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EARLY
UK HIP HOP ARTISTS
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First
Offence
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INFORMATION
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First
Offence were founded in 1989 by Ste Harris, Ian Bent and Bill Spiby.
The band hailed from Little Hulton in Salford. The ethos behind the
band was to articulate the concerns and ideas of British working class
council estate kids through the medium of hip-hop. In practice this
meant songs about being on the dole and lots of punk rock samples. The
band got a lot of attention from the music press following their first
single (which was NME single of the week) recorded a Peel session and
released a couple more singles. Their love of sampling and disregard
for the niceties of sucking up to music journos and record executives
ensured that they never made the big time. All three of the band continued
to work in music and the media in various capacities following the break
up of the band in the early nineties. The band also had an anonymous
masked dancer called the Phantom. Most of their material was produced
by Carl Adesile in Salford.
Rapper Steve Harris is now a very successful stand-up comedian who often incorporates rapping, beatbox, popping and breaking into his act, so he's well worth checking out when he's on in your area. |
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DISCOGRAPHY
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Singles
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TELL
EM WHAT YOU LIKE / GOVERNMENT DECIDES (Blip - 1990) |
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JUST
TRY ME (Blip Music - 1991)
Side 1 1. Just Try Me (Armitage Mix)  2. Just Try Me (Captain Fold Mix) Side 2 1. Just Try Me (Kenyon Mix) 2. Hooligan (Monitor Mix) |
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ROUND
AND ROUND / THREE STEPS (Corona - 1991)
Side 1 1. Round 'N' Round (Mad Mary Mix) 2. Round 'N' Round (Rocket Ronnie Mix) Side 2 1. Three Steps (Vinegar Vera Mix) 2. Three Steps (Eyes Edit)
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