Rodney Panton, known professionally as Rodney P is a Battersea born MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2 British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of Hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. London Posse were one of the earliest groups to emerge from the British hip hop scene initially being formed by Sipho the Human Beatbox who asked friends Rodney P Rodney P has had one of the longest and most respected careers in UK hip hop. Also known as da riddim killa, he cites the reggae he heard while growing up as a second-generation West Indian immigrant as an influence on his dub-heavy music. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s
In 1986 The London Posse were invited by Mick Jones of The Clash to support his new band Big Audio Dynamite on a UK tour. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were A recording contract with Big Life records followed, and Rodney P went on to support hip-hop heavyweights N.W.A. and Soul II Soul in the early nineties. NWA (also known as Niggaz with Attitudes) was a Compton, California -based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the
The decision to guard his creative control led to the birth of his own label Riddim killa, a collaboration with Low Life Records, one of the leading labels of the rapidly growing scene. Low Life Records was an Independent record label promoting UK hip hop music He was introduced to DJ Skitz by a mutual friend from the Deal Real workshop in the West End, and appears on Skitz’s albums Countryman and Homegrown volume 1. The pair now host a show on the BBC 1Xtra radio station, a leading black music network. This development in his career led to involvement in radio documentaries, including a programme recorded in Johannesburg about the aftermath of Apartheid.
His other recordings include tracks with high profile DJs and producers such as The Nextmen, Mystro and Plus One, and alongside fellow MCs Roots Manuva, Skinnyman and Dynamite MC. The Nextmen are a critically acclaimed production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search (aka Dominic Betmead and Brad Baloo (aka Brad Ellis Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith, 1972 is a rapper from Stockwell, South London. Skinnyman (born Alex Holland) is a rapper born in Leeds,(1974 who moved to Finsbury Park, London at a young age His open-minded attitude to music is demonstrated in his collaborations with dance acts Roni Size and Freq Nasty, and even more surprisingly with Björk and Nitin Sawhney, as well as Greek hip hop crew Active Member. Roni Size (born Ryan Williams, October 29, 1969 in Bristol) is a British music producer and DJ who came to prominence Freq Nasty (also spelled as FreQ Nasty) is a United Kingdom Breakbeat, dub, and Electronica Disc Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Nitin Sawhney (born 1964) is an English musician producer and Composer. Active Member is a Greek Hip-hop / Low bap group founded in 1992 by Michalis Mitakidis (a He continues to dominate the live scene as one of the most sought after artists, taking the mic both on the UK circuit and with his contemporaries from across the Atlantic. Recent appearances include the MF Prince's Trust Concert with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys and the United Nations Habitat Charity Concert alongside Jazzy Jeff, Dead Prez and Mos Def, as well as regular appearances at London’s legendary Fabric live nights. The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Jazzy Jeff may refer to Jazzy Jeff (birth name Jeffrey Myree a member of the U Dead prez is an underground Political hip hop duo comprised of Stic Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Fabric is a Nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest and most popular night clubs in the UK and widely regarded as one of the best
He was also featured on Mark B and Blade's We Stay Rough,which was on their only album The Unknown.
Rodney P is also currently the host on the television series "Dubplate Drama" shown on Channel 4, E4 and myspace.
Discography
I don't care by Rodney p
- The Future (Rodney P album)
- Naked & Mixed Up (Benjamin Zephaniah vs. The Future is a 2004 debut album by Rodney P released on Low Life Records. Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Coleshill Birmingham, England is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet Rodney P)
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