The Ragga Twins, also known as RTC, are an English ragga and jungleMC duo of Deman Rocker (David Destouche) and Flinty Badman (Trevor Destouche). Originating from Hackney, England, they started out on London's Unity sound system,[1] and are regarded as pioneers of the scene.[2]AllMusic called them "crucial cogs in the development of U.K. dance music."[3]
The Ragga Twins originated as part of London's Unity sound system, operating under the name in 1989. They first came to prominence with a number of groundbreaking singles in the early 1990s including "Spliffhead", "Wipe the Needle", "Hooligan 69" and "Mixed Truth", with production by Shut Up & Dance. This was followed by album Reggae Owes Me Money in 1991.[3] They resurfaced in 1995 on Positiva, and continued to release tracks intermittently into the 2000s.[3]
The Ragga Twins longest musical relationship is with Aquasky, a partnership that was first cemented in 2001 when the tracks "All in Check" feat. CoGee and "Loko"[4] were written for Botchit & Scarper. Four months later, the tracks "Coffee" and "Dem No No We" were recorded for drum and bass label Moving Shadow, and in 2002, the drum and bass track "Dirty Entertainers" was recorded with Aquasky on their now defunct Sonix label. The following year, a remix was created and white labels distributed but the single was never released due to Aquasky leaving their distribution deal with ST Holdings and moving to SRD.
A series of 12" singles have been released with Aquasky on their Passenger label since 2002, including new tracks for the 601 album We Do Bass and a Ragga Twins 2002–2013 compilation album. In 2004, Aquasky were approached by HBO for the usage of the tracks "Loko" or "Dem No No We" to be used in the Ali G series Ali G in Da USA. HBO finally settled on "Dem No No We" which took the Ragga Twins' new breakbeat output to America. A video was shot for the "Superbad" single in 2011 by b-boy and film-maker Charlie Marbles, a friend of Aquasky also from Bournemouth.
In 2008, the Twins lent their vocals to the Backdraft single, "Rock the Mic".[5] In 2010, they were featured on Mason and the Fraudster's track "U Appear". Flinty Badman & Deman Rocker appeared in the Plan B crime film Ill Manors in 2012. In 2014, they featured on "All is Fair in Love and Brostep" and "Ragga Bomb" from Skrillex's debut album Recess,[6] and "Zipper" from MUST DIE!'s album Death & Magic.
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The Ragga Twins also known as RTC are an English ragga and jungle MC duo of Deman Rocker David Destouche and Flinty Badman Trevor Destouche Originating from Hackney England they started out on London s Unity sound system 1 and are regarded as pioneers of the scene 2 AllMusic called them crucial cogs in the development of U K dance music 3 The Ragga TwinsOriginHackney EnglandGenresRagga dancehall jungle hip hopYears active1989 presentLabelsShut Up and Dance Records Positiva Soul JazzMembersDeman Rocker Flinty Badman Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 Singles 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Ragga Twins originated as part of London s Unity sound system operating under the name in 1989 They first came to prominence with a number of groundbreaking singles in the early 1990s including Spliffhead Wipe the Needle Hooligan 69 and Mixed Truth with production by Shut Up amp Dance This was followed by album Reggae Owes Me Money in 1991 3 They resurfaced in 1995 on Positiva and continued to release tracks intermittently into the 2000s 3 The Ragga Twins longest musical relationship is with Aquasky a partnership that was first cemented in 2001 when the tracks All in Check feat CoGee and Loko 4 were written for Botchit amp Scarper Four months later the tracks Coffee and Dem No No We were recorded for drum and bass label Moving Shadow and in 2002 the drum and bass track Dirty Entertainers was recorded with Aquasky on their now defunct Sonix label The following year a remix was created and white labels distributed but the single was never released due to Aquasky leaving their distribution deal with ST Holdings and moving to SRD A series of 12 singles have been released with Aquasky on their Passenger label since 2002 including new tracks for the 601 album We Do Bass and a Ragga Twins 2002 2013 compilation album In 2004 Aquasky were approached by HBO for the usage of the tracks Loko or Dem No No We to be used in the Ali G series Ali G in Da USA HBO finally settled on Dem No No We which took the Ragga Twins new breakbeat output to America A video was shot for the Superbad single in 2011 by b boy and film maker Charlie Marbles a friend of Aquasky also from Bournemouth In 2008 the Twins lent their vocals to the Backdraft single Rock the Mic 5 In 2010 they were featured on Mason and the Fraudster s track U Appear Flinty Badman amp Deman Rocker appeared in the Plan B crime film Ill Manors in 2012 In 2014 they featured on All is Fair in Love and Brostep and Ragga Bomb from Skrillex s debut album Recess 6 and Zipper from MUST DIE s album Death amp Magic In 2008 Soul Jazz Records issued a compilation album of their early 1990s recordings entitled Ragga Twins Step Out 7 8 Ragga Twins play regularly on the Kool London radio station Discography EditAlbums Edit Reggae Owes Me Money Shut Up and Dance Records 1991 UK No 26 Rinsin Lyrics Positiva 1995 Ragga Twins Step Out Soul Jazz Records 2008 Keep On Chant Solid Vinyl Music 2003 Compilation albums Edit Ragga Twins Step Out 2008 Singles Edit Illegal Gunshot Spliffhead Shut Up and Dance Records 1990 UK No 51 Wipe the Needle Juggling Shut Up and Dance 1991 UK No 71 Hooligan 69 Shut Up and Dance 1991 UK No 56 Mixed Truth Bring Up the Mic Some More Shut Up and Dance 1992 UK No 65 Shine Eye feat Junior Reed Shut Up and Dance 1992 UK 63 Freedom Train EP Positiva 1995 All in Check feat CoGee Loko with Aquasky Botchit amp Scarper 2002 Coffee Dem No No We with Aquasky Moving Shadow 2003 Jerlipy lipy Solid Vinyl 2003 E Legal Gunshot Solid Vinyl 2003 Shut Em Down with TC Izlam amp Ed Solo Solid Vinyl 2003 Dirty Entertainers with Aquasky Sonix 2003 Ready for This with Aquasky 777 Records 2005 Everybody Hype feat DJ Go with Aquasky 777 Records 2006 Let Me See Your Hands Let Me See Your Hands with Aquasky 777 Records 2007 Rock the Mic with Backdraft Passenger Records 2007 Bring Forth Ya Booty with 10 Sui amp La Resistance Mob Records 2008 Give It Up with Aquasky Passenger Records 2008 Living Legends Raggatron with Aquasky Passenger Records 2010 Humble feat Tenor Fly with Aquasky Passenger Records 2011 Heatwave feat MC Spyda CoGee Pedro Slimer amp M TEK Passenger Records 2012 Hot Like We with Realecta 2015 All Is Fair in Love and Brostep with Skrillex Big Beat Records 2014 Ragga Bomb with Skrillex Big Beat Records 2014 Bad Man Skrillex Remix with Skrillex Owsla 2015 Get Ready 4 tha Drop with Charlotte Devaney Karma London 2015 Windpipe with Barely Alive Disciple 2015 Worldwide with Metrik Hospital Records 2016 Watch Out with Dirtyphonics and Bassnectar Monstercat 2017 Computa Hakka with Pegboard Nerds Monstercat 2019 See also EditShut Up and DanceReferences Edit Lynskey Dorian 26 June 2008 CD Ragga Twins Ragga Twins Step Out The Guardian Retrieved 24 April 2015 Ragga Twins on jungle s year zero Dazed Dazeddigital com 30 April 2014 Retrieved 24 April 2015 a b c Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 15 August 2017 RA Reviews Aquasky vs Masterblaster feat The Ragga Twins Loko on Botchit amp Scarper Single Residentadvisor net Retrieved 24 April 2015 3 March 2016 https web archive org web 20160303232826 http www culturedeluxe com news item asp id 4974 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 5 January 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Skrillex releases video for Ragga Bomb featuring jungle legends Ragga Twins News beatport com Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 Retrieved 24 April 2015 Ragga Twins Ragga Twins Step Out Album Reviews Pitchfork 1 August 2008 Retrieved 24 April 2015 Ragga Twins Step Out XLR8R XLR8R 6 January 2010 Archived from the original on 6 January 2010 External links EditRagga Twins discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ragga Twins amp oldid 1118937253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
