Biography
Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew is a version excursion of ten tracks from Tricky’s ‘Knowle West Boy’, where electro-dancehall collides with Tricky’s whispering ‘sprechgesang’ lyrical style to create a dancehall filler radio killer soundtrack thriller that seems to touch on all the happening urban sounds from around the globe. We’re talking hip-hop, reggae and rock inna dubstep dancehall style that’s left-of-centre pop for the 21st century. As Tricky says: ‘We come in peace and leave you in pieces’….." Don Letts 2009
Tricky’s C’mon Baby, taken from last year’s critically acclaimed Knowle West Boy, is given a booty-shaking make-over from hot Orlando-based production team, South Rakkas Crew. Renowned for their unique blend of Caribbean dancehall beats and massive riffs, South Rakkas Crew’s left-of-centre rhythms have previously attracted remixes from the likes of Beck and MIA. Their version of C’mon Baby is bound to get the masses on the dancefloor - watch out for their take on the full album, Knowle West Boy – now titled Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew.
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