Bondzie started on City Sound Radio in 1993 featuring on the Live & Direct show, with DJs Pro-D and Cyrus, and by early 1995 he regularly featured at jungle music events such as Thunder & Joy and Spirit of the Jungle, as well as his regular spot on radio. By the end of 1995, he was resident for the Londonpirate radio station Kool FM,[1] and regularly featured at events such as Jungle Fever, New Jack City, and Innersense. Along with MC Det of Kool FM, he launched a new project called 2Xfreestyle in late 1997, which involved putting a drum and bass tempo over a hip-hop beat, therefore creating a "double time" effect. He would often perform this style with its innovator Stevie Hyper D.[2][3]
The single and subsequent video "Inside Me" was a success and after being accepted on MTV and The Box. In 1999, he received the first of three the Knowledge Awards for best MC, and three Accelerated culture awards.[4] Since 2000, he began collaborating with MC Shabba D (also known as Shabba) which became the partnership commonly known as "S.A.S." and became synonymous with the raves Telepathy and One Nation. In 2003, he provided the vocals for Dillinja's UK chart-breaking "Twist Em Out".[5]
In 2006 he won the 1Xtra award for best MC and in 2007 he won best MC southwest Drum n Bass award.[6] In 2008 and 2009, Skibadee won best Lyrical MC and best Hype MC in the national Drum and bass awards and 2010 is the third year in a row as the best Crowd Hyper MC as well as the Stevie Hyper D Lifetime Achievement Award.[7] In 2010, he won best MC at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards.[8]
Personal life and deathedit
Bondzie was born in Waterloo, London on 1 February 1975.[9] In 2019, he auctioned two outfits to raise money for the Sickle Cell Society.[10] He died on 27 February 2022, at the age of 47. No cause of death was given.[11][12]
Referencesedit
^. Umcmanagement.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.
^"Skibadee Has Died - news - Clash Magazine". Clash Magazine. 27 February 2022.
^Joe Muggs (28 February 2022). "Skibadee changed the very nature of what it meant to be an MC in the UK". The Guardian.
^"Jungle Drum and Bass - Hardcore - Oldskool". Jungletechno.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^Ewen Cook (28 February 2022). "RIP MC Skibadee: The Iconic Voice of Drum 'N' Bass who Inspired Successive Generations". MixMag.
skibadee, alphonso, bondzie, february, 1975, february, 2022, better, known, british, recording, artist, drum, bass, birth, namealphonso, bondziealso, known, asskibs, skibaborn, 1975, february, 1975waterloo, london, englanddied27, february, 2022, 2022, aged, ge. Alphonso Bondzie 1 February 1975 27 February 2022 better known as MC Skibadee was a British recording artist and drum and bass MC MC SkibadeeBirth nameAlphonso BondzieAlso known asSkibs SkibaBorn 1975 02 01 1 February 1975Waterloo London EnglandDied27 February 2022 2022 02 27 aged 47 GenresDrum and bass jungle hip hop breakbeatYears active1993 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBondzie started on City Sound Radio in 1993 featuring on the Live amp Direct show with DJs Pro D and Cyrus and by early 1995 he regularly featured at jungle music events such as Thunder amp Joy and Spirit of the Jungle as well as his regular spot on radio By the end of 1995 he was resident for the London pirate radio station Kool FM 1 and regularly featured at events such as Jungle Fever New Jack City and Innersense Along with MC Det of Kool FM he launched a new project called 2Xfreestyle in late 1997 which involved putting a drum and bass tempo over a hip hop beat therefore creating a double time effect He would often perform this style with its innovator Stevie Hyper D 2 3 The single and subsequent video Inside Me was a success and after being accepted on MTV and The Box In 1999 he received the first of three the Knowledge Awards for best MC and three Accelerated culture awards 4 Since 2000 he began collaborating with MC Shabba D also known as Shabba which became the partnership commonly known as S A S and became synonymous with the raves Telepathy and One Nation In 2003 he provided the vocals for Dillinja s UK chart breaking Twist Em Out 5 In 2006 he won the 1Xtra award for best MC and in 2007 he won best MC southwest Drum n Bass award 6 In 2008 and 2009 Skibadee won best Lyrical MC and best Hype MC in the national Drum and bass awards and 2010 is the third year in a row as the best Crowd Hyper MC as well as the Stevie Hyper D Lifetime Achievement Award 7 In 2010 he won best MC at the Drum amp Bass Arena Awards 8 Personal life and death editBondzie was born in Waterloo London on 1 February 1975 9 In 2019 he auctioned two outfits to raise money for the Sickle Cell Society 10 He died on 27 February 2022 at the age of 47 No cause of death was given 11 12 References edit UMC drum n bass artist Mc Skibadee Umcmanagement co uk Archived from the original on 5 April 2008 Skibadee Has Died news Clash Magazine Clash Magazine 27 February 2022 Joe Muggs 28 February 2022 Skibadee changed the very nature of what it meant to be an MC in the UK The Guardian Jungle Drum and Bass Hardcore Oldskool Jungletechno co uk Retrieved 13 August 2018 Ewen Cook 28 February 2022 RIP MC Skibadee The Iconic Voice of Drum N Bass who Inspired Successive Generations MixMag BBC 1Xtra XtraBass Awards 2007 BBC Retrieved 14 August 2018 Drum amp Bass Awards Drumandbassawards co uk HISTORY Drum amp BassArena Awards 2016 Awards breakbeat co uk Retrieved 14 August 2018 Alphonso Bondzie Companies House Retrieved 27 February 2022 Skibadee s Sickle Cell Auction Sickle Cell Society 9 April 2019 Retrieved 13 March 2023 Niamh Ingram 27 February 2022 MC Skibadee has died MixMag Mark Savage 28 February 2022 Skibadee Influential drum and bass MC dies at 47 BBC News Retrieved 28 February 2022 External links editArchived website at Internet Archive Skibadee discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MC Skibadee amp oldid 1213271103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
