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YARD FOOD VOL.1 & 2 NOW AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD.COM, DATPIFF.COM & TWEETMYSONG.COM

“A distinctive English voice.. bodes well for the full album”
THE INDEPENDENT

“…Cool yet catchy reggae - and hip hop - toned pop” _TIME OUT

“…An on-topic frenzy of melodic and forward-looking reggae-hip-hop” _HIP HOP CONNECTION


Bashment/ Dancehall - the basics: 'Dancehall music is a genre of urban folk music which came out of Jamaica in the mid to late 1970s and is generally considered to be the direct predecessor of rap. Dancehall music is, in its most basic form, a DJ rapping over a rhythm. Dancehall is also known in Jamaican patois as 'bashment' -- a term which can refer to either the music itself or a large party where dancehall music is played.' - World Music Guide

Fast forward to 2010, to bashment's British rebirth on the streets of south London – courtesy of Jimmy Screech, MC, rapper and producer. With a bit of help from his friend Rodney Smith, aka Ro