Tippa Irie
A British dancehall MC who launched his career in the '80s, Tippa Irie remained active long after ragga's heyday, traveling to the top of the charts with a guest shot on Black Eyed Peas' 2003 hit "Hey Mama" and working with jam bands like Long Beach Dub All-Stars. Born Anthony Henry, Irie was born in Jamaica but raised in Brixton. Tippa grew up watching his father running a sound system, Musical Messiah, and fell in love with some of the visiting artists. Dennis Brown and Dillinger were his favorites, and they got a lot of airtime when Tippa joined his own sound system, Saxon Studio International. At Saxon, the young artist worked with fellow MCs Smiley Culture and Papa Levi along with singer, and future superstar, Maxi Priest.
In 1984 he broke out as a solo artist with a string of singles on the UK Bubblers label, including "Complain Neighbour" and "Heartbeat," both of which landed on his 1986 debut, Is It Really Happening to Me. In 1988 Fashion Records issued JA to UK MC Clash, Vol. 2, a recorded soundclash between the MC and Papa San. It was a popular and influential release with U.S. rappers and producers, who were already familiar with Tippa through bootleg tapes of Saxon. In 1989 his Ah-Me-Dis album was released by the U.S. label I.R.S. Records, while Original Raggamuffin from 1990 found him on the Island Records imprint Mango. He recorded the 1994 LP Rebel on the Roots Corner for Mad Professor's Ariwa label, then in 1999 he joined the California rock-reggae crew Long Beach Dub All-Stars on their album Right Back.
After Jahmin' Records issued his solo album I Miss in 2000, will.i.am contacted the singer in 2003 for an (uncredited) appearance on the Black Eyed Peas single "Hey Mama." Four years after the BEP hit reached the top the charts in multiple territories, Tippa released his album Talk the Truth on LockDown Productions. An underground dubstep collaboration with producer the Bug landed on the latter's 2008 album London Zoo, then in 2010 LockDown released Stick to My Roots, Tippa's album with Gentleman's usual backing crew, the Far East Band.
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Discografia
21 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Is It Really Happening To Me
Reggae - Lançado por Greensleeves Records em 10/11/1998
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Stick to my Roots
Reggae - Lançado por LockDown Productions em 11/06/2010
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Roots of All Evil 2.0
Million Stylez, Skarra Mucci, Tippa Irie
Dancehall - Lançado por Undisputed Records em 25/04/2019
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A New Decade
Reggae - Lançado por Universal-Island Records Ltd. em 01/01/1991
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Talk the Truth!
Dancehall - Lançado por LockDown Productions em 25/06/2007
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Mini Bus Man
Tippa Irie, Friendly Fire Band
Dancehall - Lançado por FRIENDLY FIRE MUSIC em 12/02/2020
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Let Go (The Negative Vibes)
Reggae - Lançado por Second Sight - C.S.S.L. em 28/05/2021
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Sign of the Times
Reggae - Lançado por Chackhouse Records em 01/01/2003
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Dance to the Music
Reggae - Lançado por Evidence Music em 04/09/2020
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Peace & Love (Badness We Nuh Like) [feat. Antony Richards]
Reggae - Lançado por Chocolate Dreamz Music Productions em 25/01/2020
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Ninja Gorgan Riddim
Dancehall - Lançado por Necessary Mayhem em 14/10/2016
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Dancehall People
Dancehall - Lançado por Chocolate Dreamz Music Productions em 09/04/2022
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Free
Reggae - Lançado por Lockdown Productions Ltd em 08/12/2011
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Le rendez-vous
L'Entourloop, Tippa Irie, N'Zeng
Reggae - Lançado por X-Ray Production em 10/04/2017
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Lyric a Rhyme
Dancehall - Lançado por Necessary Mayhem em 16/09/2016
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Fly Girls (De Klux Riddim)
Ska & Rocksteady - Lançado por Xpose Music Productions em 14/02/2023
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Active
Dub - Lançado por Undisputed Records em 01/04/2020
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Like This, Like That
Reggae - Lançado por Necessary Mayhem em 23/11/2018
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