- Newham Generals
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Newham Generals Origin Forest Gate, London, England, United Kingdom Genres Grime, Dubstep, UK Hip Hop Years active 2003–Present Labels Dirtee Stank Associated acts Dizzee Rascal, Tempa T, DJ Tubby, Jammer, Nasty Crew Website newhamgenerals.com Members D Double E
FootsiePast members Monkstar Newham Generals are an East London based grime duo consisting of MCs D Double E and Footsie[1] with live DJing provided by DJ Tubby. The group was founded in 2003, after splitting from grime collective N.A.S.T.Y Crew with former member Monkstar. The pair were signed to Dizzee Rascal's Dirtee Stank record label in 2005, after D Double E showed Dirtee Stank a CD of the groups work,[2] and promptly released a mix CD on the label. They released their debut album Generally Speaking in April 2009 and a EP Bag of Grease the following year. Dizzee Rascal idolised D Double E as an MC in his youth.[3]
Contents
Discography
- Albums
- 2009: Generally Speaking
- EPs
- 2010: Bag of Grease EP
- Mixtapes
- 2006: Best of Newham Generals Vol. 1
D Double E
- EPs
- 2011: Bluku! Bluku! EP
Footsie
- EPs
- 2010: Rastaman Pickney
References
- ^ Thompson, Ben (15 February 2009). "Flash forward". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/15/newham-generals.
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- ^ [2]
External links
Categories:- Musical groups from London
- British hip hop groups
- Grime artists
- Living people
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