Dancehall in the UK circa 94?

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I'm reading Yardie, in short Scarface transposed to the UK dancehall scene, and I'm trying to find tunes that appropriately soundtrack the storyline. Lots of scenes of our protags driving w/loud tunes, meeting in the basement w/spliffs & loud tunes, discussing coke sales at the dance w/loud tunes, etc.

What was big in dancehall in the UK around 94? Not "made in the UK" per se, but what was being PLAYED in the UK.

Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Sunday, 14 January 2007 23:41 (eighteen years ago)

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Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 14 January 2007 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

Top Cat, Cutty Ranks, General Levy, et all!

Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 14 January 2007 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

gracias!

Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Sunday, 14 January 2007 23:47 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.zobbel.de/reg/REG93_S.HTM

Reggae was on a bit of a peak at this point, I think.

Tim (Tim), Monday, 15 January 2007 10:06 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.urb.com/uploads/reviews/cd_reviews/The_Bug_London_Zoo_Ninjatune.jpg

This is exactly what I was imagining playing in the background in all the scenes in this book.

HOOS clique iphones fool get ya steen on (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 20 October 2008 00:46 (seventeen years ago)

Which doesn't really make any sense since all this production seems more dubstep (uh 21st century) oriented than early-90s-dancehall oriented, but this is dark and often grim and fits in with the atmosphere of the book perfectly.

HOOS clique iphones fool get ya steen on (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 20 October 2008 00:47 (seventeen years ago)

94 era is the 3 b's - buju, beenie, bounty

eman, Monday, 20 October 2008 01:13 (seventeen years ago)

saw a tshirt today in that played out streetwear style (and i forget who the 2 other people were) but it went:

Mark Myrie &
Rodney Price &
... &
...

i had to look up who they were to get the reference.

jaxon, Monday, 20 October 2008 04:38 (seventeen years ago)


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