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Template:Britishmusic English hip hop is a branch of the originally American hip hop musical genre, that started in the mid-1980s with rappers such as Derek B, MC Mell'O', 3 Wize Men, Cookie Crew, and DJs such as Coldcut and Simon Harris.
Derek B was the first English rapper to be signed by a major label. While rappers such as Derek B were stylistically very close to their American predecessors, others developed new styles, such as Hijack and Gunshot with their no-holds-barred hardcore rap, the Stereo MCs 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 London Posse to the more recent Blak Twang and Roots Manuva. During the 90s, more English rappers started using their own accents, such as Braintax. Earlier rappers often used American accents, e.g. Derek B, while Asher D and Daddy Freddy used their own Jamaican accents.
The European Music Office's report on Music in Europe described English hip hop as "absorbed by the strong club scene and has become pop or trip-hop" .
References
- Yo! Rap Revolution: Dufresne, David. 1992. Neustadt: Buchverlag Michael Schwinn.
Related Links
britishhiphop.co.uk - The original UK Hip Hop History
List of English hip hop musicians
- 3 Wize Men
- Aim
- Anonomus Gangsta
- Apollo
- Asaviour
- Asher D
- Blade
- Blak Twang
- Braintax
- Cappo
- Caveman
- Coldcut
- Cookie Crew
- The Creators
- Dan Bull
- Dark Circle
- Delegates of Culture
- Demon Boyz
- Derek B
- Dizzee Rascal
- Einstein
- Eurogang
- Evil Ed
- Fallacy and Fusion
- Faze One
- Foreign Beggars
- Fun-Da-Mental
- Gunshot
- Hardnoise
- Hijack
- Honky
- Hustlers HC
- Iron Bridge
- Jehst
- Kaliphz aka Kaleef
- Kano
- Karl Hinds
- Klashnekoff
- Kyza
- The K-Creative
- Lee Ramsay
- Legend aka Kamakazi
- Lewis Parker
- London Posse
- London Rhyme Syndicate
- Mark B
- MC Duke
- MC Mell'O'
- MC Tunes
- Monie Love
- Mr 45
- Mr Thing
- Mr Tibbs
- Ms. Dynamite
- Mud Family
- Mystro
- New Flesh
- Nicky Spesh
- Out Da Ville
- Outlaw Posse
- Overlord X
- Phi-Life Cypher
- Rapper Ru
- Rebel MC
- Rodney P
- Roots Manuva
- Romeo
- Ruthless Rap Assassins
- Sami de Valera
- SAS
- Scorzayzee
- Sense MC
- She Rockers
- Silver Bullet
- Simon Harris
- Skandalos
- Skinnyman
- Skitz
- Smokes & Bluntz
- Son of Noise
- So Solid Crew
- Stereo MCs
- Taskforce
- Tempa
- Terra Firma
- TerroristProphecy
- The Herbaliser
- The Planets
- Thrashpack
- The Twenty Fifth of May
- Tommy Evans
- Usmaan
- Wee Papa Girl Rappers
- Wiley (rapper)
- Yungun