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Dj Toddla T & Mc Serocee
DJ Toddla T & MC Serocee will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket infoDJ Toddla T - Biography
Cut yer boy TODDLA T open and you’ll be vaporized by the pure Sheffield electronics crackling inside him. The Steel City ‘Bleep’ bubbles right through the blood, brains and musical meat of this dirty rascal’s DJ stints, rerubs and original night-time material.
Weaned on the teat of bashment from a young age Mr T rolled through his early years on his hands and knees with ears glued to the speakers of his folks’ hi fi. Making beats, bass, blunts and girls filled his adolescence until he was crowned as inhouse studio boff at Sheffield’s Kenwood Studios at the grand old age of 19.
In the home of Dizzee Rascal’s ’Boy in da Corner’ he set to salting aural shit up. Working on material for DJ Cash Money, Roots Manuva and Steve Edwards let him polish his craft until the studio shut, and he dived headfirst into distilling his own bass heavy wonk until it was ripe for dissemination.
It’s summer 2007. By day, shoe shop assistant, by night one half of digi duo Small Arms Fiya (along with fellow beat doctor/loafer Monkz), Toddla’s brought the ruckus to the deadly dancehall table with a series of killer 12s and 7s.
Toddla T is South Yorkshire’s new bad bwoy on the bashment block. The young inheritor of the bleepy baton from the likes of Warp, Swag’s Chris Duckenfield, Pipes, original forge master Winston Hazel , he’s the steel cherry riding a top a rich musical heritage for a city that’s always liked it RUFF…
Since our beams last crossed big things have been ‘appening for our boy T. His debut riddim ‘Do you know’ (on the 1965 imprint) caused a right froth in all quarters it dropped. Sucking on dancehall and Sheffield’s notorious bassline and seriously rude movements, it drew comparisons to London darlings Herve and Sinden and, like the lad himself, has been ubiquitous at the most scalding of dos ever since…
Tings are getting bigger and bouncier for our hero. His 40 track Ghettoblaster mixtape (hosted by motor mouth Mr Versatile) was hailed as the best mix of the year by FACT magazine(and downloaded several shitloads of time) while his production fingers have been delving into the likes of indie peddler Jack Penate, guitaros Jackobinarina, and a sleezy collaboration with ex-Moloko hot pot, Roisin Murphy…
DJ sets have got bigger and better. Slots with Radioclit in Sheff, Modular’s party in London town, big riddims at the carnival with his man Versatile, joint throwing at the Electric Chair, Warp’s xmas batty up and of course Sheffield’s nomadic late night flagon of electronic bleepery, Kabal - at the minute Toddla is bulldozing every floor he gets his mitts on….
If that wasn’t enough ‘Do you Know’ is due to drop as a meaty 12 inch proper come January, this time featuring a jacking rehauls from Sinden and the Count of Monte Cristal and original Sheffield master, sonic scientist par excellence, Rob G. Expect a main room Fabric set at Sinden’s Get Familiar in January for a suitably celebratory hoe down…
2008 is shaping up to be the year Toddla T dons his big pants and does his dutty on the main stage. Do you know? If you don’t bounce on this now your ears’ll be kicking you in 6 months time that you weren‘t there from the start…
MC Serocee - Biography
Born in Small Heath, Birmingham UK, Serocee showed signs of his musical talent at an early age. As a baby he was sent back home to Kingston, for a Jamaican education and this was where he had his first real exposure to Reggae music. A lasting love affair was born. Though a self-proclaimed hip hop master now, Serocee's native roots still resonate through his work. A strict Christian household meant no reggae, but his family embraced the church choir scene and music was always an integral part of life for the young Serocee. He penned his first melody at age eight. On his return to Birmingham, Serocee found the transition tricky, and often fought with his new counterparts. It isn't in his nature to enamor violence though, and soon his foes were suffering from a more verbal punishment. "We'd spend hours cussing/blazing at lunchtimes, during class, break times then after school, I was a champion at it and that's how I learnt to build witty lyrics". At 14 Serocee created a rap group called "Crossfire" and they achieved local success working with the likes of Pato Banton. He won all the rap battles at the Porsche and Q clubs, and further perfected his technique from watching his favourites in the sidelines. Artists such as Cutty Ranks, Macka B, Shabba Ranks, Ninjaman, Tiger, Mad Cobra and Papa San saw most of his pocket money. Since moving to London in 1999, he has been extremely busy. He is currently polishing his debut solo project and preparing for his imminent tour of the States, France, Germany, Australia & Jamaica. "I have been getting a lot of good airplay for my tracks on the radio and I'm gonna use this opportunity to get my music in front of people in the hope they can feel what I feel. I know I have more to say than the usual tales of sex, drugs and money - I'm tryinna inspire people through my music". "I am currently working with Darkjoint, Cavey, Karl Hinds and Urban Monk, Premier Williams and 76 as producers. The album will be called "Second Generation Windrush Pickney", so look out for it cause it's gonna be big!" His debut single "Life" will be release on JPM Recordings / Ill Flava Records in June 2006.
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DJ Toddla T & MC Serocee will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Written: 13th Mar, 08
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