But somehow, I just couldn't get the sense of timing right lol. I tried the deejay ting, as I loved the way the scratch deejays could manipulate two of the same break beats. Why did you decide that wanted to become a producer? It was just a matter of, what would I do? Or rather, what would I be GOOD at, lol. All of these instances encouraged me, to get in the 'game'. That was a great experience for me, even though I'd been in studios before. Also, a school friend of mine, Apollo Belladona phoned me one day, we had left school at this time, in 1987, and told me that he was about to go into a record studio, to make a track, so he invited me down. He introduced me to members of his crew, The HQ - which included personnel such as Katch 22 who went on to record three albums, and The Icepick. Mo' was definitely the FIRST cratedigger I knew of.before the term 'cratedigger' existed.Ī young rapper called Shaka Shazzam, who was down with Hijack, was living in my local area of Brixton Hill, and we knew each other. Mo' Rock used to invite me to his house, and play me loads of breaks. During this period, I also met a person called Mo' Rock, who used to deejay for another respected underground emcee, called Freshki. I was hanging with those guys quite a bit, from 1986-90. I met Crazy Noddy, an underground emcee, who was making music and doing jams with DJ Fingers (who later became The Sindecut, a well-respected London hip-hop crew). Well, I was very fortunate to meet and get to know numerous of the London hip-hop fraternity, in the mid-1980s. You’ve been producing for years can you tell us how you got in the game? Although Brixton was predominantly musically a dancehall reggae area due to Coxsone Sound System, hip-hop defo existed in SW9 and SW2. Hip-hopwas vibrant in Brixton, and particularly at the school I attended which was Tulse Hill Boys. I was never in a gang, but had beef with one of the 28s, when I was growing up. There were the 28s in Brixton and the Untouchables in Peckham the Untouchables extended all the way to Hoxton, east London. There were gangs in Brixton, as well as neighbouring Peckham. But those incidents defo contribute to the 'fabric', of what Brixton's about. Particularly, due to the two riots, in the 1980s. I moved down to Brixton Hill, south London in the early 1980s. I am originally from Stoke Newington, Hackney in the northside of London. I am essentially a producer and beatmaker, who also gets involved in the song writing process. Reality Game caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to lately.įirst of all can you tell us where you are from and what was it like growing up there?
This is a strictly all ticketed event with the vast majority of tickets being distributed to residents with a limited number of tickets available through and twitter: Macbeth is a UK producer from Brixton who has been producing for a number of years and has had great success in the UK and Europe. This social regeneration project is backed by the relaxation drink, Marley’s Mellow Mood working alongside innovative music organisation Small Green Shoots. Very Special Guest Headliner / Devlin / Gappy Ranks / Sway / Crazy Cousins / Soul II Soul Sound System / Trojan Sound System / Amplify Dot / Rascals / Lady Leshurr / Aruba Red / 2morrows Victory / Jacob Banks / Kyra / White Powder Gold
Tickets: Free to residents and available to the public via and Cedella Marley (Bob Marley’s daughter) Location: Area surrounding Bob Marley Way, Brixton, South London, SE24 Regeneration Celebration – Bob Marley Way – London The socially aware event brings music and the arts directly to the people of Bob Marley Way in Lambeth, South London and will be attended by Bob Marley’s Daughter Cedella Marley. The Regeneration Celebration is a free, community focused, music-led initiative that celebrates 50 years of Jamaican Independence and British Jamaican culture all in the name of Jamaica’s most famous son, Bob Marley.