Hijack were a British hip hop group, hailing from Brixton, London, featuring Kamanchi Sly, DJ Supreme, DJ Undercover, Ulysses, Agent Fritz and Agent Clueso.[1] Their first single, "Style Wars" (Music of Life, 1988) caught the attention of the British hip hop community.[1] Their next release, "Hold No Hostage"/"Doomsday of Rap" (Music of Life, 1989) became an underground hit across Europe, bringing them to the attention of West Coast rapper Ice-T.
Ice-T signed the group to his own Rhyme Syndicate record label, and they recorded and released the single "The Badman is Robbin'" (Rhyme Syndicate, 1989). The track reached #56 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The group's debut album, The Horns of Jericho (Rhyme Syndicate, 1991), was recorded around the same time.[1] Hijack also released the single "Style Wars - Style Warriors Revenge" back on the Music of Life label while they were waiting for their album to be released but Warner (who had a distribution deal with Rhyme Syndicate) did not release the album in the United States.
The Horns of Jericho (1991-1994)edit
In 1991, The Horns of Jericho was released,[1] but not in the U.S. The group released the single "Daddy Rich" which was popular in the UK. The music video for "Daddy Rich" was shot in Los Angeles.
Breakupedit
Because Warner Brothers did not release the album to the US market, Hijack soon parted company with the label then later split due to musical differences and went their separate ways. DJ Supreme founded Backbone Records, whilst Kamanchi Sly and DJ Undercover founded Reservoir Records and recorded as Mr Pink and Mr Blonde for a short period. Sly also appeared on Nicolas Dresti's singles "Tha Wildstyle" and "Tha Horns of Jericho". Nicolas assumed the name of DJ Supreme in 1996 which he used until 1998. Kamanchi Sly changed his name to Unknown MC and had chart success with his brother, DJ Pied Piper. DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies' single "Do You Really Like It?" (Relentless Records, 2001) reached number one in the UK.[3]
Since then, Kamanchi Sly released two EPs in 2004. DJ Supreme attended the Scratchcon 2000 seminar in San Francisco, California, which was hosted by DJ Qbert. Supreme is an active DJ on the Europeannightclub circuit and continues to work in record production. His most recent project included the making of his semi-biographical documentary film, The Turntable Trixters, which chronicles the history of Hijack. The film was recently screened by the British Film Institute and a DVD is available.
Hijack have re-formed and released a single in 2016 under Reservoir Records entitled "Doing What We Wonna Do". Alongside this, Kamanchi Sly has also released some solo music via his channel on YouTube.
Discographyedit
Style Wars (Music of Life Records, 1988)
Hold No Hostage / Doomsday of Rap (Music of Life Records, 1989)
The Badman Is Robbin (Rhyme Syndicate Records, 1990)
Style Warriors Revenge (Music of Life Records, 1990)
Daddy Rich (Rhyme Syndicate Records, 1991)
The Horns of Jericho (Rhyme Syndicate Records, 1991)
The Original Horns of Jericho / Instrumental Movie Soundtrack (Reservoir Records, 1997)
The Horns of Jericho 25th Anniversary Release (BackBone Records, 2015)[4]
hijack, group, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, hijack, group, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hijack group news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Hijack were a British hip hop group hailing from Brixton London featuring Kamanchi Sly DJ Supreme DJ Undercover Ulysses Agent Fritz and Agent Clueso 1 Their first single Style Wars Music of Life 1988 caught the attention of the British hip hop community 1 Their next release Hold No Hostage Doomsday of Rap Music of Life 1989 became an underground hit across Europe bringing them to the attention of West Coast rapper Ice T Contents 1 Overview 2 The Horns of Jericho 1991 1994 3 Breakup 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksOverview editIce T signed the group to his own Rhyme Syndicate record label and they recorded and released the single The Badman is Robbin Rhyme Syndicate 1989 The track reached 56 in the UK Singles Chart 2 The group s debut album The Horns of Jericho Rhyme Syndicate 1991 was recorded around the same time 1 Hijack also released the single Style Wars Style Warriors Revenge back on the Music of Life label while they were waiting for their album to be released but Warner who had a distribution deal with Rhyme Syndicate did not release the album in the United States The Horns of Jericho 1991 1994 editIn 1991 The Horns of Jericho was released 1 but not in the U S The group released the single Daddy Rich which was popular in the UK The music video for Daddy Rich was shot in Los Angeles Breakup editBecause Warner Brothers did not release the album to the US market Hijack soon parted company with the label then later split due to musical differences and went their separate ways DJ Supreme founded Backbone Records whilst Kamanchi Sly and DJ Undercover founded Reservoir Records and recorded as Mr Pink and Mr Blonde for a short period Sly also appeared on Nicolas Dresti s singles Tha Wildstyle and Tha Horns of Jericho Nicolas assumed the name of DJ Supreme in 1996 which he used until 1998 Kamanchi Sly changed his name to Unknown MC and had chart success with his brother DJ Pied Piper DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies single Do You Really Like It Relentless Records 2001 reached number one in the UK 3 Since then Kamanchi Sly released two EPs in 2004 DJ Supreme attended the Scratchcon 2000 seminar in San Francisco California which was hosted by DJ Qbert Supreme is an active DJ on the European nightclub circuit and continues to work in record production His most recent project included the making of his semi biographical documentary film The Turntable Trixters which chronicles the history of Hijack The film was recently screened by the British Film Institute and a DVD is available Hijack have re formed and released a single in 2016 under Reservoir Records entitled Doing What We Wonna Do Alongside this Kamanchi Sly has also released some solo music via his channel on YouTube Discography editStyle Wars Music of Life Records 1988 Hold No Hostage Doomsday of Rap Music of Life Records 1989 The Badman Is Robbin Rhyme Syndicate Records 1990 Style Warriors Revenge Music of Life Records 1990 Daddy Rich Rhyme Syndicate Records 1991 The Horns of Jericho Rhyme Syndicate Records 1991 The Original Horns of Jericho Instrumental Movie Soundtrack Reservoir Records 1997 The Horns of Jericho 25th Anniversary Release BackBone Records 2015 4 References edit a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music First ed Virgin Books p 153 ISBN 0 7535 0252 6 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 252 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 160 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Underground United Hijack The Horns Of Jericho 3xLP Releases undergroundunited de Retrieved 15 December 2017 External links editHijack discography at Discogs Allmusic com Discography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hijack group amp oldid 1213182543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
