected rapper in the UK hip-hop scene. A founding member of Taskforce, Mud Family and Bury Crew, Chester earns particular praise for his freestyle capability. His rap name is taken from a psychedelic British comic book from the 1970s, "Brainstorm" (written by Bryan Talbot). His lyrics are as notable for their leaning towards mythology and esoterica as for their descriptions of life on the streets of north London.

Read more about Chester P on Last.fm.

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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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Asaviour

Born and raised in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Asaviour made his vinyl debut in 1999 on Jehst's highly acclaimed first release “Premonitions” (YNR). His appearance on Jehst’s 2002 club smash "People Under the Weather" (Low Life) further raised his profile and quickly lead to his solo debut, the phenomenal “Savoir Faire” EP (Low Life) in 2003, which contained the underground smash "Money in the Bank" (feat. Jehst).

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Tommy Evans

Tommy Evans is based in London but was born and grew up in Leeds. Tommy’s solo debut came in 2000 with the release of the “Timecapsule” EP on YNR swiftly followed by a succession of further releases on the label; The “4 Elements” EP featuring Task Force, Usmaan and production from original Low Life co-founder/fellow Leeds native BTI, “4 Horsemen” b/w “Not Nice” 12” featuring Yungun, Devise, Ricochet from Universal Soldiers and beats by Harry Love and Lewis Parker, and the classic “Me/You” b/w “Silent Moebius” 12” featuring Yungun, produced by Evil Ed and Harry Love respectively.

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The Last Skeptik

Producer, DJ, emcee, journalist, and radio show host: The Last Skeptik has his beat making fingers in all the proverbial hiphop pies. His music career began early at the age of 12 making beats in school with his mate Sway, eventually saving up for an MPC and chopping the samples properly. A few years later, and demo appearances in Itch FM led to mixtape tracks such as Proper Gander (produced and rapped by Skeptik) included on SplinterData D.I.Y Mix Tape, and Disorda's Suspect Files Volume 1.

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