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EARLY
UK HIP HOP ARTISTS |
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JC-001 & D-Zire |
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INFORMATION
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Members
JC-001, DJ D-Zire |
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Biography
JC-001 was an Asian-Irish rapper from Ladbroke Grove, West London, which is where he icked up toasting, before moving towards rap and electro. He became a local on the streets of Covent Garden, Leicester Square with Yankee B his human beatbox. In 1986 he linked up with Furious Fish Records and producer Richie Stevens and his father, the late John Stevens, a legendary drummer. Through several projects they got together with DJ D-Zire and Furious Fish released "I diss therefore I am" / "Words Within Words" along with "That’s Me" on a Furious Fish compilation and "Bad Place to Get Hit" followed. In 1988 JC-001 signed to Dave Stewart’s Anxious Records label, releasing several singles, most notably "Never Again", a rap against racism featuring The Specials Ghost Town Hook and "Favorite Breaks" with DJ D-Zire. JC-001 competed in a Guinness world record competition on 28th October, on BBC Radio 5s "The Mix" program, wining fastest rapper with 631 syllables a minute, as featured in the 1993 Guinness Book Of Records. They then released an album entitled 'Ride The Break' and in 1991 they toured with Shakespeare Sister. JC-001 then spent time as TV presenter on RTL Ireland on a show called Electric ballroom. |
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DISCOGRAPHY
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Singles
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DISS THEREFORE I AM / WORDS WITHIN WORDS (Furious Fish - 1988) Side 1 1. I Dis Therefore I Am Side 2 1. I Dis Therefore I Am (Beatstrumental) 2. Words Within Words |
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PLACE TO GET HIT (Furious Fish - 1989) |
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ETERNITY
/ FAVOURITE BREAKS (Anxious Records - 1991) Side 1 1. Eternity (12" Remix) 2. Eternity (Instrumental Remix 12") Side 2 1 Eternity (7" Radio Version) 2. Favourite Breaks  |
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MY CHILDREN / NEVER AGAIN (Anxious Records - 1993) Side 1 1. All My Children (The Full Wax) 2. Never Again (Extended Mix) Side 2 1. All My Children (Mother's P-Phunk Mix) 2. All My Children (Immaculate Groove Mix) |
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NEVER AGAIN (Anxious Records - 1993) Side 1 1. Never Again (Extended Mix) 2. Never Again (He's The Madman Mix) Side 2 1. Never Again (Moulimix) 2. Never Again (Instrumental) 3. Never Again (Slo-Mo Mix) |
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Albums |
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