Daddy Freddy

The world’s fastest rapper based on the Guinness Book of World Records, Jamaican-born Daddy Freddy was also among the first artists to fuse ragga and dancehall with hip-hop, helping set up a style that could become highly influential through the ’90s. Freddy (created S. Frederick Little, 1965, Kingston) was raised within the Trenchtown region and began executing for his uncle’s audio system, eventually shifting to become listed on Lieutenant Stitchie and, most of all, Glucose Minott. His gig with Minott’s audio system helped make his name in Jamaica (and, pursuing an abroad tour, the U.K.); in 1985, he produced his first documenting for Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio room One label, an individual entitled “Zoo Party,” which was built over the tempo of the first ragga smash “Under Mi Sleng Teng.” Aided by his strike debut record Body Lasher, Freddy have scored an extraordinary six TOP strikes in Jamaica during 1986, including a cooperation with Pinchers, known as “Joker Lover,” that topped the graphs. In 1987, Freddy came back towards the U.K., where he agreed upon using the Music of Lifestyle label and started working with manufacturer Asher D. The causing record, Raggamuffin Hip-Hop, was among the initial fusions of dancehall toasting with hip-hop rhythms, breaking significant amounts of brand-new ground. Freddy continuing to record dancehall reggae singles for the Jamaican market while making visitor performances with pop and dance performers like Go Western world, Meli’sa Morgan, and Beats International (the pre-Fatboy Slim task of Norman Make). In 1988, Freddy got into the Guinness Reserve of World Information using a rap that topped 500 syllables each and every minute. Despite achievement within the U.K. and Jamaica, Freddy hadn’t produced as a lot of an impression in the us, and he directed to improve that by putting your signature on with Chrysalis for the 1991 record Stress as well as the associated one “Daddy Freddy’s around.” Both appreciated modest achievement, as well as the Capitol-issued follow-up record, Raggamuffin Soldier, have scored reviews that are positive, but Freddy hardly ever quite became a breakout superstar in America despite having his tremendous specialized skill. Freddy shortly elected to have a break from his frenetic past due-’80s recording timetable, launching his last Music of Lifestyle record, THE BEST One. Nevertheless, he staged a return in 2000 using the acclaimed Aged School, New College, a cooperation with fresh U.K. dub wizard the Rootsman. Freddy consequently came back to Jamaica to begin with recording some fresh dancehall material.