MASSIVE ATTACK: The Bristol Bunch (1991)
John McCready, The Face, 1991
MASSIVE ATTACK were part of Bristol's Wild Bunch crew, a posse who pioneered UK hip hop. In 1986 they helped put together ‘The Look Of Love’, a Bacarach and David cover version carried by a hard hip hop rhythm.
This is quite rightly acknowledged as the direct root of everything from Smith And Mighty to Soul II Soul, and any record company with half an ear to the ground would gladly have waved goodbye to more than a few bob for their services. Basically, the three men who make up Massive Attack ― musicians/rappers 3D, Mushroom and Daddy Gee ― had to do nothing but turn up at the studio, turn the right drum machine on and make sure their press officer made everyone aware of this bankable history.
MASSIVE ATTACK were part of Bristol's Wild Bunch crew, a posse who pioneered UK hip hop. In 1986 they helped put together ‘The Look Of Love’, a Bacarach and David cover version carried by a hard hip hop rhythm.
This is quite rightly acknowledged as the direct root of everything from Smith And Mighty to Soul II Soul, and any record company with half an ear to the ground would gladly have waved goodbye to more than a few bob for their services. Basically, the three men who make up Massive Attack ― musicians/rappers 3D, Mushroom and Daddy Gee ― had to do nothing but turn up at the studio, turn the right drum machine on and make sure their press officer made everyone aware of this bankable history.
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