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There are three musical projects by the name of Kano -- 1) a UK hip hop / grime rapper 2) a classic italo-disco project. 3) a Japanese singer who covers Vocaloid songs. 4) alias for Don Campbell's obscure 1986 New Age cassette release, Runes 1) In his early teens Kano attended Langdon Comprehensive School in East Ham, Newham, where his mother still works. Kano was a promising footballer, representing Chelsea F.C., Junior Hammers and Norwich City by the age of thirteen Read more on Last.fm

Bashy (real name Ashley Thomas) is a MC from North West London, who makes grime music but is also known for vocalling hip hop beats. He was a member of the Special Delivery crew, who had a regular set on the pirate radio station Freeze FM. He made his name through his clashing ability, with his direct and comical punch-lines causing problems for other MCs, including Demon on Lord Of The Mics 2, and Ghetto. One of his biggest hits to date is 'Black Boys', which was released in October 2007. Read more on Last.fm

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So Solid Crew are a UK garage and grime act whose hits include "Oh No" and "21 Seconds", the latter of which reached number one in the official UK Singles Chart in August 2001. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haterz" got to number eight in January 2002. "Ride Wid Us" was less successful (UK number 19 in April 2002). They have also released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out about government prejudice which they had faced. Read more on Last.fm

Roll Deep is an East London based UK grime crew, who are one of the pioneers of the urban music movement. The Good Times Songfacts states that they were founded in 2002 by a group of MCs including Wiley , who fronts the group. Other notable artists that have been through the Roll Deep ranks or have been associated with them include Tinchy Stryder and Dizzee Rascal . Their debut album, "In At The Deep End" was released on Relentless Records in June 2005. Read more on Last.fm

JGrrey hails from South London, a warren of different communities, cultures, and languages. Somehow, though, it all make sense. Brought up in this atmosphere, she quickly learned to sift through these differences, to bring together opposites. Carving out a name for herself in London's streetwear scene, the multi-disciplinary talent has just completed work on a fresh EP. Read more on Last.fm

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Marcia Griffiths (born Marcia Llyneth Griffiths in Kingston, Jamaica, on 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer. As well as her solo work, she worked with Bob Andy from 1970 to 1974 as a duo Bob & Marcia and from 1974 to 1981 she was a member of the I Threes, th trio of backing singers that supported Bob Marley & the Wailers. Griffiths has been one of the most successful female reggae artist in the world with songs like "Young, Gifted And Black" (1970) Read more on Last.fm

Junior Byles (born Kenneth Byles Jr. in a poor part of Kingston on 2 February 1948; died 15 May 2025) was a Jamaican reggae artist remembered for his song 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings about materialism and egoism. Recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim, it was a massive hit in Jamaica and was also a big success in the UK, and was covered five years later by among others Adrian Sherwood's New Age Steppers group and by Salmonella Dub NZ, made a special version of it. Read more on Last.fm

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