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STEVIE HYPER D
It is therefore no surprise that so many of today's contemporaries list Stevie as their number one influence in taking up a career on the mike. He introduced a whole new approach to vocals over dance music that had never been seen before. Maxwell D from Pay As U Go has said "Hyper D was the guy who inspired me. When I went to raves I would stand and watch him thinking I wanted to be like him." As time moved on, Stevie's talents earned him a record deal with Island Records and he released the "Junglist Hooligan" EP in 1995, the first British Mc to have a record deal. While he never entered the mainstream significantly, Hyper D remained the first superstar Mc that everyone came to see at raves. He and his crew Different Levels toured the world with lyrics that actually meant something and got people dancing. "Make you move your Body with no strain, You've come out to a rave don't feel no shame, Get on the dance floor don't be lame, Always ready, always game, Get so big I have fe lift you with a crane I chant so much that I go insane." Fatman D recalls seeing hyper D one night when he had just started touring with Stevie at the Island in Ilford in 1997. "Dett and Skibadee were starting out as Two Times Freestyle and Hyper went on stage and started taking the two of them on. For about an hour lyrics were flowing out of the guy's mouth like water from a tap and I stood there watching. Afterwards, he came off stage and said "How Did I do?" and I just couldn't say a thing." Stevie's success continued over the 1997 with the release of an album and numerous awards from the expanding drum and bass community. As 1998 arrived it seemed that he was finally making a big impression outside the underground when tragedy struck. On July 13th 1998, Stevie died from a heart attack, a result of an hereditary heart condition in his family that had caused his brother to experience a similar attack two months before. There have been numerous rumours as to the cause of his death, many linking Stevie to drug use, but these are completely wrong because he was well known to never touch anything other than weed throughout his life. It was just a tragic event. For most in drum and bass, Stevie Hyper D will always be the best Mc of all time because, as Fatman D says "He died as the best and you can never challenge a dead man." What is certain is that he took the role of the Mc on to a new level that made it possible for Mcs to become as important to the drum and bass scene as the dj's and producers and for people like Skibadee and Shabba to become international stars. The man should be remembered by everyone, whether you were there or not. Stevie Hyper D - Rest In Peace
Hold
on, wait a minute, When
i'm on the microphone, get with it, In
it to win it, Never
forget it, I'm
gonna take you outta limits, Styles
come to my brain automatic, I
set it come on set it, Kick
it smash it through the ceilin', What
me come fe do is kill it, I
chant to any music any riddem I can ride it, With
a gimmick, with the lyric, Now
people can you feel it, And
if you got the feelin' start revealin' reach the ceilin', And
with the style, I'm feelin' the vibe, I'm tellin' you, get my meanin'?
I'm
gonna keep on grinnin' keep on jumpin' keep on smilin', And
with the DJ mixin' MC chantin' bassline pumpin', I
don't wanna see no yawnin' or no moanin' or no muggin', I
don't wanna see no fightin' or no killin' or no shootin', And
when you rave together, sleep together, stamp forever, I
rave through any weather winter, autumn, spring, or summer, I
don't wanna see no people goin' on like dumb and dumber, And
so with the MC's time to come in with the manufacture. I'm
gonna jump start you're brain, Hyper
D that's the name, As
i chop, change, I rearrange, Choose
and refuse, 'cause of fame, Gonna
get a all hot like a burnin' flame, Mash
up the place like a hurricane, Gimme
the microphone watch me rave, Bad
bwoy come again, Is
it a bird, is it a plane, No
it's Hyper on the train, Make
you move your body with no strain You've
come out to rave don't feel no shame, Get
on the dance floor don't be lame, Always
ready, always game, Get
so big i have fe lift you with a crane, I
chant so much i turn you insane, To
make you move good, That's
my aim, It's
through time, it's through space, Lose
those troubles when i'm on stage, Now
drum and bass to make you feel amazed, Lyrics
like that, lyrics amaze, They
could never, ever fade, Want
to get it hot like the sunny Spain, That's
how i like it in the rain, Through
the microphone i'm a slave I'm
never gonna stop 'til i'm in a grave, I
ramp, me no ramp, me no skin, me no play, When
me chant 'pon microphone and me say with the DJ, Make
you jump up and down now movin' around And
swing and sway, Lyrics
out me mouth like a hose with the spray, Me
say lyrics to make your bollock move! Lyrics to make you say hey hey!
Get
pon the dance floor move your body With
no delay, Right
about now, jungle business, It's
the way, Big
'tings a gwan for Jungle
today, Jungle
no ramp and jungle no play, Jungle
have the bassline fe blow you away And
make you move your body body me say With
no delay. i'm
here to spread a good word I
gotta be heard you
gotta be conscious on
this planet call earth and
girls and guys from
all kind of turt's come
up to rave they
dont wanna get heard they
wanna get their money's worth if
you carry on girls wont even come
dance for the man this
wont last long its
time to stay strong keep
it big like king kong for
the new generation reach
them teach them guide them lies
i'm not gonna hide them to
the top i'm climbing here
to preach and serve while
i'm rhyming with
my lyrical timing i
got three things to say hip-hop
comes from the usa reggae
music comes from ja and
jungle music comes from the uk it
cant go a stray drum
& bass jungle is here to stay my
lyrcis stretches long like clastic bombastic
on the plastic now
listen up can you match this dont
need to fuss dont
need to fight time
to unite before
we get stereo type you
know i'm talking what's right keep
the vibe tight like
a virgin on her first night the
music can be dark but
the vibe has to be bright whole
leap a peace and a whole leap a love that's
what we need in a every country I
had a dream of livin' a life of luxury everything
i needed was right there besides me sexy
girl outside big phat ride cool
breeze blowin' along with the sunshine i
got the big phat bank account everything's
paid by cheque and
my cheques dont bouncee i
got loads of expensive stuff in my house thousands
of pounds worth of stuff that's
what i'm talkin about i
got it all dont stall it's
hard to reach the top but
it's easy to fall you
cant hear you feel no
time to chill that's
why i always get to pay the bills this
luxury life i worked hard for to
kick back relax and smoke my out door these
things you cant ignore so
hold on to what you got so
while i do wanna do without
going over the top to
get what i want i'm
never gonna stop This
one's goin to each and everbodyin the place bigin'
up thier chest screwing up their face listening
to the hip hop jungle drumnbass if
wanna you get hype come and take a taste time
is going quick and no time to waste certain
badbwoys come into raves to misbehave abusing
drugs pulling out guns and blades thats
no way to play time
to represent the united vibe you
see your enemy you do it in another day stop
using the weak as easy prey you
gonna get your karma when your old and grey. listen
to what i wanna say if you see this muic to stay to
peace love and u.n.i.t.y there's
someinthin' you can say drum
and bass jungle will never die to
all the girls and guys who like to drink and get high want
to do the best that the money can buy doesnt
matter what colour what size time to reckonise up
come with the concious rhyme to stick in your mind what
we need is united vibe vibe-a
provider this
is jungle rider want
for me name-a its-a
stevie hyper weather
you drink the spirit weather
you drink the water weather
you smoke the ruff stuff weather
you smoke the ganga hype
in-a the place dont
be a trouble maker im
no faker im
no pretender lyrics
on my brain burnin
up the area weather
black raver weather
white raver have
to come together like the colours on the zebra spots
on the cheatah stripes
on the tiger this
is stevie hyper d on the live wire. What
them a do, What
them a talk 'bout, Jungle
is forever and they can't run we out, yeah, What
them a do, What
them a talk 'bout, Jungle
is forever and they can't run we out, yeah, Can't
run we out, can't run we out, Bad
bwoy in da rinse, in long leather coat, And
when they get the kind of rush them man them have fe support, Let
me tell you jungle music MC he's 'pon the road, Well
we come like the story, That's
never been told, Jungle
ruff, jungle wicked, jungle wild, jungle old, Me
say watch Stevie Hyper in the jungle unfold, Jungle
is new school, sound system is bold, I
said behold, because Hyper get cold, And
me say automatic pistol, remote control, Jungle
good, for your heart, and your mind and your soul, So
me make you feel hot, me no make you make you feel cold, Let
me tell you Stevie Hyper make the good times roll. You
and me (me
and you) we
haffi brock a smile and don't bother screw this
one dedicated to all junglist crew we
haffi get lively inna de venue me
bawl You
and me (me
and you) we
haffi brock a smile and don't bother screw this
one dedicated to all junglist crew we
haffi get lively inna de venue R I P
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When
the old skool/hardcore scene developed into jungle in late 1993, the
Mc was typically just about hyping the crowd, getting rewinds and introducing
Dj's. There was little attention to lyrical content and almost no rhyming
except from some like Gq and Moose. Gradually though Hyper D got to
be known as the fast chatter who brought a new dimension to Mcing to
jungle. Growing up as part of a ragga sound system in Fulham, South
West London, lyrical flow on the microphone came easy to Steven Austin.
He soon became heavily involved in the London scene when he started
linking up with Nicky Blackmarket after they tore up Thunder and Joy
and soon became regular partners. The young Mc made a massive impression
on the crowds with his unique and amazingly quick technique. Blackmarket
sees Hyper D as being the complete Mc, versatile enough to adapt to
any style or Dj and impress any kind of jungle crowd. This popularity
is down to the speed and meaning to his lyrics, his timing on every
tune and the passion in his voice at all times.