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	'''English hip hop''' started in the mid-80s, with rappers such as ], ], ], ], and DJs such as ] and ]. Derek B was the first English rapper to be signed by a major label (according to Dufresne). While rappers such as Derek B were stylistically very close to their American predecessors, others developed new styles, such as ] and ] with their no-holds-barred hardcore rap, the ] and MC Mello with their own soulful brand of hip hop, and Asher D and Daddy Freddy with their raggamuffin hip hop, which was quite different from similar American rap/reggae styles. The influence of reggae proved to be very productive, from the ] to the more recent ] and ]. During the 90s, more English rappers started using their own accents, such as ]. Earlier rappers often used American accents, e.g. Hijack, while ] (who later became a member of ]) and ] used their own Jamaican accents.

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	==List of English hip hop musicians==

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	==External Link==

	* - Low Life record's page about the history of British hip hop

	==Bibliography==

	*Dufresne, David. 1992. Yo! Rap Revolution. Neustadt: Buchverlag Michael Schwinn.

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